Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Broccoli and Garlic-Thyme Sweet Potato Mash
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 12 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Cost
- $15.75
- Nutrition
- 480 cal · 38g protein
- high-protein
🍳 2 pans · Picky-eater safe bet: plain potatoes · kept by 1 family
Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Broccoli and Garlic-Thyme Sweet Potato Mash is a weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 37 minutes, for around $16 in groceries. You'll need 2 pans, and the 6 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain potatoes works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Fresh fruit (2 min)
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 4 6 oz each, ¾-inch thick boneless pork chop
- 1½ lb sweet potato
- 1½ lb broccoli floret
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh leaves fresh thyme
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Steps
- Peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1-inch chunks, boil in salted water for 12 minutes until tender, then drain and mash with 2 tablespoons olive oil, minced garlic, fresh thyme, and a pinch of salt.
- While potatoes cook, toss broccoli florets with 1 tablespoon olive oil and salt on a sheet pan, roast at 425°F for 12 minutes until tender and lightly browned, stirring halfway through.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; pat pork chops dry, season with salt and pepper, and cook 6 minutes per side until golden and internal temperature reaches 145°F, then rest 3 minutes.
- Divide sweet potato mash among four plates, top each with one pork chop and a quarter of the roasted broccoli, and serve immediately.
On the side: Fresh fruit (2 min)
1 lb fruit (grapes or apples)
- Wash and slice the fruit and put it on the table.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 38 g
- Carbohydrates
- 42 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sugar
- 8 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Saturated fat
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 680 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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