Mexican Pork Chop Casserole

Name: Mexican Pork Chop Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 6 pork chops
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed; 6 pork chops; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 ½ cups uncooked rice; 3 cups water; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce, or more to taste; ½ (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix; 1 red bell pepper, sliced into rings; 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste

Rating: 3 stars

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Pork chops baked with Spanish rice for a unique casserole.

By Kristi W

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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

cook:

1 hr 20 mins

total:

1 hr 35 mins

Servings:

Yield:

6 pork chops

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or as needed
6 pork chops
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups uncooked rice
3 cups water
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce, or more to taste
½ (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 red bell pepper, sliced into rings
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Step 2

Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pork chops in the hot oil, in batches if necessary, until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer chops to a 9x13-inch baking dish and season with salt. Pour rice around the pork chops.
Step 3

Mix water, tomato sauce, and taco seasoning together in a bowl. Pour over pork chops and rice. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender and liquid is mostly absorbed, about 1 hour. Remove cover and top with bell pepper rings and Cheddar cheese. Continue baking until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

557 calories; 19 g total fat; 130 mg cholesterol; 962 mg sodium. 42.1 g carbohydrates; 50.3 g protein; Full Nutrition

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thedailygourmet

02/13/2019

This sounded good but I found it lacking. I think it may need more seasoning and perhaps onions green chiles etc. Read More

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3 star values: 1
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thedailygourmet

02/13/2019

This sounded good but I found it lacking. I think it may need more seasoning and perhaps onions green chiles etc. Read More

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Debra

03/11/2020

This was awesome! My husband and I both loved this dish. Since I didn't have a pkg of taco seasoning on hand, I did have some taco seasoning which I added to the tomato sauce (to taste), and I used 2C of grated cheese as we really like cheese. Didn't have fresh red bell pepper, so used jarred roasted red peppers on my half. We gave this recipe an "A"!! Thanks! Read More

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