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- Pecan crusted Pork Chops<\/a><\/li>\n
- Coconut Shrimp Soup<\/a><\/li>\n
- Baked Ricotta Chicken w\/ Pesto Green Beans<\/a><\/li>\n
- Grilling Cheese w\/ Chimichurri<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Pecan-crusted Pork Chops<\/h3>\n
Our FirstTaste of the Green Chef<\/a> entree was the Pecan-crusted Pork Chops<\/a>. The recipe and direction were printed on a high-quality water-proof sheet. On the front is a description of the ingredients, prep time, and various other info (nutritional, utensils. etc)<\/p>\n
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<\/a>A much, much tastier version of putting the lime in the coconut, plus no doctor has to be called up..<\/p><\/div>\n
The exact amount of ingredients for each meal has been pre-measured<\/a>\u2014no waste! You do need to have your own pans and utensils, though \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
All the packaging materials are recyclable.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>I am going to eat every single thing in this photo\u2014although probably not all at one sitting (it’s aLOT).<\/p><\/div>\n
The vegetables were already portioned out<\/a>\u00a0so all we had to do was to cut things up<\/a> according to the directions, in the order prescribed<\/a>, and flavored<\/a> for cooking.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Mis en place, people, mis en place.<\/p><\/div>\n
The overall cooking time was listed as 30 minutes, and eleven of them were allotted to sauteing the various vegetables<\/a>. This estimate was spot on.<\/p>\n
The first into the pan were the squash and peppers, followed by the chopped onions, and finally the collard greens.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Too bad Smell-O-Vision never caught on…<\/p><\/div>\n
With the vegetables cooked, next up was the pork chops. A few minutes on the pan to sear them on each side and they were ready for the topping (Creole Dijonnaise w\/ avocado mayo<\/a> and chopped pecans<\/a>). Five to seven minutes in\u00a0the oven<\/a>, and everything was set for plating.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>THIS was smeared (in a good way) on THOSE, THEY went into THAT, and bingo-bango-bongo, dinner was ready.<\/p><\/div>\n
The directions recommended giving the pork chops a 3 minute rest<\/a> before slicing<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Any way you slice it…you know the rest.<\/p><\/div>\n
FirstTaste Thoughts<\/h3>\n
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- The recipe was easy to follow;<\/li>\n
- The timing and steps were correctly estimated and sequenced;<\/li>\n
- The spices and sauces were flavorful;<\/li>\n
- The dish<\/a> came out looking very close to the photo<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
- Coconut Shrimp Soup<\/a><\/li>\n
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