Friday, March 2, 2012

Free Bean Pot Recipe: Pork Chops for the Hungry Man







If you are looking for a great Pork Chop recipe for your Bean Pot give this one a try.

Ingredients:
Venetian Home Stoneware Bean Pot
6 Pork Loin chops 1" thick1/2 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1/4 tsp. Garlic powder                                   
1 Tbsp. Oil
1/2 cup Onion Chopped
2 cups Tomato Pasta Sauce
4 cups Cooked Orzo
1 cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded

Directions:
Remove fat from chops.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and garlic powder.
In skillet heat oil over medium heat, add chops and cook about 5 minutes turning once until brown.
Place chops in Bean Pot, sprinkle onion over top.
Add Pasta sauce.
Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

To serve place orzo on plate and top with pork chop and sauce.

Sprinkle cheese on top.


“There is poetry in a pork chop to a hungry man.”  Philip Gibbs (NY Times 1951)



Do not have a Bean Pot you can purchase the  Venetian Home Collection by clicking on the picture above. Leave a comment below if you try this recipe.  What supporting dishes would you also serve?

Decorating:  Looking for a new cookie jar?  When you are not using your Bean Pot to cook in use it for a cookie jar.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Free Bean Pot Recipes: Healthy Italian Roasted Chicken





Somerset Bean Pot

Healthy Italian Roasted Chicken 

1 whole chicken
1 large fresh tomato
1 can tomato sauce 15 ounces
1/4 tsp. sugar
2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp. dried thyme
6 garlic cloves, crushed

Remove all visible fat from chicken do not take the skin off. 

Season with salt & pepper

Rub interior with one crushed garlic clove.
Place the chicken on it’s back.

Slice tomato in half horizontally and squeeze to remove the seeds & juice. Chop tomato & put around chicken.

 Sprinkle with crushed garlic, basil, thyme, sugar, Very little salt and pepper. Pour tomato sauce over Chicken



Cover with lid, cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes
Remove lid and continue to cook for 15 minutes

Tip for using the Bean Pot:  Do not preheat the oven. 

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