Meal Kit

Butter-Basted Pork Chop

with roasted carrots and spinach

Prep & Cook Time: 35-45 min.

Difficulty Level: Easy

Spice Level: Not Spicy

Cook Within: 6 days

Contains: Milk

  • Under %{max_calories} calories
    Under 35g carbs
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In Your Box (serves 2)

  • 16 oz. Bone-in Pork Chops
  • 12 oz. Carrot
  • 2 Shallots
  • 2 oz. Baby Spinach
  • Info
    ⅗ oz. Butter
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 3 Thyme Sprigs

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  • Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories
    510
  • Carbohydrates
    24g
  • Net Carbs
    18g
  • Fat
    22g
  • Protein
    53g
  • Sodium
    600mg

Recipe Steps

You Will Need

  • Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Cooking Spray
  • 1 Baking Sheet
  • 1 Medium Non-Stick Pan

Before You Cook

Cooking Guidelines

To ensure food safety, the FDA recommends the following as minimum internal cooking temperatures:

  • Steak and Pork 145° F (rest cooked meat, 3 minutes) |
  • Seafood 145° F |
  • Chicken 165° F |
  • Ground Beef 160° F |
  • Ground Turkey 165° F |
  • Ground Pork 160° F
  1. 1

    Prepare the Ingredients

    Peel, trim, and cut carrot into 1/2" slices art an angle.

    Peel and halve shallots. Cut into 1/2" rounds.

    Mince garlic.

    Stem two thyme sprigs and coarsely chop. Halve one sprig.

    Pat pork chops dry.

  2. 2

    Roast the Vegetables

    Place carrot and shallots on prepared baking sheet and toss with 2 tsp. olive oil, 1/4 tsp. salt, and a pinch of pepper.

    Spread into a single layer and roast until carrots are tender, 15-18 minutes.

    Carefully add garlic and spinach to roasted vegetables. Toss to combine, then roast until spinach is wilted, 3-4 minutes.

    While vegetables roast, cook pork chops.

  3. 3

    Cook the Pork Chops

    Place a medium non-stick pan over medium-high heat and add 1 tsp. olive oil. Add pork chops to hot pan and sear undisturbed until browned, 3-4 minutes.

    Flip chops, reduce heat to medium, and add butter. Top pork chops with thyme sprigs. Spoon melted butter over pork chops occasionally until pork reaches a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees, 5-7 minutes.

    Careful! Pan and butter will be hot. If necessary, tilt pan slightly to pool liquid. Butter will brown as it cooks; if it starts to burn, reduce heat to medium-low.

    Remove pork chops to a plate, rest at least 3 minutes, then tent with foil. Reserve pan; no need to wipe clean.

  4. 4

    Make the Sauce

    Return pan used to sear pork chops to high heat and add 1/4 cup water. Bring to a boil and swirl pan until sauce thickens, 1-2 minutes.

    Remove from burner and stir in chopped thyme and accumulated juices from resting pork.

  5. 5

    Finish the Dish

    Plate dish as pictured on front of card. Bon appétit!

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