This is a deliciously cheap pork chop one skillet dish it takes very little time and is healthy for you. We once again assume you have some basic staples in your kitchen for this we will need Cajun Seasoning of some type (dry goods), olive oil and no stick vegetable spray. If you do not have these items it will cost you a little more than $15.00 to get home but we will not use much of any of these so our overall cost is still below $15.00. We are assuming nothing is on sale so you can probably save money with this and coupons that you should have. Since we are using some fresh vegetables this will also differ depending on the seasons you make this in. These prices are based off the winter season so the vegetables are slightly more expensive.
Shopping List
- Pork Chops 5+ Chops around 2 lbs approx: $7.30
- Frozen Kernel Corn 1 bag approx: $1.20
- Yellow Squash 1 or 2 approx: $1.50
- Zucchini 1 or 2 approx: $1.50
- One Red Bell Pepper approx: $2.00
Total Cost
- No Sides Needed: $13.50
Tip: You can get cheaper pork chops sometimes by looking at the discounted meat, this meat is normally grouped together in one section and is within a few days of “shelf life” now that does not mean the meat is close to being bad it’s just that the store has a date it has to “sell” by. Take advantage of this segment as it will save you a lot of money
Recipe Vitals
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
Tip: these veggies can be cut up the night before and stuck in the refrigerator, or if you find a great deal at the farmers market on veggies you can get them well before and cut them up and freeze them
Total Ingredient List (including items you should have)
- Pork Chops 5+ about 2 lbs
- 1 Bag Frozen Kernel Corn
- Yellow Squash 1 or 2
- Zucchini 1 or 2
- 1 Red Bell Pepper
- Cajun Seasoning
- Olive Oil
- Non Stick Cooking Spray
- Minced Garlic
Let’s Cook
Let’s get out the chopping board and chop up those squash and zucchini into easy one bite pieces, easiest way to do this is cut them in half long ways and then lay them flat cut them in half again and we can get slices in quarters if that makes sense to you. After you have that all chopped up lets chop up our bell pepper into nice bite size pieces I prefer to have these diced as that way there are more of them and spread out better than slices or large chopped peppers.
Grab your Cajun seasoning and your pork chops and season liberally make sure you got a good seasoning on both sides of the pork and put it into a skillet that has been pre-heated on a medium high burner (make sure you use your veggie spray in the skillet to prevent sticking). You will want to cook these pork chops until there is no pink in the middle. This will take about 5 minutes on each side (depending on thickness of the cut). Make sure you got a good seer on them before you flip and try to only flip once.
After you have the chops cooked pull them out of the pan and put them on a plate and cover it with some foil (we want to keep them warm). Do not scrape your skillet out throw a little more veggie spray in your skillet and toss your squash, zucchini, bell pepper and a touch of minced garlic in the pan and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes stirring occasionally, we want these to cook evenly but still have a little snap to them when we bite into them.
Once these veggies have been cooked about 5 minutes grab that bag of corn you have sitting next to you and open it up and throw it into the pan (not the bag but whats inside it) and toss the corn around in the pan (mix up the veggies good) . You should notice that the bits and coloring has come up off the pan and on the veggies (now we do not have to season them). Once the corn is warm and cooked (2 to 3 minutes) pull your skillet off the heat and toss a touch of olive oil into the pan and stir everything up. Once that is complete add your pork chops back into the pan and call the kids because its time to eat!
