Name: Baked Pork Chops with Swiss Chard Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb Swiss chard; 3 tbsp olive oil; ½ tsp salt; fresh ground black pepper; 4 pork chops; 1½ tbsp grated parmesan; 2 oz (about ½ cup), grated Fontina

How To Make Baked Pork Chops with Swiss Chard

Grab a bite of this deliciously juicy and well-marinated baked pork chops cooked together with mildly sweet Swiss chard, for a belly-filling meal!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lbSwiss chard
3tbspolive oil
½tspsalt
fresh ground black pepper
4pork chops
1½tbspparmesan,grated
2ozfontina,(about ½ cup), grated

Instructions

Heat the oven to 450 degrees F. Oil a 7½x11½-inch baking dish.
In a medium bowl, toss the Swiss chard with 1 tablespoon of the oil, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of pepper. Put the chard in the baking dish.
Rub the pork chops with 1 tablespoon of the oil, the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt, and ⅛ teaspoon of pepper. Put the pork chops on top of the Swiss chard.
Drizzle the remaining tablespoon oil over the chard, around the pork chops. Sprinkle the Parmesan and fontina over the chard, around the chops.
Bake for about 18 minutes until the chops are just done. Let stand 5 minutes.
Serve warm, and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

For Swiss chard, either green or red Swiss chard can be for this dish. Make sure to rinse the leaves thoroughly before cooking, but don’t dry them. The moisture will help keep the chard from drying out during cooking.