{"id":85,"date":"2006-12-20T15:42:05","date_gmt":"2006-12-20T21:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/20\/cajun-pork-chops-with-a-pasta-salad\/"},"modified":"2006-12-20T16:59:01","modified_gmt":"2006-12-20T22:59:01","slug":"cajun-pork-chops-with-a-pasta-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/20\/cajun-pork-chops-with-a-pasta-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Cajun Pork Chops with a Pasta Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/images\/cajun-pork-chops.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"190\" alt=\"Cajun Pork Chops Recipe\" title=\"Serving of Cajun Pork Chops\" align=\"right\"\/>Want something that&#8217;s quick to make on a weeknight, and yet has great flavor and nutrition; then try this recipe for Cajun Seasoned Pork Chops.  In only takes about 20 minutes to cook the chops, and meanwhile you&#8217;re making the pasta salad, which is a jiffy when made with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/mccormick_salad_supreme.php\" title=\"McCormick Salad Supreme\">Salad Supreme<\/a>&reg;.<\/p>\n<p><b>Recipe for Cajun Seasoned Pork Chops<\/b><br \/>\nThis recipe is so easy, I&#8217;m not sure if it really should be called a recipe!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; 2 Center Cut Pork Chops <b>[per serving]<\/b>, all visible fat removed\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/mccormick_cajun_seasoning.php\" title=\"McCormick Cajun Seasoning\">Cajun Seasoning<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Place 1 tbsp of olive or canola oil in a non-stick skillet, and heat over medium heat for 1 minute.\n<\/li>\n<li>Reduce heat to low. Add the pork chops, and sprinkle with Cajun Seasoning.\n<\/li>\n<li>Cover pan, and cook 8 &#8211; 10 minutes, depending on thickness of the chops, until lightly browned.  Thin chops made need less time.  Turn, season other side with Cajun Seasoning and cook other side about 5 &#8211; 7 minutes.\n<\/li>\n<li>Serve with Pasta Salad (recipe below).\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/images\/pasta-salad-garden-vegetables.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"220\" alt=\"Pasta Salad with Salad Supreme\" title=\"Pasta Salad made with Salad Supreme\" align=\"right\"\/><br \/>\n<b>Pasta Salad with Garden Vegetables<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 pound spaghetti noodles\n<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/mccormick_salad_supreme.php\" title=\"Salad Supreme Seasoning\">McCormick Salad Supreme<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Italian Salad Dressing\n<\/li>\n<li>Cherry tomatoes\n<\/li>\n<li>Sliced cucumber\n<\/li>\n<li>Sliced baby carrots\n<\/li>\n<li>Sliced bell pepper\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol title=\"To Make Pasta Salad\">\n<li>Cook pasta according to package directions.\n<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables. Mix 1\/2 cup Italian Salad Dressing with the Salad Supreme.\n<\/li>\n<li>When pasta is cooked to your desired liking, cool it under cold running water and place in a serving bowl large enough for the pasta, and vegetables.\n<\/li>\n<li>Add the vegetables to the pasta and mix.\n<\/li>\n<li>Pour the Salad Supreme\/Italian Dressing seasoning over top of the pasta and toss gently to season pasta and vegetables.\n<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle each serving with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\nSalad Supreme\u00c2\u00ae is a registered trademark of McCormick &#038; Co Inc, Hunt Valley, Md 21031<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want something that&#8217;s quick to make on a weeknight, and yet has great flavor and nutrition; then try this recipe for Cajun Seasoned Pork Chops. In only takes about 20 minutes to cook the chops, and meanwhile you&#8217;re making the pasta salad, which is a jiffy when made with Salad Supreme&reg;. Recipe for Cajun Seasoned &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4,8,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cooking_ideas","category-main-dishes","category-pork","category-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spiceplace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}