Pork Chop and Baked Apple Wedges

I had pork chops in my freezer and I needed a protein for my salads this week. I found this recipe and thought it would be great for atop a kale spinach salad. This recipe is super quick and so delicious. I found it in the Brazil Butt Lift Recipe book. I did change it a little from the original because I did not have some of the ingredients. 

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided use
• 3 tsp. fresh lemon juice, divided use
• 1 clove of garlic minced
• 1 (5oz.) raw lean pork chop, centered cut. (I made enough for 3 services)
• 1 medium apple, cored, cut into 8 wedges
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees
2. Combine 1 tsp. oil, 2.5 tsp lemon juice, minced garlic in a small bowl; mix well
3. Place pork chop in a shallow dish, pour lemon juice mixture over chop, turning and using a brush to cover both sides. Marinate for 20 minutes, discard marinade.
4. While pork chops are marinating, combine apple, remaining 1/2 tsp. lemon juice and cinnamon in a small bowl; mix well 
5. Place apple wedges on baking sheet, lightly coated with spray
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until tender and bubbly. Remove from oven and set aside.
7. Preheat oven to Broil
8. Broil pork chops for 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or until no longer pink in the middle.
9. Serve pork chops with apples and a salad.

Hope that you enjoy this simple, easy, and healthy recipe!

Homemade Chicken Soup

Life has kinda been getting in the way of everything! So today on my day off and halfway through the week, I figured I would do some major meal prepping as well as make one of my favorite things homemade chicken soup. It was one of those days that I was just in the mood for moms homemade chicken soup. It is simple, healthy, and delicious...oh and did I add, perfect for having multiple containers left to freeze for another day.

Ingredients:

• carcass of turkey or chicken (this time I used a BJs chicken roaster carcass)
• 3/4 pot of water
• carrots
• celery
• onion
• tomatoes
• parsley 
• salt (sprinkled) 

Directions:

1. boil 3/4 pot of water and carcass in the largest pot you have
2. skim foamy white stuff off the top
3. add the rest of the ingredients 
4. cook for 2 to 3 hours 
5. stir occasionally, 

This has been my family recipe for homemade chicken soup for years. It is so simple and so delicious. I make a huge pot of it and have it for months left over in the freezer and I take it out as I want it. Its a simple, cheap, and healthy way to have the best soup ever. 

Hope you enjoy it and if you like the recipe, share it and comment with a review! 

ENJOY!