Balsamic Glazed Pork Chops with Red Pepper Grits

Steamed green beans go well with this dish.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 pork chop and 1 cup grits)

Ingredients

• 3  cups  water
• 3/4  teaspoon  salt, divided
• 3/4  cup  uncooked quick-cooking grits
• 2  tablespoons  butter
• 1/2  teaspoon  bottled minced garlic
• 1  (7-ounce) bottle roasted red bell pepper, drained and diced
• Cooking spray
• 4  (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops (about 3/4 inch thick)
• 1/8  teaspoon  black pepper
• 1/4  cup  balsamic vinegar
• 2  tablespoons  honey

Preparation

Bring water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil. Add grits, butter, and garlic, stirring with a whisk. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in red pepper.

While grits cook, heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Add pork to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from pan. Stir in vinegar and honey, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly with a whisk. Return pork to pan; turn to coat. Serve pork and sauce over grits.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

397 (30% from fat)

Fat:

13.1g (sat 6.7g,mono 3.2g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

28.8g

Carbohydrate:

40.5g

Fiber:

0.8g

Cholesterol:

88mg

Iron:

2.2mg

Sodium:

592mg

Calcium:

26mg