Mediterranean Pork Chops

By nurseliz

PREP: 10 minutes ROAST: 35 minutes OVEN: 425°F/350°F MAKES: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 boneless or bone-in pork loin chops, cut 1/2 inch thick (1 to 1 1/2 pounds)
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 3 cloves garlic, minced (1 1/2 teaspoons minced)

Preparation

Step 1

Sprinkle chops with kosher salt and pepper; set aside. In a small bowl, combine rosemary and garlic. Sprinkle rosemary mixture evenly over both sides of each chop; rub in with your fingers.
Place chops on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast chops in a 425° oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° and continue roasting about 25 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted through the side of a chop registers 160°F (make sure tip of thermometer does not touch bone).

Nutrition Facts per serving: 147 cal., 4 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 71 mg chol., 288 mg sodium, 1 g carbo., 0 g fiber, 24 g pro