Super Crunchy Pork Chops Recipe Is a Dinner Winner (5 Ingredients, 10 Minutes) Pork High Protein Recipes Dinner Budget Recipes Low Sodium Recipes Low Sugar Recipes Gluten-free

Staring at a pack of thin-cut pork chops (aka breakfast-cut pork chops) and really wanting to crawl onto the couch (yawn), this pork chop recipe idea took shape. It took me longer to find a good show to watch than it did to cook this pork chop recipe. This super crispy and juicy pork chop cooks in minutes and is a delicious high-protein dinner. (Check out the health benefits of protein.)

All you need for this quick and easy pork recipe is thin-cut pork chops, cornmeal, flour, garlic powder, olive oil, fresh lemons and fresh basil. The pork chops are dredged in cornmeal, flour and garlic powder before being pan-fried in olive oil until super (super!) crispy and crunchy. Squeeze a little fresh lemon over the top and sprinkle with garden-fresh basil. Dinner is done.

Serve these crunchy 10-minute pork chops with your favorite vegetable or a salad. You could also use this cooking technique on thin chicken breasts, too.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 4 thin-cut pork chops
• 1/4 cup cornmeal
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• olive oil

Optional Ingredients

• lemon
• fresh chopped basil

Here's how to make it:

1. Combine the cornmeal, flour and garlic powder on a plate. Season with salt and pepper. (For a gluten-free dinner, use gluten-free flour. Add any seasonings you like to these pork chops. Onion powder would be a nice addition.)

2. Lightly coat the pork chops with the flour mixture.

3. Heat about 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until golden brown on one side, about 2 to 3 minutes. (You could use thick pork chops for this recipe or boneless pork chops, but that will also affect cooking time. I always prefer a bone on my pork chops. So much flavor!)

4. Flip them over and continue to cook until browned on the other side, about 2 minutes. Squeeze a lemon wedge over the chops and sprinkle with the basil.

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