Weeknight Dinners: Pork Chops With Dijon Cream Sauce

I found this recipe through Cooking Light. It was among a bunch of promotional recipes designed to get you to sign up for a subscription. This meal was so easy and delicious that I probably should indeed become a Cooking Light subscriber! 

PORK CHOPS WITH DIJON CREAM SAUCE

Ingredients:

• 4 (4 oz) boneless center-cut loin pork chops (1/2 inch thick)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• cooking spray
• 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 2/3 cup fat-free half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon Dijo mustard
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Directions:

1. Sprinkle both sides of pork with salt and pepper
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add pork and cook 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until lightly brown and done. Transfer pork to a serving plate and keep warm.
3. Add broth to pan, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Stir in half-and-half, mustard and lemon juice. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 6 minutes or until sauce is slightly thick. Spoon sauce over pork; sprinkle with parsley if desired.