Baked Pork Chops with Beef Gravy

 If you are a Meat & Potatoes Kind of Guy (or Gal) you'll LOVE this recipe. As always, it affordable and easy!

 

 

I thought I'd note that this is the second time typing this blog because it didn't auto save like it usually does and I lost everything (whomp, whomp).

 

I decided since there's always a story to tell (just ask my friends and family) that I would lighten my blogs up with some stories.

 

 

 Before I do that I just want to thank my friends and family for a wonderful weekend. I spent time in Boston for an engagement photo shoot (preview pics will be up tonight); went to a get together at my friend Jaimee's (thanks for the yummy treats and campfire); and had breakfast with my parents.  

 

 Jaimee's Cupcakes and Cookies:

 

 

 

 

Stories:

 

 

1. I was sitting at work applying calamine lotion on my poison ivy. I didn't have any meetings (at the time) so I loaded it on. Of course I got pulled into a last minute meeting with a "higher up" and had short sleeves on to top it off. I went in and sat down only to get odd looks. I explained that I had poison ivy and couldn't help it. He laughed and told me he was covered too. Then I didn't feel so bad.

 

2. I called the police on a woman who was trying to pass an old couple in the HOV lane. First of all, I'd love to know what she was thinking because everyone knows you can't pass in the HOV lane. Even if you could, you still have a lot of other cars to pass. She was erratic, laying on her horn and swerving left and right. I felt really bad for the old couple and thought about how I would have felt if it was my grandparents. I had to call on her because I knew it was the right thing to do. There was even a state trouper 6 cars in front of her who couldn't do anything. Hopefully they eventually got her.

 

3. Ben brought home a new 40x40 dog bed that he got for $14 (steal)! I warned him that the dogs could only use the bed with 100% supervision since they love to pull stuffing out of anything/everything. It lasted about two days before he caved and gave them the bed anyways.

 

Before it was chewed (I don't have any of the aftermath):

Patches made a good choice to hide under the bed ;)

 

 

 

 

Pre-heat the oven to 450* (bake for 15-25 min). Serves 8.

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1 Egg

1/2 Cup of Skim Milk

1 1/4 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs (we used Italian)

Salt and Pepper to taste

8 Boneless Pork Chops (Thick)

3 tsp of butter

1/4 Cup of Flour

1/3 Cup of Fat-Free Beef Broth

1 1/2 Cups of Milk

 

Directions:

 

Mix 1 egg and milk in one bowl and whisk away. In another bowl mix bread crumbs with salt and pepper.

 

 

Dip the pork chop in the milk mixture and in the breadcrumb mixture. Pan fry the chops for about 4 min. on either side.

 

 

The pork chops should be brown on both sides. Then add them to a baking sheet and put in the oven for 15-25 min.

 

To make the gravy add 1 tsp butter in a pan. Stir in the flour and gradually add the beef broth and the milk. Whisk away until it thickens.

 

 

 

Serve with or without the gravy and enjoy!