Pork Chop and Apple Casserole

Ingredients:

1/3 cup sugar

2 Tbsp flour

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

4 cups sliced tart apples

8 pork chops, ½ inch thick, about 2 lb

1 packet pork coating mix (like Shake ‘n Bake)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in Ziploc bag.

3. Add apples, toss to coat.

4. Spoon into greased 13x9 baking dish.

5. Coat pork chops using the directions on the coating mix.

6. Place pork chops in a single layer over the apples.

7. Bake 35 minutes or until pork chops are cooked through.

Notes:

When I made this, I only used four pork chops. I also used Japanese Panko bread crumbs to coat the pork chops, because that is what I had in the house. I also didn’t measure the apples. I used 5 that I already had in the house. The recipe came out delicious!! It was served with homemade mashed potatoes. Even the kids loved it!

Soft Taco Bake Pie

Ingredients:

4 tortilla wraps

1 can of refried beans or kidney beans

1 16 oz. jar of salsa

1 cup of shredded cheese (I like the taco blend!)

1 lb. of ground meat (Hamburg, turkey, or chicken work well)

1 packet of taco seasoning (or you can just make your own - Google it)

Sour cream

Shredded lettuce

Directions:

1. Heat your oven to 400 degrees while you are browning and seasoning your meat.

2. In a 2 qt. casserole dish layer your tortillas, beans, salsa, meat, and cheese

3. Top your casserole with a little extra cheese

4. Place in the oven for 20 minutes - or until the cheese is melted

5. Garnish each individual serving with shredded lettuce and a dollop of sour cream.

Serves 4-6

It's really a quick and easy recipe. You can buy a kit from Old El Paso that contains the tortillas, taco seasoning and some cheese sauce, but the amount of sodium you'll be consuming when you're done is nuts!

When I make this I use FF sour cream, FF refried beans, whole wheat tortillas and reduced fat cheese. I either make my own seasoning or buy a packet of the reduced sodium taco seasoning.