Long gone are the lazy days of summer! ‘Back to school’ is one of the busiest times of the year for families. I find myself including more and more 30 minute, slow cooker, make ahead and super fast clean up meals in our weekly meal plan. I LOVE the Reynold’s Oven Bags and have used them for years, especially when I worked outside of the home and had even less time for cooking and clean up! The oven bags aren’t just for turkey – you can prepare your main or side dish in a Reynold’s Oven Bag for easy prep and easy clean-up. I was thrilled to be asked to share one of our favorite Reynold’s Oven Bag recipes with you guys!
{Sweet & Sour} Pork Chops & Vegetables
Ingredients
Reynold’s Oven Bag
2 Tbsp flour
4 boneless pork chops (about 1.5 lbs)
2 small heads or 1 large head broccoli, cut into florets
8 oz fresh sliced mushrooms
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1/4 cup melted unsalted butter
1 cup granulated Sugar
4 tablespoons Ketchup
¼ cup White Vinegar
¼ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/4 cup Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
1 chicken bouillon cube, crumbled
3 cloves garlic, minced
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, ketchup, white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, chicken bouillon, and garlic. Set aside. Place flour into an oven bag, keep bag closed tightly and shake the bag around. Place bag in a 13×9 pan. Place pork chops in a single layer in the bag. Put vegetables on top of pork chops, then pour sweet and sour sauce over the vegetables and pork. Mix it around a little with your hand outside the bag to make sure the sauce is evenly distributed. Use the tie to close the oven bag. Cut 6 half inch slits on the top of the bag to allow steam to escape. Tuck the ends of the bag in the pan. Bake for 1 hour or until pork is completely cooked through and veggies are tender. Serve over cooked rice or noodles.
As you can see, Reynolds Oven Bags aren’t just for baking a turkey or chicken. They’re an easy solution for delicious meals with very little clean up.
Try one of these other simple meals that are sure to please the entire family without messing up the kitchen:
Italian Sausage
Prep Oven Bag according to directions on the box.
Fill oven bag with your favorite type of sausage and roughly chopped peppers and onions.
Cook until sausage is well done and vegetables are fork-tender.
Serve with fresh bread.
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
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