Seared Turkish-Spiced Pork Chops
over Couscous with Cannellini Beans & Peas
- Wheat
- Milk
If you’re looking for a hearty weeknight meal that’s on the table in a quick 20 minutes, here’s a winner! You’ll season boneless pork chops with our warming Turkish spice blend, then pan-sear to a juicy finish. In that same pan, you’ll caramelize onion in butter with a shawarma-inspired spice blend of turmeric, cumin, and coriander, then add in tender cannellini beans, springy pearl couscous, and sweet peas for bright contrast. Serve that succulent spiced pork over a generous helping of loaded couscous, and your belly will thank you (over and over!).
Ingredients
½ cup
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Cannellini Beans
4 ounce
Peas
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 tablespoon
Shawarma Spice Blend
1 tablespoon
Turkish Spice Blend
10 ounce
Pork Chops
Not included in your delivery
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • In a small pot, combine couscous, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), stock concentrate, and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until tender, 6-8 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 5.
• While couscous cooks, pat pork* dry with paper towels and season all over with half the Turkish Spice Blend (all for 4 servings), 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, 3-5 minutes per side. • Turn off heat; transfer pork to a cutting board. Wipe out pan; let cool for 1 minute.
• While pork cooks, halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Drain and rinse beans.
• Melt 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for pork over medium-high heat. Add onion, half the Shawarma Spice Blend (all for 4), salt, and pepper; cook, stirring constantly, until browned and softened, 4-6 minutes.
• Reduce heat under pan to medium low; stir in beans, cooked couscous, and peas. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Thinly slice pork crosswise. • Divide couscous mixture between shallow bowls; top with pork. Serve.
Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the Turkish spices and shawarma blend, creating a delicious and exotic taste experience 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Customers praised the quick and simple preparation, with the meal coming together in about 20 minutes.
- Suggestions: Some found it bland; try adding lemon juice, a yogurt sauce, or extra spices to boost flavor.
- Portions: The meal was filling for most, with some noting it provided enough for seconds or leftovers.
- Texture: A few found the bean, pea, and couscous mixture too mushy; consider adding vegetables for more crunch.
Reviews from our home cooks
The combo of spices was out of this world. Pork is our favorite meat and you've taught me so much about new variations, and the couscous and beans was a great mix, a nice change from rice and pasta.
Another fast and easy meal with little prep involved. I liked the Turkish spice blend. Easily split into 5 plates with an extra pork chop. I would make this again.
Different than meals I have had before. I loved the flavors and combination of peas, beans and couscous. Tasty meal!
Simple and quick to prepare and cook w/ a ton of flavor! This was a great meal for a busy week night.
I really liked this. It tasted great, and the portions were well sized. I didn't have to bulk out the meal with extra ingredients from my pantry to feel full
This meal goes together in a flash so you don't have to wait long to dig into the tastiness of the complete dish.
This was a great surprise - wonderful flavor and the second, leftover portion was still really good reheated.
This dish had a lot of potential, but needed finishing touches to make it excellent. I made a chive yogurt sauce and squeezed some lemon over the top and it was perfect. Hot sauce would also be delicious.
The combination of Turkish spice for the pork chops and shawarma spice for the couscous mixture with chickpeas (what I got, not beans) and peas was overkill. It would have been better if the couscous mixture was more neutral in flavor.
RIFE with protein. I think this could benefit from more veg, though. Maybe sub some for the beans.
