Saucy Salsa Baked Pork Chops - With a Twist !

Submitted by cfletcher

"Tender, juicy and a bit sweet and spicy ! I looked for a recipe here that would incorporate what I had on hand for my pork chops but couldn't find one. So I came up with this! I made this in about 50 minutes (including prep time) so it was as fast as it was tasty ! The marmalade is a bit different but it really did add a nice sweetness to offset the spicy salsa. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did !"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 chops
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pork chops
• 1⁄2 cup mild salsa
• 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
• 1⁄2 onion, thinly sliced (optional)
• salt
• pepper
• garlic powder

directions

1. Heat your oven to 375°F.
2. Heat your frying pan to medium.
3. Add the oil to the pan.
4. Add the pork chops. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
5. Lightly brown for about 2 minutes per side.
6. In a separate bowl, combine the salsa (I used mild but you can choose the heat that you like) and marmalade.
7. Remove the pork chops and place into an oven proof dish. (I used a glass pyrex pie plate).
8. Smother the chops with the salsa mixture and chopped onions.
9. Put into the oven for approximately 40 minutes.
10. Turn the chops 1/2 way and baste with the sauce.
11. Serve with the extra sauce over the chops!

Reviews

[ShellyCooks]

I made this recipe with pork chops as written and it was great. Tonight, I tried this recipe with chicken and peach jam and it was delicious. I did add about 1/2 cup water so there would be more sauce, but everything else was by the recipe. Thanks for sharing!

 

[luv2 d.]

My family enjoyed this recipe. We like spicy stuff.

 

[kvelthaus_4994563]

Sorry but this was dried out and sauce was very thin. I even lowered oven to 360. No rave reviews from the men.

 

[katkitkat]

I signed up at this site just so I could tell you that this is a delish dish! I used maple syrup in place of the marm. Chops were so juicy and tasty! Thanks!

 

[flower7]

This was super tasty! I used 1" thick chops and probably could have taken them out before 40 minutes as they were *slightly* overcooked. I used mild salsa and peach preserves instead of orange (what I had on hand; and I have another recipe with pork, salsa and peach that is delish so I knew it would work as a sub :) ). Skipped the onion and served with leftover recipe #36346 (made with orange juice instead of lemon). Also, instead of transferring to another dish, I just added the salsa to the chops in the skillet and put the skillet in the oven (which worked perfect - but my skillet is oven safe). Made a tasty dinner! Thanks for sharing!