Marinated Pork Chops

 I had a large pack of thin pork chops and was looking for a marinade to use on them so I could grill them and serve with rice and salad.  I came across this one, read the reviews and made a few adjustments from those, and they are delicious with rice.  Kind of Hawaiian flavored.  I definitely will use it again on pork loin, regular pork chops etc.  I did marinate them for a long time as people said it was much better that way.  

MARINATED PORK CHOPS:

3/4 cup canola oil

1/3 cup REDUCED SODIUM soy sauce

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 Tablespoon spicy brown mustard

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

1 minced garlic clove

a little honey or brown sugar-a few Tablespoons

6 bone in pork chops, or more thin ones.

DIRECTIONS:

Combine ingredients in a large zip lock bag well.  add chops or whatever meat you are using..chicken would even be good.  turn to coat.  refrigerate at least overnight or 24 hours.  Drain meat discarding marinade.  Grill, covered, over medium heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until thermometer reads 145 degrees.  let stand 5 minutes before serving. 

VEGGIE PIZZA

 This recipe used to be at every party a few decades ago and it was one of the first items to go, never any leftovers!  Then it kind of was put to the side for other newer favorites for some reason.  I decided to make a pan of it to eat with tomato basil soup and share with my daughters family tonight.  It still has that great flavor that I liked..

VEGGIE PIZZA:

2 packages Pillsbury Crescent rolls-use the ones without perforations if you can..easier and faster

2-8 oz pkgs cream cheese at room temperature

1 cup mayonnaise such as Hellman's

1 pkg of dry ranch dressing

assorted veggies cut small (I shred the carrots).  I used fresh broccoli, carrots and sliced black olives, but you can add green onion tomatoes, cauliflower, green peppers etc.

Grated cheddar cheese.  I forgot to add it in the picture-added it later when I remembered..LOL

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Press crescent rolls in a sprayed jelly roll pan and bake for 9 minutes or until golden brown.  cool thoroughly.  Mix cream cheese, mayo and ranch dressing mix until creamy.  Spread on crust.  Sprinkle veggies etc on mixture and top with grated cheese.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.