Creamy Red Pepper Pork Chops
with Rice & Roasted Zucchini
- Milk
A great pan sauce can make a great dish into an outstanding one. You’ll swirl savory-sweet red pepper jam with tangy crème fraîche to make a sumptuous sauce that’s drizzled over tender seared pork chops. Simply sautéed zucchini rounds out the plate, and fluffy white rice soaks up all those delicious flavors.
Ingredients
½ cup
White Rice
1 unit
Zucchini
2 unit
Scallions
10 ounce
Pork Chops
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
1 unit
Red Pepper Jam
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
2 tablespoon
Crème Fraîche
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
4 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • In a small pot, combine rice, 3⁄4 cup water (11⁄2 cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into 1⁄4-inch-thick half-moons. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and season with salt and pepper. • Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, 5-7 minutes (7-10 minutes for 4 servings). Turn off heat; transfer to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Wipe out pan.
• While zucchini cooks, pat pork* dry with paper towels; season all over with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for zucchini over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board. Wipe out pan.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for pork over medium-low heat. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Stir in jam, stock concentrates, 1⁄4 cup water, and 1 TBSP butter (1/3 cup water and 2 TBSP butter for 4 servings); cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened, 2-4 minutes. • Remove from heat and stir in crème fraîche until combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Fluff rice with a fork. Thinly slice pork crosswise. • Divide rice and zucchini between plates. Top rice with pork and drizzle with pan sauce. Garnish with scallion greens and serve.
Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the creamy red pepper sauce, calling it delicious and a great complement to the pork and rice 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, though some found timing tricky with components finishing at different temperatures.
- Suggestions: Consider adding more herbs or spices to boost flavor; roast zucchini instead of sautéing for better texture.
- Portions: Several wished for more zucchini; one small zucchini wasn't enough for two servings.
- Texture: Some found the pork slightly tough; cook for less time or at a lower heat for more tenderness.
Reviews from our home cooks
Sauce was delicious. I really like variety, so having a different sauce for an otherwise typical combination (pork chops, rice, veggies) is great. Also liked the zucchini. I like the green beans I feel are typically offered with pork chops, but it's nice to have something different. It would be great if recipes had the option to swap out veggies too and not just protein.
This meal had delicious flavor, but I did have some issues with it. The zucchini turned out really slimy in texture, I would have preferred it if it was roasted in the oven. The sauce also didn't thicken like the instructions said it would. Lastly, the rice needed some salt and pepper.
The zucchini is absolutely delightful. Would prefer thicker pork chops - these would come out like cardboard if you cooked them as directed :-(. Sauce was lovely! Makes a very pretty plate too!
Easy and delicious! I added roasted red pepper strips of my own to enhance the recipe.
Sauce with the pork is fantastic!! Love the fresh zucchini as well, they don't have a ton done for them but still shine on their own.
Not at all like the pic. Guess I need better instruction to cook pork chops that aren't so hard to eat. Otherwise, good meal. The sauce worked better on the side so you could dip if preferred. Quite good on the rice.
It's the sauce that gives this dish flavor. One complaint: Not enough rice to spread out and place the pork on it like the photo. Larger portion, please.
The sauce was excellent and really enhanced the flavor of the pork and of the rice.
Easy recipe for serving pork chops. Would love to have more recipes like this to cook in an air fryer.
I cooked these up perfectly! They were juicy and flavorful and the zucchini was so good!
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