Simplicity

I was the first one home so dinner fell to me. When the wife and kids arrived, she said something interesting. "I love it when you cook dinner. When I make dinner, I make it too complicated."

I try to keep things to two pans max...one if possible. Tonight was pan fried pork chops and bow tie pasta & broccoli.

4 pork chops (more if your family is larger)
Herbs de Provence
s & p
Olive oil
Bow tie pasta
Italian cheese (romano or parmesan or both)
Broccoli
Garlic

Marinade pork chops in a Pyrex dish with olive oil, garlic, HDP and S&P to taste

Heat oven to 425
Cook pasta
While pasta is cooking, boil water to steam broccoli
Heat more olive oil in oven safe pan for chops
Sear pork chops on one side till brown and turn. Cook for 2 more minutes
Steam broccoli
Put chops in oven for about 10 minutes tops depending on thickness
Once pasta and broccoli are done, put in one pot and add cheese to taste; mix and cover
Take chops from oven and put on platter
Put chops pan on stove, scrape out fatty chunks and boil down juices for about a minute; when done, pour over chops and serve with broccoli and pasta in seperate dish

Start to finish should take about a half hour.


Cook pasta

While pasta is cooking,