
How To Make Mediterranean Pork Chops with Vegetables Recipe
Have a delightful meal with meat and veggies with this Mediterranean-style boneless pork chops topped with sauteed vegetables, lemon juice, and cheese.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 16ozpork chops,thin sliced, center cut, boneless
- ¾tspMcCormick Montreal Chicken Seasoning,25% Less Sodium
- 6ozsmall zucchini,ends trimmed off
- 6ozsmall yellow squash,ends trimmed off
- 1cupgrape tomatoes,halved
- 1tbspextra virgin olive oil
- ¼tspkosher salt and fresh cracked pepper
- ¼tsporegano
- 3clovesgarlic,sliced thin
- cooking spray
- ¼cupKalamata olives,pitted and sliced
- ¼cupFeta cheese,crumbled
- ½large fresh lemon juice
- 1tsplemon rind,grated
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Season the pork chops with Montreal seasoning or other desired seasoning.
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Use a mandolin fitted with a julienne blade, or slice the zucchini into ⅛-inch thick slices. Cut the slices lengthwise into ⅛-inch thick strips or use a spiralizer.
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Toss the tomatoes with ½ tablespoon of the olive oil, ⅛ teaspoon salt, pepper, and oregano. Place tomatoes cut side up, on a baking sheet lightly sprayed with cooking spray; roast for 10 minutes.
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Add sliced garlic and roast for another 5 minutes. Transfer to a large work bowl and set aside.
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Reduce oven to 200 degrees F.
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Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, add the remaining ½ tablespoon of olive oil and zucchini with ⅛ teaspoon salt and sauté until tender for about 5 minutes.
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Add to bowl with tomatoes and place in the warm oven.
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Working in two batches, spray the skillet with cooking spray and cook half of the pork chops on medium-high heat for about 1½ to 2 minutes on each side. Do not overcook. Set aside on a platter.
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Remove the vegetables from the oven toss with Kalamata olives, juice of lemon, and lemon rind.
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Serve the vegetables over the pork chops and top with Feta cheese.
Nutrition
- Calories: 324.78kcal
- Fat: 19.76g
- Saturated Fat: 5.63g
- Trans Fat: 0.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 9.46g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.77g
- Carbohydrates: 10.66g
- Fiber: 2.07g
- Sugar: 2.84g
- Protein: 26.35g
- Cholesterol: 86.59mg
- Sodium: 361.00mg
- Calcium: 107.47mg
- Potassium: 778.48mg
- Iron: 1.73mg
- Vitamin A: 46.07µg
- Vitamin C: 22.61mg
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