Pork Chops with Pepper Jam Pan Sauce
plus Smoky Creamed Lentils & Roasted Carrots
- Milk
Creamy, smoky, sweet, and savory, this meal elevates juicy pork chops with sweet and savory red pepper jam sauce. You’ll serve the saucy chops alongside tender lentils swirled with smoky red pepper crema and crème fraîche, and earthy roasted carrots. Sprinkle with scallion greens for a crisp, zippy garnish.
Ingredients
12 ounce
Carrot
2 tablespoon
Crème Fraîche
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
4 tablespoon
Smoky Red Pepper Crema
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Lentils
1 teaspoon
Chili Powder
1 unit
Red Pepper Jam
2 unit
Scallions
10 ounce
Pork Chops
Not included in your delivery
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.
Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces (if carrots are on the larger side, halve lengthwise first).
Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes.
While carrots roast, trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Drain and rinse lentils.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds.
Add lentils, stock concentrate, red pepper crema, chili powder, and 2 TBSP water (4 TBSP for 4 servings); stir until combined. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 6-8 minutes. TIP: If lentils seem too soupy, increase the heat under the pot and cook until thickened to your liking.
Meanwhile, pat pork* dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook until browned and cooked through, 3-4 minutes per side. (If pork begins to brown too quickly, lower heat.) Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
Stir crème fraîche and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) into pot with lentils. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
Heat pan used for pork over medium heat; add ¼ cup water, jam, and 1 TBSP butter (½ cup water and 2 TBSP butter for 4 servings). Cook, stirring, until butter has melted and sauce has thickened, 1-2 minutes.
Thinly slice pork crosswise.
Divide pork, creamed lentils, and carrots between plates in separate sections. Spoon pepper jam sauce over pork; sprinkle with scallion greens. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The pepper jam pan sauce was a highlight for many, pairing beautifully with the pork. The creamed lentils, however, divided reviewers — some loved the smoky, spiced depth; others found them too spicy or texturally off-putting.
- Ease of prep: Timing the pork, lentils, and carrots simultaneously can be tricky; read through all the steps before starting to stay on track.
- Suggestions: Add the chili powder gradually rather than all at once, as several reviewers found the full amount made the lentils too spicy 🌶️. If the jam sauce seems thin, reduce the water slightly or simmer a little longer to help it thicken.
- Leftovers: No substantive feedback on leftovers was provided by reviewers.
Reviews from our home cooks
Wow - the chili powder in the lentils had more heat than I expected! (I need to figure out where you all get your chili powder b/c mine is barely detectable compared to yours.) We enjoyed this new meal and a new way to incorporate lentils into our diet.
We will make this again. The lentils were so tasty with a chili powder kick. The smokey red pepper cream way unique and enhanced the lentils.
This was really great. The pan sauce didn't thicken up like I thought it should but it was tasty nonetheless.
We loved the creamed lentils side. Would never have thought of that! Keep as a side option choice on future meals
This was good and could have been great but the lentils were way too spicy. The flavor was wonderful just too spicy to enjoy.
We had never made lentils this way before and loved it!
LOVED how much lentils side dish came with this hearty dish.
delish! the pepper jam was a perfect compliment to the whole dish
Another delish flavor combo! All ingreds completed each other. Big fan!
It was delicious but the recipe for the sauce needs tweaking it did not thicken at all. To much water
