Grilled Pork Chops with Quinoa, Asparagus and Mushrooms

Last updated on April 13th, 2018 at 01:58 pm

Grilled Pork Chops with Quinoa, Asparagus and Mushrooms! Melt in your mouth juicy pork chops served with super flavorful quinoa, sautéed mushrooms and asparagus.

I know I usually bring you one pot meals but this time, I used 3, and you can get away with using only 2 if you grill your pork chops on the grill, but it was raining today, so I used my grill pan. But even though I’m using more than one pot here, it’s still an easy meal to prepare and so flavorful. I love all the elements of this dish, and when put together, you got yourself one incredible dinner that your whole family can enjoy, and I think it’s quite healthy too. I mean quinoa and veggies, come on.

I used red quinoa because it’s all I had in my pantry, but any quinoa will work with this recipe. I wanted to infuse as much flavor into the quinoa so that it’s not bland, so I first sautéed an onion together with some garlic and added some white wine. I seasoned this with some smoked paprika, salt, pepper a bit of lemon juice, hot sauce and cooked it all in some beef broth. It turned out amazing, I got the deep flavors I was going for and loved it. This quinoa can be served with fish or chicken as well, it could really be a meal on its own.

The mushrooms and asparagus are quite easy to make, I simply cooked the mushrooms first in a bit of olive oil until they were starting to brown, then added the chopped asparagus and cooked for a couple minutes until they softened a bit. The only seasoning here was salt and pepper.

But now we come to my favorite part, the pork chops. So easy to grill, and only seasoned with salt and pepper, then a bit of butter and they melt in your mouth. So delicious and perfect. I really love this meal, you’ve got your proteins, your quinoa which is supposed to be good for you and your veggies. Perfect kind of dinner in my book.

Try out these other pork recipes for dinner!

• Rosemary Garlic Pork Roast
• Mexican Pork Stew
• Greek Pork Loin Ribs and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner

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Grilled Pork Chops with Quinoa, Asparagus and Mushrooms

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Total Time

50 mins

 

Grilled Pork Chops with Quinoa, Asparagus and Mushrooms! Melt in your mouth juicy pork chops served with super flavorful quinoa, sautéed mushrooms and asparagus.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

Calories: 557 kcal

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Ingredients

For Quinoa

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 3 cloves garlic chopped
• 2 cups uncooked quinoa
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
• 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp hot sauce I used Sriracha
• 3 1/2 cups beef broth or chicken broth
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

For Asparagus and Mushrooms

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 12 oz mushrooms chopped
• 1 lb bunch asparagus ends trimmed and chopped into small pieces, 1
• 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
• 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste

For Pork Chops

• 6 pork chops bone in
• 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
• 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
• 2 tbsp butter optional
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped

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Instructions

For Quinoa

1. In a saucepan or Dutch oven heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chopped onion and cook for a couple minutes until the onion becomes soft and translucent. Add the chopped garlic and cook for 30 more seconds until it becomes aromatic.
2. Stir in the quinoa and cook for 2 minutes, just until it gets a bit toasty, but you don't want to burn it. Stir in the white wine. Season with salt, pepper, smoked paprika, chili powder, add the hot sauce, beef broth and lemon juice. Stir everything together, bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot with a lid and simmer until the quinoa is tender, it should take about 15 minutes. All the liquid should be absorbed once it's cooked.

For Asparagus and Mushrooms

1. While the quinoa is cooking cook the mushrooms and asparagus. In a skillet heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the chopped mushrooms and cook until the mushrooms start to brown. Add the chopped asparagus, season everything with salt and pepper and cook for 2 more minutes until the asparagus softens a bit.

For Pork Chops

1. Season the pork chops on both sides generously with salt and pepper. Grill the pork chops uncovered over medium high heat until they brown on each side, first side should take about 5 minutes per side. Top each pork chop with a bit of butter while they're still hot.
2. Serve the pork chops together with the quinoa, mushrooms and asparagus and garnish everything with a bit of parsley.

Recipe Notes

I used a grill pan for the pork chops but if the weather permits, you can use your barbecue. 

 

Any type of quinoa will work.

 

I used beef stock to cook the quinoa but you can use any type of stock that you prefer.

 

If you don't want to use alcohol then replace the wine with more stock.

 

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

 

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