Easy and Delicious Mexican Pork Chops

Pork chops bake up tender in a bed of Mexican-style rice for a dinner you can fix anytime with basics you probably keep on hand.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 499 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 3 cups water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced
• 6 boneless pork chops
• cooking spray
• 0.25 cup taco seasoning mix
• 1.5 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
• 0.5 cup picante sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Season pork chops with salt and black pepper. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chops; brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Set aside.

Step 3

Combine water, rice, tomato sauce, picante sauce, and taco seasoning in the prepared baking dish. Lay chops in rice mixture; top with bell pepper slices. Cover the dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until chops no longer pink inside and rice tender, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Uncover the dish; sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.

Step 5

Continue to bake, uncovered, until cheese bubbly and melted, 5 to 10 minutes more.