Pork Chops With Lemony Bread Crumbs

Another 30 minute meal from the cookbook called "Meals made easy" from Real Simple Magazine. This is another *Clipped* recipe from my newspaper. Serve with freshly cooked green beans and arugula tossed with olive oil and some lemon juice.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 8  pork chops, thin cut
• 3  teaspoons kosher salt or 3  teaspoons coarse salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
• 2  cups  pasta sauce
• 1⁄2 cup  dry breadcrumbs, fresh
• 2  tablespoons fresh sage, chopped
• 1  grated lemon, rind of
• 1  garlic clove, crushed

Directions

1. In a large ovenproof frying pan,heat 1 tbsp of the oil over medium-high heat.
2. Sprinkle pork with 1/2 tsp of the salt and half the pepper and brown the chops about 2 minutes per side in the oil;do not cook the meat through.
3. Remove from heat and spoon pasta sauce over chops.
4. In a small bowl,combine bread crumbs,sage,lemon peel,garlic,and another 1/2 tsp of salt and the remaining pepper.
5. Sprinkle this evenly over the sauce and place pan in oven preheated to 350 F and bake for about 10 minutes, or until sauce is bubbling.