It's YOUR Diabetes Life!

If you are not already a member - Register Now!

Forgot Password?

Welcome
My Profile | Log Out

Search from thousands of diabetes-friendly recipes that meet the dLife Nutritional Guidelines.*

Enter keyword(s) or ingredient(s)

Enter a food:

Advanced Search

Select as many of the options below to refine your search, then click "Search" above.
dietary
Carb Safe ≤ 30g	Low Carb ≤ 15g	Very Low Carb ≤ 3g
Low Cholesterol ≤ 60mg (main dish) ≤ 20mg (all others)	Low Calorie ≤ 360 calories (main dish) ≤ 120 calories (all others)	Low Saturated Fat ≤ 3g (main dish) ≤ 1g (all others)
total time
≤ 10 minutes	≤ 20 minutes	≤ 30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy	Intermediate	Difficult

Mexicali Pork Chops with Black Beans

Source: National Pork Board

Browned pork chops with a black bean salsa.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 4 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	306.5

Total Carbs	18.8 g

Dietary Fiber	6.1 g

Sugars	2.0 g

Total Fat	10.8 g

Saturated Fat	2.7 g

Unsaturated Fat	3.8 g

Potassium	435.9 mg

Protein	30.2 g

Sodium	710.9 mg

Dietary Exchanges 10.8 Fat, 1.0 Vegetables, 2.9 Meat, 0.9 Starch, 0.4 Lean Meat

See the Detailed Nutritional Analysis

Note: One or more ingredients from this recipe are not included in the nutritional analysis above. Either the ingredient is missing from our database or is listed as "optional" in the recipe.
Powered by ESHA

Servings

Ingredients

4.0
4 each whole loin lean pork chops 15.0
15 oz canned black beans 1.0
1 cup Salsa, mild 4.0
4 oz canned green chili peppers 1.0
1 tbsp fresh cilantro 2.0
2 tsp chili powder 0.25
0 1/4 tsp black pepper 1.0
1 tbsp vegetable oil 3.0
3 tbsp sour cream

Directions

In a medium bowl combine black beans, salsa, chilies, cilantro, chili powder, and pepper. Set aside. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Brush chops lightly with oil and brown on each side, remove chops.
Add bean mixture to skillet and bring to a boil.
Return chops to skillet, cover tightly and cook over low heat for 5 to 6 minutes or until chops are just done. Serve chops with bean mixture and sour cream if desired.