Jared and I were looking for something to different to do with pork chops and I found a recipe that included homemade scalloped potatoes, so it did not take long to add this one to our menu. The preparation for the dinner was really easy and for the most part, it turned out to be a good meal.Ingredients:
5 potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1 onion, quartered then sliced
2 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper to taste
5 pork chops (we only made 2 -- and we used bone-in pork chops)
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2) Place the sliced potatoes and sliced onion in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish; mix gently. Cover the potatoes and onions with cheese. Fill dish with milk halfway. Place butter in several places on top of the cheese. Place the pork chops on top. Salt and pepper to taste. Bake 60 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Turn pork chops over halfway through cooking.
Recipe from www.allrecipes.com
Picture from my kitchen
Husband Rating: B
Jared thought the dish was just ok. The pork chops seemed to dry out, which he did not enjoy. He really liked the potatoes! Definitely slice the potatoes thin -- so they are soft. Maybe the pork would have been different if we used boneless pork chops????
Wife Rating: B (Pork) A (Potatoes)
I was content only eating a few pieces of the pork because honestly, I could do without meat sometimes. The potatoes -- delicious! I will never make scalloped potatoes from a box again! (Well, after we use the one box that we have left). ;)
We'll make the potatoes again...not sure about the pork.
1 comment:
To give you guy a hand here, the pork dried out because the dish was uncovered. You might want to try using boneless like you suggested, but frying them on both sides before placing them in the oven, this will help lock in moisture. It's not a silver bullet though, so what you also need to do is cover the dish, then for the last 5 min broil the potatoes to get the caramelization (browning).
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