SLOW COOKER PORK CHOPS

I have been very busy this week. I worked the Chevron Houston Marathon race last Sunday in the major medical section and had an awesome time. Those athletes are a dedicated bunch of people. I don’t have any plans on running 26 miles at all. The stories they had to tell for why they were running were just amazing. I was just very glad to help them out at the end of their journey. Then I had to work several days, had several doctor visits on my days off, and then finally had to prepare for the big freeze for our area on Friday. I did however find time to put a few dinners in the crock pot. Some were new and some that are in my usual rotation. My doctor however told me my cholesterol was high and I gained a few pound this past year. I wonder if this had anything to do with my blog? So I think this year I will try to find recipes that are still quick and easy but low in fat and cholesterol. Hopefully there are some out there. I happened to find this one for pork chops that turned out really good and I used only a little olive oil and a lot of spices. The pork chops were fork tender and had a lot of flavor from the spices. I served them with some wild rice and a dinner salad had had my healthy dinner for the night. Now I had several pork chops leftover which I plan on shredding and adding some BBQ sauce and having BBQ quesadillas for supper one night. Can’t be good all the time. I figure maybe one healthy meal to one semi- healthy meal? Got to use up the left overs! Drop me a line if you have any healthy crock pot meals I could try. I’ve already got a few lined up but there are 56 weeks in the year and at least 1,095 meals to eat not counting snacks. 

 

INGREDIENTS:
4 thick boneless pork chops
¼ cup of olive oil
1 cup of chicken broth
2 cloves of minced garlic
1 tbs. of paprika
1 tbs. of poultry seasoning
1 tbs. of garlic powder
1 tsp. of dried oregano
1 tsp. of dried basil
Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Spray the crock pot with PAM. Place the pork chops in the bottom of the pot. In a small bowl mix together the olive oil, chicken broth, and all the spices. Pour over the pork chops cover and cook on high for 4 hours.