Fajita-Spiced Pork Chop Bulgur Bowls
with Tomato, Pickled Jalapeño & Creamy Salsa Verde
- Wheat
- Eggs
- Milk
We love to end a day with a hearty meal that balances delicious flavors and enticing textures all in one satisfying bowl. You’ll top a base of scallion, tomato, and jalapeño-studded bulgur wheat with juicy fajita-spiced pork chops, and drizzle it all with homemade creamy salsa verde. Finish with a sprinkle of crisp sliced scallions and tangy pickled jalapeño, then curl up in your fave spot and prepare to be bowled over!
Ingredients
2 clove
Garlic
2 unit
Scallions
1 unit
Jalapeño
1 unit
Lime
1 unit
Tomato
1 tablespoon
Fajita Spice Blend
½ cup
Bulgur Wheat
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
10 ounce
Pork Chops
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Salt
Pepper
¼ teaspoon
Sugar
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince or grate garlic; reserve a pinch in a small bowl (you’ll use it in Step 5). Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Thinly slice jalapeño into rounds, removing ribs and seeds for less heat; mince a few rounds until you have 1 tsp (2 tsp for 4 servings). Zest and quarter lime. Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium heat. Add scallion whites, remaining garlic, and ½ tsp Fajita Spice Blend (1 tsp for 4 servings). Cook, stirring, until softened and fragrant, 2-3 minutes. • Add bulgur, stock concentrate, 1 cup water (2 cups for 4), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until water is absorbed and bulgur is tender, 12-15 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• In a second small microwave-safe bowl, combine sliced jalapeño, juice from half the lime (whole lime for 4 servings), ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4), and a pinch of salt. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally.
• Pat pork* dry with paper towels. Season all over with remaining Fajita Spice Blend, salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side. • Transfer to a cutting board to rest.
• To bowl with reserved garlic, add mayonnaise, sour cream, a squeeze of lime juice (two squeezes for 4 servings), a big pinch of lime zest, and a pinch of minced jalapeño to taste. (TIP: If you like some zesty heat, add a small splash of jalapeño pickling liquid in place of, or in addition to, lime juice.) Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
• Fluff bulgur with a fork. Stir in tomato, half the scallion greens, remaining lime zest, a squeeze of lime juice, and as much remaining minced jalapeño as you like. Season with salt and pepper. • Thinly slice pork crosswise. • Divide bulgur between shallow bowls; top with pork. Drizzle everything with crema; garnish with remaining scallion greens and as much pickled jalapeño (draining first) as you like. Serve.
Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the vibrant, well-balanced flavors, especially the fajita-spiced pork and zesty lime crema 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Most found it easy to follow, though some wanted a clearer list-style format for instructions.
- Suggestions: Consider adding bell peppers or more veggies for extra crunch and nutrition; adjust lime to taste.
- Portions: Some felt it could be more filling; a few suggested increasing the bulgur or adding tortilla strips.
- Bulgur: Many enjoyed trying bulgur for the first time; others preferred rice or found the texture unusual.
- Spice level: While some loved the pickled jalapeños, others found them too spicy or underwhelming.
Reviews from our home cooks
This bowl was delicious. I really like rice bowls, so it was nice trying something different with the bulgur. The pickled jalapenos turned out very tasty and were super easy to make. The fajita-spiced pork chop was also delicious; I appreciate the amount of seasoning. The creamy sauce was also a great addition and I really like the lime flavor. This has been my favorite meal so far, but it would be nice if the recipe called for more vegetables to make it a little healthier.
Yum! I didnt know what bulgur was until I got this meal and I really enjoyed it! The pickled jalapenos are a great touch for someone like me who loves a bit of spice!
Not too wild about the cream so put it on the side, really liked the bulgur, very easy to cook, unfortunately the jalapeño was not at all spicy.
This was delicious: seasoning, sauce, pickled jalapenos all added to the great flavor. The bulgur really absorbed the flavors added.
I was very skeptical about this recipe when I ordered it, but we liked it a lot. Never thought we would eat pickled jalapeños but they were so good in this.
Hit the spot- jalepeno, lime, sour cream, garlic- flavor was on point just needed a bell pepper is something to round the meal off and it would've been perfect!
Incredible combination of flavors, even the jalapeño which was as mild as any pickle you've ever tasted, only tastier.
Easy to cook and delicious. My 14 year old son felt that it should have had more lime.
The pork chop seasoning was really good and I liked the crema. There was something about the lime, possibly the zest, that left a rather bitter aftertaste that I didn't like. Also the tomato wasn't very ripe.
I wasn't a big fan of the bulgar-never had it before but now I know. I really only liked the meat with the fajita spice on it, that was really good.
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