Pork chops and scalloped potatoes bake

 Here's a recipe for you to try.  I'm always looking for easy recipes to share with you and this is one I made today.  It required little time to put together and it was easy to bake and serve.

Tender pork chops, thinly sliced potatoes in a light and creamy sauce.  No milk or cream required and the ingredients are those that we have in our pantry most times. Crispy cucumber with vinegar and oil as a side  Enjoy!

Happy Baking and Cooking from my kitchen to yours,

 

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
• 6 pork rib or loin chops (3/4 inch thick)
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• Additional salt and pepper, optional
• 6 cups thinly sliced peeled potatoes
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• Paprika and minced fresh parsley, optional
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• Note:  I used boneless pork chops and covered with foil for 30 minutes and then removed the foil for the remainder of the cooking time. 
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Directions

1. In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat and set aside.
2.  Lightly season pork chops with salt and pepper and Cook in a medium pan with a slight amount of oil until browned on each side.
3. In a 13x9 in baking dish layer sliced potatoes and onion. Pour thickened mixture over potatoes.  Add parsley. Top with pork chops and
4. Bake uncovered for approximately 1 hour at 350 degrees. Depending on thickness of pork chops you may have to bake longer.

Cannelloni Video and ingredients

Ingredients for filling:

1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. ground pork
2/3 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup Italian cheese or more
salt and pepper
1 egg slightly beaten
1/3 cup chopped spinach
1 pkg. egg roll wraps

Pasta sauce

3 large cans tomato sauce
15 meatballs or country style pork spare ribs
4 T olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
1 carrot cut in large pieces
1 onion or 1 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt

In a large Dutch oven pot place olive oil, add onion and carrot. Saute for a few minutes.  Add garlic. Continue to saute a few minutes more.  Add sugar, salt. tomato sauce and meatballs. Simmer on low to medium approximate 1 1/2 to 2 hours slightly covered. Remove carrot and onion from sauce to serve.  Enjoy!

Check out this video.  I'm making meat filled cannelloni .  No one has to know (but us) that I used store bought won tons.  Super cool!

There are some days I cook or bake several things just because one, I'm in the mood, two, I have just gone to the grocery store and bought items I know will make some easy and delicious meals and three, I'm bored and love baking and cooking so why not?

I'm going to freeze some for later use.

Balsamic and peppers cube steak

Today was one of those days that I was in and out side but knew enough to take out a package of cubed steak.

For those of you who don't know what cube steak is. It is round steak that has been tenderized with a mallet to produce a more  tender piece of meat.  Round steak is a little tougher than a sirloin cut of meat so tenderizing it before helps to make it much more enjoyable to eat.

I made this meal very quickly using approx. 1 lb. round steak(cubed steak). 1 sliced sweet onion, 3 small variegated peppers, salt and pepper and balsamic vinegar.

Using a deep fry pan I placed about 4 T olive oil in pan. Placed my onion in the pan and added cube steak cut into bigger than bite size pieces.  Added my peppers and some salt and pepper and cooked on medium until the steak was browned pretty well and the peppers and onions were slightly soft.  At that time I added about 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and about 1/4 cup or less of water.  Stirred everything with a large spoon and let it simmer until the balsamic started to reduce slightly.

Meanwhile in my microwave I place a 90 second package of rice.  When it was done place a good size scoop of rice on a plate and topped it with steak, peppers, onions and some of that great balsamic reduction.  Yum

Our side was baby spinach lightly sauteed in olive oil with a clove of mined garlic.  YUMMY

Enjoy!