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BAKED PORK CHOPS

Lean cuts of fresh pork can be included in your family’s heart-healthy meals.
Makes 6 servings
 

INGREDIENTS

6 lean center-cut pork chops, 1/2-inch thick
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup green pepper
1/2 cup red pepper
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
 

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375° F.

2. Trim fat from pork chops. Place chops in a 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

3. Spread onion and peppers on top of chops. Sprinkle with pepper and salt. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

4. Cover pan and bake 30 minutes. Uncover, turn chops, and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes or until no pink remains. Garnish with fresh parsley.
 

NUTRITION
Serving size: 1 chop
Calories 170
Fat 8 g
Saturated fat 3 g
Cholesterol 61 mg
Sodium 135 mg
 

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Special thanks to Goulda A. Downer, Ph.D., R.D., for sharing her collection of African American recipes, and the General Clinical Research Center in the Irving Center for Clinical Research, Columbia University, New York, for testing the recipes.