Pork Chops Comfort Food Style

Pork Chops Comfort Food Style is simple, quick, and tasty and oh so satisfying! This is the epitome of comfort food – and a recipe that I will use forever!

 

This is an especially good dish when you need a quick recipe for dinner… maybe guests coming and no menu planned. Delicious food with a nice presentation!

Your guests were still be thanking you when they are going out the door!

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Pork Chops Comfort Food Style
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Pork Chops
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

You just can't beat pork chops. Great comfort food.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Pork Chops Comfort Food Style
Servings: 2
Calories: 295 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 pork chops
  • 1/2 medium onion diced
  • 1 -2 slice bacon
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup water
  • salt & pepper
Instructions
  1. In 12" skillet, cook bacon on med hi heat. Remove bacon from skillet, but leave bacon drippings.
  2. Add 1 TBSP butter and diced onion. When transparent, remove from skillet.
  3. Reduce heat to medium, lightly salt and pepper both sides of pork chops and place in skillet. Brown both sides (approx 2-4 minutes each).
  4. Chop up bacon, and add both bacon and cooked onion to skillet.
  5. Add 3/4 cup water (add more if you want more gravy), 1 TBSP butter, cover and simmer until cooked (5-10 minutes - but can simmer for up to 45 minutes easily).
  6. Just before serving, mix 2 TBSP cornstarch with cool tap water (approx 1/4 cup).
  7. Place pork chops on plates, add corn starch/water mixture to gravy/drippings in skillet and bring to quick boil stirring frequently to form thick gravy.

Enjoy Pork Chops Comfort Food Style!

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Slow Cooker Ham and Lentil Stew

I love recipes that I can throw together in my crockpot and forget about until dinner. This Slow Cooker Ham and Lentil Stew is exactly that.

Very good! Especially with the addition of the spinach. A great idea for those cold winter days!

This recipe is a delightfully pleasant change to the usual ham-and-potato dishes commonly found. The lemon juice is REALLY great in this.

The flavor improves, as do many soups, after a night in the ‘fridge.

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Slow Cooker Ham and Lentil Stew
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Slow Cooker Ham and Lentil Stew
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 15 mins
 

Nothing beats a good slow cooker stew and this ham and lentil is the best.

Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Slow Cooker Ham and Lentil Stew
Servings: 6
Calories: 365 kcal
Ingredients
  • 3 cups ham diced
  • 2 cups dried lentils
  • 2 cups carrots diced
  • 2 cups celery diced
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 10 1/2 ounce cans chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 6-ounce bag baby spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • lemon slice garnish
Instructions

  1. In a 3 1/2-quart or larger crockpot mix all the ingredients together, except the spinach and lemon juice.

  2. Cover pot and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or low for 7 to 9 hours or until lentils are tender.

  3. Add spinach and stir, cover, and cook the final 5 minutes or until tender.

  4. Stir in lemon juice, mix well, and serve.

Enjoy!

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps – P.F. Chang’s Copycat

This Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe is awesome! It tastes just like PF Chang’s! The dipping sauce is right out of the restaurant! We loved it!

 

I’ve made many different lettuce wraps and this is the recipe I come back to over and over again.

It does take a little time before you can sit down to eat. But the wait is totally worth it!

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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P. F. Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

Chicken Lettuce Wraps that are almost identical to P. F. Changs

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Servings: 6
Calories: 365 kcal
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 cup water chestnut
  • 2/3 cup mushrooms
  • 3 tablespoons chopped onions
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 4 -5 leaves iceberg lettuce
Special Sauce
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon hot mustard
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 1 -2 teaspoon garlic and red chile paste
Stir Fry Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
Instructions
  1. Make the special sauce by dissolving the sugar in water in a small bowl. Add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, lemon juice, and sesame oil. Mix well and refrigerate this sauce until you're ready to serve.
  2. Combine the hot water with the hot mustard and set this aside as well. Eventually, add your desired measurement of mustard and garlic chili sauce to the special sauce mixture to pour over the wraps.
  3. Bring oil to high heat in a wok or large frying pan. Saute chicken breasts for 4 to 5 minutes per side or done. Remove chicken from the pan and cool.
  4. Keep oil in the pan, keep hot.
  5. As chicken cools mince water chestnuts and mushrooms to about the size of small peas. Prepare the stir fry sauce by mixing the soy sauce, brown sugar, and rice vinegar together in a small bowl.
  6. When chicken is cool, mince it as the mushrooms and water chestnuts are. With the pan still on high heat, add another Tbsp of vegetable oil. Add chicken, garlic, onions, water chestnuts and mushrooms to pan.
  7. Add stir fry sauce to the pan, saute mixture a couple of minutes then serve in lettuce leaves.

 

Enjoy these Chicken Lettuce Wraps!

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Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Copycat

Fab-u-lous! Wow, this Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Copycat is a winner. There were no leftovers in my house with this meal. Everyone loved it!

 

I added a bit of fresh nutmeg … perfection!

The best Alfredo sauce ever. This is actually several recipes combined into one. You can also add your choice of meat (chicken, shrimp or even crab).

There’s an OLIVE GARDEN just a few minutes away from me but I’ll never go there for Alfredo sauce again. I promise this is the best sauce ever. Definitely a dish you would want to impress your guest with.

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Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce
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Better Than Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

This Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce Copycat is really better than Olive Garden!

Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce
Servings: 4
Calories: 325 kcal
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons sweet butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
  • 1 12 oz box angel hair pasta
Instructions
  1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan with olive oil over medium/low heat. Add the garlic, cream, white pepper and bring mixture to a simmer. Stir often.
  2. Add the Parmesan cheese and simmer the sauce for 8-10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened and is smooth.
  3. When the sauce has thickened add the Mozzarella cheese and stir until smooth. STIR FREQUENTLY.
  4. While the sauce cooks, boil noodles for 3-5 minutes.
  5. Place pasta on serving plates and spoon sauce over pasta.

 

Enjoy!

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Slow Cooker Pot Roast To Die For

The taste of this Slow Cooker Pot Roast is absolutely to die for! A meal fit for a queen (or king)! The seasonings are perfect.

 

It is incredibly moist and it falls apart with your fork

Amazing flavor, and so simple! No salt needed here. In fact, you may wish to use half the ranch dressing mix to cut back on the saltiness.

Absolutely delicious! What more could you ask from a recipe- tasty, simple, and picky family approved.

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Slow Cooker Pot Roast
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Slow Cooker Pot Roast To-Die-For
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 15 mins
 

There's just not another Slow Cooker Pot Roast that could be easier.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Servings: 8
Calories: 395 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 4 -5 lb beef roast, any kind
  • 1 1 1/4 oz package brown gravy mix, dry
  • 1 1 1/4 oz package dried Italian salad dressing mix
  • 1 1 1/4 oz package ranch dressing mix, dry
  • 1/2 cup Water
Instructions
  1. Place beef roast in crockpot.
  2. Mix the dried mixes together in a bowl and sprinkle over the roast.
  3. Pour the water around the roast.
  4. Cook on low for 7-9 hours.

 

Enjoy Slow Cooker Pot Roast To Die For!

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Ham and Cheddar Muffins – Leftover Ham Recipe

These Ham and Cheddar Muffins are so yummy! Great for breakfast or a savory snack at any time of the day. I make these every time I have leftover ham.

 

The flavor and texture of these muffins are so enjoyable.

Sometimes I saute a little garlic and finely chopped bell peppers with the onions to add even more flavor.

Very good! Perfect to reheat for breakfast.

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Ham and Cheddar Muffins
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Ham and Cheddar Muffins
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

These Ham and Cheddar Muffins are easy to make and taste great!

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Ham and Cheddar Muffins
Servings: 6
Calories: 295 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup onion Minced
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup ham Diced
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded or diced
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375° and lightly grease 12 muffin cups.
  2. Sauté onion in butter until soft.
  3. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  4. In another bowl, combine eggs, milk, and mustard. Add the sautéed onion, ham and cheese.
  5. Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture just until moistened, don’t over stir!
  6. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pans and bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.

 

Enjoy!

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Ham Hopping John – Down Home Flavor

Ham Hopping John is one of my favorite New Years Day dishes. This is a fabulous version of it. Very good down Home Comfort food. Full of flavor.

 

Some that I have had in the past have been pretty bland…. NOT this one!

It definitely has that Down Home Comfort food quality. So Full of flavor. Sooooo tasty. Very addictive. And oh the smell as it cooks!!!

It’s also a great way to use leftover ham.

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Ham Hopping John
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Ham Hopping John
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
 

Ham Hopping John is my favorite New Years Day dish!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Ham Hopping John
Servings: 6
Calories: 245 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 cups black-eyed peas drained, rinsed
  • 8 cups water
  • 3/4 lb ham 1/2 inch cubed
  • 1/4 lb bacon 1/2 inch strip
  • 1 cup onion diced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic roasted
  • 1 cup long-grain white rice
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper fresh ground
Instructions
  1. Put peas in a deep pan cover with 8 cups of water. Bring to a boil on high heat. Lower heat to simmer, cover the pot, cook for 45 minutes. (until peas are tender but not mushy)
  2. Place ham and bacon in frying pan over medium heat and fry for 5- 7 minutes, drain on a paper towel and set aside.
  3. Keep 1 tsp bacon fat, add the onions to the pan and sauté, stirring often until soft, (4 min) set aside.
  4. When beans are ready, drain and save 2 1/2 cups of cooking liquid.
  5. Add rice, ham, bacon, onions, roasted garlic, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to beans and reserved cooking liquid. Stir well. Return to high heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cover.
  6. Cook 25 minutes (until rice is done and all liquid has evaporated).
  7. Turn off the stove and let sit covered for about 15 minutes.

 

Enjoy!

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Green Beans from a Can That Don’t Taste Like It!

As fast as you can heat Green Beans from a Can you can have this special side ready to serve! It’s amazing what a difference two ingredients can make.

 

It’s a super quick and easy fix for canned beans. The thyme is the addition to change the flavor to be better. Good recipe.

Using the shredded Parmesan makes it even better.

Adding fresh diced garlic is a great idea too!

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Green Beans from a Can
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Parmesan-Thyme Green Beans
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

This recipe definitely kicks up green beans from a can.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Green Beans From A Can
Servings: 4
Calories: 295 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 15 ounce can green beans
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese canned is fine
  • 1 pinch thyme
Instructions
  1. Heat the entire contents of the canned green beans. Drain.
  2. Place butter in the bottom of a serving bowl and add DRAINED green beans, stirring gently until butter is melted.
  3. Sprinkle with Parmesan and thyme and serve.
Recipe Notes

This would work equally well on fresh or frozen green beans.

 

Enjoy!

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Garlic Flavored Saltine Crackers – Tyler Florence

These Garlic Flavored Saltine Crackers are buttery, garlicky goodness! A super-easy way to dress up boring saltine crackers. All my picky eaters love them.

 

I wanted crackers that did not call for Ranch dressing and this is perfect. Sometimes I do use dried parsley and add some red pepper for spice.

I’m sure they would be good with a garlic cheese dip or served on the side of nice tomato soup, or chili, or…

There are so many things they would go with, but they are perfect alone, IMHO.

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Garlic Flavored Saltine Crackers
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Garlic Flavored Saltine Crackers
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Great for a snack!

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Garlic Flavored Saltine Crackers
Servings: 6
Calories: 265 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 30 saltine crackers 1 packet
Instructions

  1. Make a garlic butter by combining the minced garlic with parsley and melted butter.

  2. Lay out a flat layer of saltines on a lined baking tray and use a pastry brush to baste the saltines with garlic butter.

  3. Bake in the oven for about 5 to 7 minutes until golden.

  4. Serve with any dip you like! Yum!

 

Enjoy these Garlic Flavored Saltine Crackers!

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Crunchie Bars – Quick, Easy, and Inexpensive

These Crunchie Bars are SO easy to make. My mother used to make them every year. People will never guess what is in them. A hit at any party!

 

Everybody is always thrilled to pieces when I bring them to a gathering. ( I like it a lot too). They are also extremely easy, quick, and inexpensive.

The ingredients are things I always have on hand!!!

Always a favorite around the holidays.

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Crunchie Bars
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Crunchie Bars
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Waiting Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Delicious and so easy to make. Ready in 30 minutes.

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Crunchie Bars
Servings: 6
Calories: 295 kcal
Ingredients
  • 35 premium plus saltine crackers
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 8 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares chopped
  • 1 cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F Place crackers in a single layer on a foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
  2. Heat butter and sugar in a saucepan on medium-high heat until butter is melted and the mixture is well blended. Bring to boil; boil 3 minutes without stirring.
  3. Spread over crackers.
  4. Bake 7 minutes.  Immediately sprinkle with chopped chocolate; let stand 5 minutes Spread melted chocolate over top. Sprinkle with walnuts.
  5. Cool. Cut or break into pieces.

 

Enjoy!

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