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ome days I really want to cook, other days I don't want to cook at all! Tonight was one of the nights that I didn't really feel like cooking, but with the holiday coming this week, I'm staying on track with all of my meals until Thursday's supper treats. I normally like to roast a couple pans of vegetables on Sunday, but I'm without an oven right now and I'm improvising a little and doing everything on the stove.
So tonight I cooked super simple pork chops that are so moist and tasty, sauteed zucchini in olive oil and steamed some potatoes in the microwave. All total super took me about 15 minutes to make! And Burney isn't a pan cooked pork chop fan normally, but he LOVES these!
Zesty Italian Pork Chops
Ingredients:
4 boneless pork chops
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp Flavor God Italian Zest seasoning
Salt/pepper
Directions:
1. Salt & pepper each chop
2. Combine garlic powder and Italian Zest in shallow bowl
3. Dredge pork chops in seasoning mixture
4. Heat skillet drizzled with olive oil on med-high heat
5. Add pork chops. Cook 4 minutes each side on med-high heat, then cook 3 minutes each side on med-low heat.
Super simple and super tasty!
Perfect pairings are sautéed zucchini seasoned with Italian Zest and potatoes or sweet potatoes.
I've been working a new schedule for a couple months now and I'm still adjusting! But I'm absolutely enjoying having the weekends off - so I'm willing to continue on and I'm learning to make more plans/preps during the weekends to make the 4 week days run a little smoother.
One simple way that I plan for the week is by creating a meal plan each week. This simplifies my week and there's no asking what's for dinner each night! And the biggest bonus with meal planning is that it's the first step to staying on track with any nutrition goals that I set for myself during the week. Eating clean at least 80% of the time can be difficult, but if I've planned meals and prepped as many foods as I can over the weekend, I'm less likely to grab unhealthy foods when I'm hungry.
My meal plan for this week is almost finished, so I wanted to share with you guys. It's my last 2 days of the 30 day County Heat program and then I'll finish out this week with PiYo.
On the menu for Friday is a SUPER SIMPLE salmon recipe. I love the bourbon glazed salmon from Publix, but we haven't been able to find it lately. After a few google searches, I've found a simple glaze recipe that is wonderful!
Bourbon Salmon
Ingredients:
- Salmon
- 1 or 2 tbsp Bourbon
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
Directions:
1. Mix bourbon and brown sugar in ziploc bag
2. Place salmon in ziploc bag and coat all pieces of salmon.
3. Refrigerate for several hours (or overnight)
4. Cook salmon your preferred way.
I like to bake my salmon in the oven on a foil lined baking sheet - it's super easy. I place salmon in cold oven, then turn oven on to 400 degrees and bake for 20-25 minutes until flaky.
