Name: Mexican Pork Chop Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Vegetable oil, or as needed - 1 tablespoon; Pork chops - 6; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Uncooked rice - 1 ½ cups; Water - 3 cups; Tomato sauce, or more to taste - 1 (8 ounce) can; Taco seasoning mix - ½ (1 ounce) package; Red bell pepper, sliced into rings - 1; Shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Mexican Pork Chop Casserole

1. Vegetable oil, or as needed 1 tablespoon

2. Pork chops 6

3. Salt 1 teaspoon

4. Uncooked rice 1 ½ cups

5. Water 3 cups

6. Tomato sauce, or more to taste 1 (8 ounce) can

7. Taco seasoning mix ½ (1 ounce) package

8. Red bell pepper, sliced into rings 1

9. Shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Mexican Pork Chop Casserole

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pork chops in the hot oil, in batches if necessary, until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer chops to a 9x13-inch baking dish and season with salt. Pour rice around the pork chops.

3 . Stage

Mix water, tomato sauce, and taco seasoning together in a bowl. Pour over pork chops and rice. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until rice is tender and liquid is mostly absorbed, about 1 hour. Remove cover and top with bell pepper rings and Cheddar cheese. Continue baking until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes more.