Pork Chop and Vegetable Dinner

Pork Chop and Vegetable Dinner

 This is an easy put together dinner and gives you a healthy serving of meat and vegetables. It's just a simple recipe, but packed with goodness.  It is another recipe from my mother's recipe box that she made often.

Ingredients

2 Tbs. olive oil or cooking oil
4 pork chops (thick cut)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 c. chicken or beef broth
4 potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 to 2 onions, quartered or sliced into rings
2 carrots, sliced into 1-inch pieces
2 Tbs. butter

Directions

Heat oven to 350°.  Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.

In a heavy cast iron skillet, heat oil over medium high heat.  Season both sides of the pork chops with salt and pepper.  Sear both sides of the pork chops. They do not have to be cooked through, just browned on both sides. Remove from heat and place the pork chops in the prepared baking pan.

Pour in the chicken or beef broth. 

Layer the potatoes, onions and carrots over the top of the pork chops.  Season the vegetables with salt and pepper.  

Dot the top of the vegetables with butter.

Cover the pan with a lid or a sheet of foil.  Bake for55 to 60 minutes, or until the pork chops are done, and the vegetables are tender. 

Serve and enjoy.