The Way to a Man's Heart- Dr. Pepper Pork Chops

This is a tried and true favorite around my house and so simple combining to of my husband's favorite things— Dr. Pepper and ketchup! LOL I just fixed in the last week or so, and I forgot to take a picture, so you'll just have to imagine how yummy it looks (sorry.)

Dr. Pepper Pork Chops

Ingredients-

4 average-sized Pork Chops

2/3-1 cup Dr. Pepper

2/3-1 cup Ketchup

1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

1 Tablespoon dried Oregano or Italian Seasoning

Directions-

1.      Preheat oven to 400º

2.      Place pork chops in a baking pan or glass casserole dish large enough that the sides of the chops aren’t touching

3.      In a small mixing bowl, whisk together Dr. Pepper, Ketchup, Worcestershire Sauce and Seasoning until well blended

4.      Pour over the chops

5.      Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the desired tenderness.

6.      Serve with small amount of juices over the meat

#SCENTsational Saturday- The Way to a Man's Heart- Meatloaf

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Taryn's Meatloaf

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef

1 egg

approximately 1/2 cup Quick Oats

Salt & Pepper

Ketchup

1/2 small onion, diced fine

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350º-375º

Mix ground beef, egg, 1/2 cup Quick Oats (enough to make solid but not too much), diced onion, salt and pepper (eyeball it) and generous squirt of ketchup together until it's a moist yet firm loaf. Place in foil lined 9X13 to shape and flatten to thickness you desire. I usually pat it down to nearly fit the pan, leaving 1/2 inch to an inch around so that sides of meat are not touching foil. Usually pat it down to about an inch thickness.

Smear top with generous layer of ketchup and sprinkle with pepper. Fill dish with enough water to surround meatloaf- I do this to keep the meatloaf from burning on the bottom, plus I find it seems to draw the grease away from the meatloaf without detracting from the moistness or flavor.

Bake 45 minutes to an hour. Serve with mashed potatoes and green beans or your favorite meatloaf side dishes.

(Seen served here with sweet peas, brussel sprouts and my Cheesy Bacon Tators)

Have a SCENTsational Saturday!