Pork Chops with White Wine Mushroom Sauce

Pork Chops with White Wine Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
4 pork chops (bone in is best for this one)
1 lb sliced mushrooms
1 medium onion sliced
3 minced garlic cloves
1 tbsp flour
1/2 cup white wine (I used a Chardonnay)
1/4 cup beef broth
1 tbsp butter
season blend (made with pepper, salt, onion powder & garlic powder)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Wash & dry pork chops. Season with season blend to your taste.

3. Heat up olive oil to a medium-high temp. Add pork chops and cook for about 1-2 minutes on each side for a nice browning (my pork chops were about 1/2-1 inch thick).

4. Once browned put in baking dish and place in oven for about 8 minutes.

5. Add chopped onions, mushrooms and garlic to olive oil & caramelize.

6. Add flour and stir together.

7. Pour in wine. Make sure your pan is a nice medium-hot, if it is not hot enough it will not cook the wine down correctly. Let simmer for about 1-2 minutes stirring frequently.

8. Add 1/4 cup beef broth. Mix thoroughly together and add butter. Simmer for about 5 minutes stirring frequently.

9. Pour over pork chops and place back in oven for about 3-4 minutes to warm all together.

Now enjoy!

Menu Plan Monday April 7th

I'm finally starting to slowly feel like myself again. I haven't meal planned, clean house, etc. in weeks - until this weekend. This pregnancy has been nothing like my others and I've been so tired, cranky, etc.

With that I'm making an effort to eat a little better. We eat horrible! I always blame it on the fact that where we live there are no Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Coscos, etc. There isn't even any within like 3-4 hr radius unless we try another state!! We have simple things like Walmart, Publix, WinnDixie. Not to mention the whole organic trend hasn't really blown up here yet. Some of these stores carry a few things and that's about it. Still, more fruits, more veggies, more health.

So here is our menu for this week, as always I will update with photos as the week goes on:

Sunday

Taco Salad

(totally unplanned but hubby wanted iceberg for his sandwich so I didn't want it going to waste)
The kids had hamburger, lettuce (well R did), chips and Sweet Red Peppers! It took some convincing but both of them finally ate those red peppers and enjoyed it!! Although it's a fight they are getting better.

Monday

Pork Chops with White Wine Mushroom Sauce

Steamed Fresh Green Beans

Steamed Fresh Baby Carrots

Tuesday
Baked Chicken Fajitas
I neglected to set meat out this day so it was sandwiches for dinner.

Wednesday

Turkey Meatballs in the Crock Pot

This was probably the BEST meatballs and sauce I've ever made!

Ground turkey may sneak it's way into our dinners more often.

The hubs even loved it!

Thursday

Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo
Hubby went fishing Wed afternoon so he cooked his catch for him and the boys.
I had chicken quesidillas as I do not eat fish.

Friday

Baked Pork Loin

with Red Potatoes

Carrots & Celery
out to dinner. Here is what I had:

Saturday
Baked Chicken Fajitas

I forgot to take the picture until after we had dug in.

We love this. 

Next week I'm hoping to clean out the pantry a little. In order to eat better I have to get rid of the not so good stuff and I'm not throwing it out so I'm hoping my menu will be based solely off the pantry except adding some fresh veggies here and there. Stay tuned to see...
Linking up with OrgJunkie.

A look at some baking that was prepared this week:

Blueberry & Blackberry Cake


Brown Sugar Banana Spice Bread