- This richly flavored dish can be made with the spice blend of your choice, which coats the pork chops and infuses into the butter that glazes the vegetables.
- You’ll only have one pan to clean: The pork chops and crisp-tender vegetables are cooked in the same ovenproof skillet.
- The recipe also comes together in less than an hour, making it an easy but elegant dinner party entree or a weeknight meal that still feels special.
With the combination of peas, radishes, and mint, this pork chop dish from Melissa Clark encapsulates the flavors of spring. The chops are bathed in a sizzling spice butter until browned and golden, then nestled among the vegetables, which soak up the rich juices as everything roasts in the oven. The whole recipe — excerpted from Clark’s 2022 book Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals — comes together in a single skillet.
Clark’s easy flavor secret
Though it’s applied only to the pork chops, the spice mix that’s rubbed onto the meat at the beginning of the recipe will be what brings the whole dish together. First, the chops are seared in butter; not only does this leave delicious browned bits (aka fond) at the bottom of the pan, but the fat in the butter makes it an excellent carrier of flavor. You’ll remove the pork chops but cook the vegetables in the spiced drippings left in the pan, scraping up the fond as you go. Finishing the meat and vegetables together in the oven ensures the aromatic spices permeate every bite. It’s the perfect shortcut to rich flavor without fuss.
Notes from the Food & Wine Test Kitchen
This recipe showcases Clark’s philosophy of ease and enjoyment in the kitchen, and that means that you should swap in whatever vegetables you prefer: She suggests broccoli, spinach, and new potatoes as options.
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