Pork chops smothered and baked with seasoned diced tomatoes, served with brown rice and corn cobs. I wasn’t sure how I’d like the tomatoes with the pork chops…I think of tomatoes working better with chicken and beef dishes. I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious this was…

Best sale price for pork chops that I’ve seen recently…$1.49/lb. I try to pay less than $1.99/lb!

Ingredients
1 cup brown rice ($.40)
4 pork chops (about 1.2 lbs.) ($2.38)
1 15 oz. can of diced tomatoes ($.59) *New Hunt’s diced tomatoes coupon available here
1 tsp Italian seasoning ($.05)
Salt and pepper, few dashes each
4 corn cobs ($1.33) NOT on sale this week
Butter for corn ($.25) Use dairy-free margarine if necessary!

Directions
1. In medium saucepan, cook brown rice according to package directions. Brown rice takes 40-50 minutes to cook!
2. Place pork chops in glass baking dish (I used an 8 x 8-inch baking dish and the 4 pork chops fit perfectly.).
3. In small bowl, mix together diced tomatoes, italian seasoning and salt and pepper. Pour over the pork chops.
4. Bake pork chops at 350 for 35-45 minutes, or until cooked through.
5. Boil corn in saucepan for 4-5 minutes, or microwave in microwavable dish with 1/2 cup of water, covered in plastic wrap, for 7-9 minutes. Serve hot with butter.
6. Serve Italian Pork Chops with Brown Rice and Corn Cobs.

Cost $5.00!!!

I did not make this meal, but wanted to share what I was planning on doing! When my mom comes into town, we have 2 “restaurant traditions”…and since she’s only here for 3 nights we had to hit up our traditional spots!

Ingredients
Water or Broth
3-4 Pork Chops ($2.31)
2 T brown sugar ($.05)
2-3 T honey ($.50)
Salt/Pepper
1 cup rice ($.30)
3 Broccoli Heads ($1.38)

Directions
1. Place 1/2 – 1 cup water (or beef stock if you prefer) in base of crockpot. Place porkchops into water. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and brown sugar. Drizzle honey over each chop so it is mostly covered. Rub it around if necessary.
2. Cook on low for 8 hours.
3. Steam broccoli heads.
4. Cook 1 cup rice in 2 1/2 cups water. Bring water to boil. Add rice and reduce to simmer. Cover and cook 20 minutes.

Cost $4.54

My mom-in-law told us how she was cooking peaches in with her pork chops! Let me tell ya…YUM! Within an hour of her telling me her latest and GREATEST, I had 3 pork chops and 1 sliced peach in the frying pan!

Ingredients

3 pork chops ($1.85)
1 fresh peach ($.52)
2 eggplants ($1.50)
1 pepper ($.75)
S/P

Directions
1. Slice peach into thin slices. Put pork in frying pan and spread peaches over the top. I added a bit of water, S/P to allow it to simmer longer, so the sweet peachy goodness would have extra time to sink into the pork! Cook pork through, then cover and simmer 5-10 minutes.

2. Slice up eggplant and peppers, add a little S/P…give to hubby to grill!

3. Enjoy some delicious “sweetened pork” and perfectly grilled veggies!

Cost $4.62

This is a colorful dish! It irks me when my kids have the following lunch (although a popular one…it’s all ONE color!)…

Canteloupe, Mac n Cheese, Cheese Cubes

A little too much YELLOW for me!

I love colorful meals…it means a greater variety of nutrients, vitamins and minerals will be going into your body and helping maintain, heal and restore everything!

Also, STEAMing is the BEST way to cook the veggies that must be cooked (sweet potatoes, squash). When vegetables are cooked, many of the naturally occuring enzymes and nutrients are broken down. Your body wants the “raw” nutrients and the unbroken enzymes. They are the best for healing and maintenance of your body! Steaming reduces the amount of enzyme breakdown. Eating raw veggies (broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, cukes, etc.) is THE BEST!

Ingredients
3 Pork Chops ($2.34…Check the “Manager’s Special” section!!!)
2 large or 3 medium sweet potatoes ($1.50)
1 lb fresh green beans ($.99)
Butter or margarine ($.20)

Directions
1. Prepare pork chops as you wish…we love to grill…throw on a little marinade!
2. Slice or “stab” sweet potatoes. Place in baking dish with 1/4 inch water and cover with foil. This will make for deliciously juicy and tender sweet potatoes. Cook 50 minutes at 350.
3. Rinse green beans. Snap off any “stems” if needed. Steam about 6 minutes in steamer. (Or cook in microwave 6 minutes covered with plastic wrap if steamer is not an option).
4. Serve with butter if you wish. (I prefer butter…it may have a higher fat content, which is good for the little’s one’s brains, but it is free of preservatives, dyes, hydrogenated oils, etc.!)

Cost $5.03