Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes

I've been a little under the weather lately and every time I get sick I get homesick. Seeing as how I am not able to go home for a couple weeks, I decided to make one of my childhood favorites and bring a little bit of home to me. 

Tonight's dinner is Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes. The pork chops are a classic that my mom always makes and the scalloped potatoes was something new I wanted to try. I also made more Green Giant green beans with almonds that aren't pictured until the last photo. Refer to my other posts for information on Green Giant veggies!

As always, this is all easy, inexpensive and doesn't take very long to make!

Pork Chops

-Shake 'N Bake Original Pork (comes with coating mix and a shaker bags)

-Pork chops (bone-in or boneless...I used bone-in)

Scalloped Potatoes

-Betty Crocker Scalloped Potatoes (comes with potatoes and sauce mix)

-3 tablespoons margarine or butter

-2 2/3 cups of BOILING water

1 1/2 cups milk

The potatoes can be cooked in the oven or over the stove but I used the oven.

Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Stir sauce mix, boiling water, milk and margarine with a whisk in a 2-quart casserole. Stir in potatoes.

Bake uncovered about 32 minutes or until top is golden brown and potatoes are tender (sauce will thicken as it stands). Stir before serving.

Heat oven to 425. Moisten pork chops with water.

Shake the chops, 1 or 2 at a time, in the shaker bag with 1 package of the coating mix.

Bake in ungreased for foil-lined pan for 15 minutes or until done (minimum internal temperature of 160 degrees with the meat thermometer).

So. Good. :)

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Fish Pasta and Easy Mac 'N Cheese

This fish dish was once again made by Robert. I simply made the mac 'n cheese and the pasta. Robert deserves all the credit for not only making this dinner but for inventing it as well.

I would also like to give thanks to my MaMaw for the beautiful plate pictured below and in the upcoming posts. She thought I should spice up my blog with colorful plates instead of using bland whites ones all the time. They are from Target and contrary to their pottery-like looks, they are plastic and "unbreakable". I put that in quotations because me being me, have been able to break several "unbreakable" plates and bowls so only time will tell if the plate will live up to its name.



This is actually last nights dinner. I was in a rush to get to work and didn't have time to post this beforehand. The dinner is a delicious fish pasta, mac 'n cheese and teriyaki vegetables. Again, Robert deserves the credit and the tilapia used in the pasta is the best fish he has made yet. :)

Fish Pasta

-Tilapia filets (we used 2)

-Knorr Pasta Sides Butter & Herb

-Garlic Salt

-Lemon Juice

-Pam or other nonstick cooking spray

Mac 'N Cheese

-Elbow Macaroni

-Velveeta Cheese

Green Giant Teriyaki Vegetables



This fish is made the exact same way as it was in my first post, so if you need instructions refer to (Robert's) Easy Tilapia.

Cook the fish using the pan, garlic salt, and lemon juice. Meanwhile boil water in 2 3 quart saucepans; one for the maraconi and one for the butter and herb pasta.

Once the water boils add the Knorr side to one of the saucepans and follow the intructions given. In the other pot add the elbow macaroni. Once it is cooked, drain the water and replace the macaroni in the saucepan. 

Meanwhile, chop up the velveeta cheese into cubes. Once the water is drained, reduce the heat to low and add the cheese cubes, constantly stirring until completely melted. 

Chop up the fish in the pan. You can just leave it whole and eat it with the pasta but we chopped it up into fine peices and added it directly into the pasta itself. This allowed us to conserve the fish filets. 

This is what the pasta will look like after the pasta is fully cooked and the fish is added.

Bona petit! It is absolutely delicious and very fulfilling. I hope you enjoy it just as much as we do!



Although we specifically used Knorr Sides, there are many variations you can use. You can just make rotini or speghetti noodles and add the fish to that. You could also add some alfredo sauce to that and make a whole new dish. Let me know if you need or want any ideas! I have plenty :)

If you do decide to use Knorr Sides there is a Butter & Herb Rice dish along with other noodle/rice variations if you would prefer one of those instead.

Also keep in mind there are several store brand names of side pasta/rice items if you would prefer those instead.

Chicken and Rice Casserole

This is one of my all time favorite recipes. My mom used to make this a lot so I made sure to bring this recipe with me when I moved out. I absolutely love it, and haven't met anyone who doesn't.

This dish is paired with Green Giant's Green Beans & Almonds. The veggie is for you mom ;) Roberts mom was the one who introduced me to Green Giant, and I thank her for that. All their side dishes require little to no work and are delicious...and healthy! You really can't beat that! You can cook the green beans on the stove top or you can take the easiest method and microwave them. They come in a pouch so they steam in the bag while they cook. Delicious.

Side note: I tend to buy brand names such as Green Giant when there are "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" deals at the local grocery store. If you're looking to save money the store brands are typically cheaper but have the same great taste :)


Chicken and Rice Casserole
-1 can french onion soup
-1 can water
-1 stick margarine
-1 cup rice (uncooked)
-chicken peices (skinless)

Melt margarine in a 9x13 dish. Add soup, water and rice. Salt and pepper chicken and place in the rice mixture.

Bake, uncovered at 350 for 1 hour.

Easy right?! Digg in! 2 minute assembly and the work is done :)

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