Rinsing vegetables and Meat

Here are a few tips I learned at Weight Watchers...

When warming a can of veggies, rinse them in water before heating to lower the sodium content.

After cooking hamburger, rinse in colander under hot water to rinse off the fat.

Parmesan Pan-Seared Pork Chops

I made this for dinner tonight.  It was a new recipe and was really yummy.  Everyone liked it, even the kids!  I am definitely going to add it to my regular recipes.

2 eggs
1 C. dried italian style bread crumbs
3/4 C. parmesan cheese
4 pork chops-boneless, center-cut, 1/2 inch thick
salt and pepper
6 T. EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
1 lemon (optional)

Whisk eggs in pie plate.  place bread crumbs on separate plate.  Place parmesan on separate plate (3rd plate).  Sprinkle the pork chops with S&P.  Coat chops completely in parmesan.  Dip chops in eggs.  Coat chops with bread crumbs.  Heat 3 T. oil in large skillet over medium heat.  Add pork chops (2 per batch) and cook until golden brown about 6 minutes per side.  Serve with lemon wedge.

I made a few modifications...
I forgot to S&P at the beginning so I did it once they were in the pan.  I used an electric frying pan at 300 degrees for 6 minutes on each side (cooking all 4 at once).  I cut one open and it was still pink.  So I put the cover on, reduced the heat to 200 degrees and cooked until no longer pink.  We did really like the lemon squirted on top, but it was good without also.