Pork with Skillet Kraut
This pork with skillet kraut is the perfect weeknight dinner. Ready in about 15 minutes!
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Every time I eat chia pudding I am reminded how much I love it. It’s light, just slightly sweet, and when paired with Greek yogurt and fruit, only 6 points. And it’s surprisingly filling! My rule of thumb with chia pudding: 3 tablespoons chia seeds to 1 cup liquid – I use whatever I have on hand – this time it was unsweetened almond milk. I don’t count the sprinkle of granola on top – I’m a WW rebel like that. š
It was in the low 50s yesterday, but rainy, so my sister and I walked Macy’s. It was great to get the show back on the air! But, today she is home sick š
When we met on the first floor, we noticed that Gina from Skinny Taste is coming to Macy’s next Friday! We always joke that we hardly ever see that Culinary Kitchen used, so we got tickets and will go on our lunch next week.
My lunch was my meal prepped Greek chicken, that I was planning on making into a wrap. I had the idea of slightly toasting my pita bread, but I ended up burning it – so this “chicken plate” was lunch. Still tasty!
By late afternoon, the rain went away and the sky was gorgeous.
Since Hannah and I have started our Tidying around the house, its become clear that we waste a lot. Mostly food – either something gets lost in the fridge, or before the pantry was cleaned, I’d buy more of the same thing because I couldn’t find what I already had. WASTE LESS. That’s my mantra for 2019.
With that in mind, I never did a full grocery shop this week because I have PLENTY of food in my house. It was like being on Chopped! I had four ingredients to work with: pork chop/napa cabbage/apple/prepared mashed potatoes.
That’s when this quick skillet kraut was born. I realize now that I need to take more pictures for the blog because I was doing stories on Instagram while I was making this, but trust me, if you love mustard and vinegar, this meal is going to be your jam.
While most food bloggers are like “let’s add a shit ton of colorful food to the plate!” I was like, “nah, give me 50 shades of beige.” This dinner came together in less than 15 minutes. #winning
Pork with Skillet Kraut
This super hearty and quick dinner is a perfect weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- 1 four ounce pork chop
- 1 cup chopped napa cabbage
- 1 sliced apple (small - about 1/2 cup)
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup prepared mashed potatoes
Instructions
Instructions
In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of the mustard, 1 tablespoon of the vinegar and 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar, salt and pepper - and set aside. This is for the skillet kraut.
In another small bowl, or mason jar, add the other tablespoon mustard, other tablespoon vinegar, other 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar, corn starch, salt and pepper and mix well. This is going to be your pan sauce.
In a small cast iron skillet, cook the pork chop over medium heat - about 3-4 minutes per side depending on how thick. You can cook pork to 145 - its okay to have slightly pink pork. Remove from pan and let rest.
Spray the pan with a bit of avocado oil spray, add the napa cabbage and apple - add a spoonful of water, and put a lid on the pan and steam for about 2 minutes. I like that its still crisp tender. Take the lid off, add the small bowl of mustard/vinegar/brown sugar mixture, and toss to coat. Place the kraut on the bottom of your plate.
Slice the pork and place that over the top of the kraut. Add the pan sauce to the pan, and cook for 1 minute, until thickened and pour that over the reheated mashed potatoes and pork. Garnish with dried parsley.
Notes
I put this in the WW recipe builder - as written it's 11 points - 5 FIVE of those points was from the 1/2 cup of prepared mashed potatoes - so sub in other veggies, or cauliflower rice to reduce the points to 6. I had the points, so I went for it! And I puffy heart mashed potatoes.
And I had seltzer water in my stemless wine glass – still going strong for #wwdryjanuary š
My friend Ashley talked about this WW app – it’s an alarm! You can set it to say different things, and this morning I used the “rise & shine” – such a positive way to start the day! It’s called “Wake Up with WW” – you can find it in the app store. I still hit the snooze once though š
I took down all my Christmas decorations last night – felt good to get the house back in shape. I thought I could do it in 30 minutes, turns out it was 60 minutes, but it’s done. Every night this week I have smallish tasks to do around the house – tonight is the dining room table – sometimes that becomes the catch all over time. Baby steps in getting a decluttered home – and I am loving it!
Do you go in spurts of cleaning – or is your house always company ready? Curious to know!
Happy Tuesday friends – make it a great day!
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I love making some tangy kraut! And bahahaha even when I have weeks to prepare my house isn’t “company ready”. I figure my friends don’t like me for my house cleaning skills- so I don’t sweat it….too much.
Ha – love that mentality! And pretty sure my friends just come over for food š
How exciting, finally an event at Macy’s kitchen! I am sure Gina will see you and call you right up to assist š Shades of beige can be a great tasty meal. It can even be healthy and I’d eat this one any day.
I don’t care if it’s beige or not – that’s my kind of supper! Made the 1 pt WW shakshouka for breakfast this morning. Loved it! If you like tomatoes and eggs – try it! I used fire roasted tomatoes. Getting back on track by using some of the WW recipes. Exploring the WW website that I’ve been paying for access but not looking at – oh well, guess I’ll consider the last year a donation š
My house is pretty much company ready because of my need to have everything in it’s place, however, I’m not always dusted and vac’d. I’m not freaky about that – just organization. Have a great day!