OPTAVIA Counts:
- 1 Lean
- 3 Green
- 3 Condiment
NOTE:
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Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4
Cooking Time: 21 minutes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Lean & Green Jerk Crusted Pork Chops with Spinach Salad
Ingredients
- 4 (7) oz Pork Chops
- 1 tsp Lime Juice
- 2 tsp Jerk Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Salt Divided (optional)*
- 8 cup Baby Spinach
- 3/4 cup Radishes Sliced
- 1 cup Roma tomatoes Diced
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
Lean & Green Jerk Crusted Pork Chops with Spinach Salad
Instructions
- Divide the marinate for each pork chop (1/8 tsp. lime juice, 1/2 tsp. jerk seasoning, 1/8 tsp. black pepper, dash of salt (optional). Allow to the pork chops to marinate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 450*F. After the pork chops have marinated place in hot oven to cook for 10 minutes to an internal temperature of 145*F.
- While the pork is cooking, heat 2 tablespoons of water in a medium pot. Add the spinach and cook just until the spinach begins to wilt, approximately 1 minute.
- Immediately transfer the spinach to a bowl, and add the radishes, tomatoes, lemon juice, pepper, and a dash of salt.
- Allow the pork chops to rest for 10 minutes. Serve the pork chops alongside the wilted spinach salad.
