Whole30 + Keto Pork Chops with Red Pepper Salsa
Pork chops with a fresh and flavorful roasted red pepper, parsley and almond sauce – an easy and healthy 30 minute dinner that is paleo, gluten free, dairy free, low carb and Whole30.
I am officially the finder of all things in our house. If you need to know where something is, just ask me. If I don’t know where it is, it is most definitely lost.
Or at least that’s what Shawn thinks. He must assume I have a running catalog system in my brain of every item in our house. I can’t tell you how many times a day he asks me where something is.
Shawn: Hey Nat, do we have cayenne pepper?
Me: Yes, it’s in the spice cabinet.
Shawn: I can’t find it.
Me: Did you move the jars around and look?
Shawn: …….oh, here it is.
Take that conversation, and multiply it by at least 10.
Have you seen my hat? (Yes, it’s on the door knob of you closet.) Where are my headphones? (They’re rolled up and hanging on the coat rack.) I can’t find my shoes anywhere! (One is by the headboard, the other is kicked under the baby’s changing table.) Did you clean my work shirts? (Yesterday, they’re folded in your drawer.)
The guys not completely helpless. I’m certain he could find all these things on his own. I just tell myself he is very efficient, and doesn’t want to waste time looking when he knows I know exactly where it all is.
My favorite question he asks me is “What’s for dinner?” He gets so excited, because he knows I’m always cooking up new, delicious recipes. He got a big smile on his face when I told him these pork chops with chunky red pepper sauce were on the menu. This recipe is a big favorite in our house.
I love cooking pork for dinner.
This dinner is so quick and easy to throw together. It’s done in less than 30 minutes, so it’s perfect for busy weeknights.
I sear the pork chops in my cast iron skillet to give them a gorgeous golden crust, then finish cooking them in the oven. While they’re cooking in the oven, I make the chunky red pepper sauce in my food processor. The sauce is the real star of the recipe. So bright and flavorful. It’s made with roasted red peppers (You can use jarred or roast your own), fresh parsley, almonds, garlic, tomato, red wine vinegar and olive oil. A few pulses, and it’s done!
Whole30 + Keto Pork Chops with Red Pepper Salsa
Ingredients
Pork Chops
- 4 Pork Chops, about 1.5 pounds (I get my pork from ButcherBox, which I highly recommend)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
Instructions
Roasting The Bell Pepper
- Preheat your oven to 475ºF.
- Cut the bell pepper in half, remove the ribs and seeds. Place it cut side DOWN on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Roast for 25 minutes, until soft and the skin is charred.
- Remove from the oven, allow it to cool to room temperature. Peel the charred outer skin off with your fingers. Discard the skin. Keep the roasted red pepper for the sauce.
Pork Chops
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees with the oven rack in the middle. Preheat a cast iron skillet (or heavy bottomed skillet) over medium heat.
- Pat the pork chops dry, season with salt and pepper.
- Add the avocado oil to the skillet. Cook about 3-5 minutes on the first side. Flip when golden brown. Brown on all sides and edges. Transfer the cast iron skillet to the oven to finish cooking. I like my pork chops cooked medium well. Cook the pork chops until they reach an internal temperature of 165ºF. Depending on how thick your pork chops are, they'll cook in the oven anywhere from 5-15 more minutes.
- Remove the pork chops from the oven, and transfer to a plate to rest for 5 minutes.
Red Pepper Salsa
- While the pork chops are in the oven, combine the roasted red pepper, parsley, almonds, garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar + salt. Pulse about 20 times until the mixture is combined but still chunky. You want it to look like a chunky salsa. Set aside.
Serving
- Serve the pork chops warm, topped with the red pepper salsa.
More Pork Chop Recipes
Pork Chops with Orange Pecan Pesto
Pork Chops with Vanilla Apples and Shallots
Rosemary Honey Mustard Pork Tenderloin
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10 Comments on “Whole30 + Keto Pork Chops with Red Pepper Salsa”
These pork chops were so delicious! The red pepper sauce really makes the dish. We put the extra sauce on some roasted vegetables and that was awesome too!
I am so happy you like my pork chops Charity! I love that you add the red pepper sauce to your roasted veggies. I do that too and think it is so delicious.
Hi! I am making the this right now and it’s already smelling so good! I’m in the middle of making the red pepper salsa and just noticed the picture of all the ingredients in the food processor shows that there are tomatoes and pepper but in the actual recipe they aren’t listed. What do I do?!?
I double checked the picture and it does have a tomato in it Heather. Here’s the deal. When I cook I tend to improvise. The day I shot this recipe I had an extra tomato I needed to use so I threw it in the food processor. It is not in the recipe, but you could add one if you would like. Sorry for the confusion. Sure hope it turned out delicious!
That red pepper sauce is pretty much calling my name! These pork chops look SO flavorful and perfect Monday dinner material if you ask me!! ;)
This pork looks so fantastic, Natalie. And that sauucceeeeeee….drooling. Pinned!!
Luckily, my husband hardly ever asks where things are…but I know how men can be! :) These pork chops look SO good, Natalie! I haven’t made pork chops in such a long time, so I definitely need to…loving that red pepper sauce!
I’m not going to be able to stop thinking about that red pepper sauce all day! These pork chops sound amazing. Thanks for sharing…and thanks for keeping your husband organized! #client
Clayton called me at work once to ask where the orange juice was………WHERE THE ORANGE JUICE WAS?!?! I said….”the fridge….”
hahahahaha!! What is it with these husbands?!