Thursday, March 26, 2009

Panko Crusted Pork Chops with Creamy Herb Dressing




I know that I completely over do it on my Cooking Light recipes, but I just can't help it, they rarely disappoint. I think what I love the most about Cooking Light is that I never feel like I'm eating "diet food," which is good, because nothing is worse then choking something down that is void of taste and has the texture of cardboard. I also love it because I can eat something like a pork chop that has been breaded, shallow fried, and covered in a white sauce, and still lose weight. I tell you, they have miracle workers up there in Cooking Lightland! This is a FANTASTIC dish, it's a great way to spruce up an ordinary pork chop, it's got tons of flavor and how can you not love a crusty panko breading? Be sure to make the dressing with this recipe, it adds a cool and tangy flavor to the pork chops that you'll love!

Panko Crusted Pork Chops with Creamy Herb Dressing


Found in Cooking Light October 2009 edition

Ingredients

Pork:
2 teaspoons all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 tsp ground red pepper (I just used black)
1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 large egg white
1/3 cup Panko (Japanese breadcrumbs, really easy to find in the Asian section of your supermarket)
2 (4 oz) boneless center-cut loin pork chops
1 teaspoon canola oil
Cooking Spray

Dressing:
1 tablespoon chopped green onions
1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley
2 tablespoons fat free sour cream
1 tablespoon fat free milk
1 tablespoon reduced fat mayonnaise
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

1. To prepare pork, preheat oven to 450.

2. Combine first 6 ingredients in a shallow dish. Combine soy sauce and egg white in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Place panko in a shallow dish.

3. Dredge pork in flour mixture; dip in egg mixture. Dredge in panko. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork to pan; cook 1 minute on each side. Place pork on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450 for 6 minutes, or until done.

4. To prepare dressing, combine onions and the remaining ingredients. Serve dressing with pork.

Serves: 2 (one serving is one pork chop with 2 tablespoons dressing

Per Serving: 268 cal, 9.5g fat, 30g prot, 13.6g carb, 0.7g fiber, 74mg chol, 1.3mg iron, 608mg sod

Points per Serving: 6

12 comments:

Donna-FFW said...

Teresa- It is because of YOU, that I subscribed to cooking light magazine.. I love your photos and the recipes you choose are always wonderful!!

MaryBeth said...

Fabulous Teresa...we use panko too but I have never used them on pork chops, it looks so darn good!

Unknown said...

This sounds so good! I made something like this not too long and served it with some taziki sauce and Greek potatoes.

Alissa said...

Mmmm! I will definitely have to try this one! Looks fabulous! I LOVE using Panko!

Sara said...

I love cooking light too! I have ten of their cookbooks. This looks great, panko always makes such a nice crust.

Coleens Recipes said...

What a GREAT idea!

Netts Nook said...

Your Pork Chops look and sound so good. Thanks again for the award sorry it took me so long to post about it.

Heather S-G said...

Hey Teresa...I'm liking your blog, too! These chops look delish!

Jo said...

OMG this dish looks fab. I just found panko crumbs in our supermarket and have so far used them on calamari rings but will definately give this a go now.

Love your blog also.

Anonymous said...

Once I found panko bread crumbs, I've never looked back. Looks great!!

Anonymous said...

wow! this looks just as sinful as a chicken-fried pork ladden with calories! I love cooking light recipes, too! they're healthful, well-balanced, and delicious most ofthe time!

Michele said...

gThis looks delicious! I love panko!