Pork Chop Odds and Ends
2026-02-25 • Pork Loin • 5 days
Five-day pork loin meal sequence with leftovers reused across meals.
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Day 1: Pork Chops w/ Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 piece Pork Loin Slice
- 1 1/2 piece Potato
- 1/2 piece Onion
- 1/2 piece Bell Pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Corn Starch
- 3/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 3/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 4 1/2 tbsp Oil
Directions
- Dice onions, pepper, and potatoes.
- Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl to form a dry batter.
- Pat the pork loin slice dry and dust with flour.
- In a skillet, pan fry the pork loin on medium high heat in oil.
- Allow to rest. While resting, chop potatoes and begin frying.
- When onions are beginning to crust, add peppers and onions.
- Salt and pepper to taste and stir fry.
Set Aside
- 1/2 servings Cooked Pork Chops
Day 2: Pork and Potato Tacos
Ingredients
- 1/2 servings Cooked Pork Chops
- 1 tsp Taco Seasoning
- 3 piece Tortillas
- 2 tbsp Salsa
Optional Ingredients
- 1/8 can Corn
- 1/8 can Black Beans
Directions
- Dice the leftover pork chops.
- Toss in skillet with taco seasoning and a splash of oil on medium heat.
- Add salsa and any optional ingredients.
- Serve on tortillas.
Day 3: Honey Garlic Pork Chops on Rice
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 3 clove Garlic
- 3 tbsp Chicken Stock
- 3 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 12 tbsp Rice
- 3 piece Pork Loin Slice
Directions
- Steam rice.
- Mince garlic and simmer in butter on medium-low heat.
- Add chicken stock, honey, and vinegar and bring to simmer.
- Add in pork loin slices and simmer until cooked through and sauce becomes sticky.
- Serve on rice.
Set Aside
- 1 servings Honey Garlic Pork
- 1 servings Cooked Rice
Day 4: Honey Garlic Pork Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 servings Honey Garlic Pork
- 1/2 piece Carrot
- 8 tbsp Peas
- 1/4 piece Onion
- 4 tbsp Chicken Stock
- 2 piece Egg
- 2 tsp Sesame Oil
- 2 tsp Salt
- 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 servings Cooked Rice
Directions
- Dice carrot, onion, and leftover honey garlic pork chops.
- Whisk egg, sesame oil, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- In a hot wok with a generous amount of oil, stir in egg and mix until almost cooked.
- Return egg to bowl and wipe wok clean.
- Add more oil and begin stir frying carrot, onion, and peas.
- Once onions begin to turn translucent, add pork and leftover rice.
- Break up leftover rice, then add soy sauce and chicken stock.
- Add more oil as needed and stir fry until fried rice is done.
Set Aside
- 1 servings Pork Fried Rice
Day 5: Honey Garlic Pork Stuffed Peppers
Ingredients
- 1 servings Pork Fried Rice
- 1 piece Bell Pepper
- 1 piece Egg
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Remove core from peppers; stuff with leftover fried rice.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and crack an egg into the top opening.
- Bake for an additional 10 minutes to cook the egg.
Shopping List
- 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 piece Bell Pepper
- 3/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 piece Carrot
- 7 tbsp Chicken Stock
- 1 1/2 tsp Corn Starch
- 3 piece Egg
- 1 1/2 tbsp Flour
- 3 clove Garlic
- 3/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 3 tbsp Honey
- 4 1/2 tbsp Oil
- 1 piece Onion
- 8 tbsp Peas
- 5 piece Pork Loin Slice
- 2 piece Potato
- 12 tbsp Rice
- 2 tbsp Salsa
- 2 3/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Sesame Oil
- 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Taco Seasoning
- 3 piece Tortillas
Optional Ingredients
- 1 can Black Beans (day-2-pork-potato-tacos)
- 1 can Corn (day-2-pork-potato-tacos)