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You’re going to love this sheet pan pork chops and tomato cucumber salad meal prep thanks to its simple ingredients and deliciously marinated flavors!
This Sheet Pan Thyme Pork Chops and Marinated Salad meal prep recipe is super easy and a total meal prep lifesaver! Not only is it straightforward to make, but clean up is a breeze, as well. And who doesn’t love more time and fewer dishes?
Well, not only will this recipe save you time, but so will the shopping for the ingredients. Our go-to shopping store as of recently, Target, has all of the ingredients you need for this recipe, plus the Good Cook meal prep containers to serve them in. How about that double time saver? Do we see more time by the pool with the family in your near future?
The longest part of this recipe is the marinade time. If you meal prep on Sunday mornings, we recommend putting it in the fridge on Saturday night. If you are meal prepping on Sunday night, you can put it together in the morning. Many of our meal prep recipes also double as Sunday night dinner. So, we start things in the morning and finish them at night. But, you do what works best for your schedule. As long as the pork chops have at least 3 hours or more to marinade, you are golden!
Flexibility is king.
The marinated veggies can also be done in the morning or at night. Are you seeing a “flexibility” trend happening here? When it comes time to cook your pork chops, put them on a baking sheet, and cook about 25 minutes.
We opted to serve these hearty pork chops with a light marinaded summer veggie salad because we tend to crave lighter meals in the summer. (We save the carbs for ice cream) However, almost any side would be great if you are a “potatoes” kinda person.
How to serve and store.
This recipe works well in the Good Cook two-compartment teal container since it has a protein and a veggie side. We added the pork chop, plus some arugula, to the large compartment and the veggie salad to the small compartment. Typically, we would place the veggies in the larger compartment, but this salad has a high-fat content based with the olive oil marinade, so a smaller portion is much more satiating. Then, seal your containers and store them for up to 4 days in the refrigerator.
You’re probably wondering, “how do I heat this? I have a chilled salad and what should be a warm pork chop.” That is a great question! We enjoy the chilled pork chop with the chilled salad, but the veggie salad is also lovely warmed. Or, if you want some of both; chilled salad and warmed pork chop, you can also remove your pork chop from the container and heat it. But, be careful not to overcook it, or the pork chop will become very dry.
If you haven’t grab your containers yet, they are now available at Target stores nationwide. Or, if you want to do what we like to do often and shop online, you can grab them at Target.com too!
Sheet Pan Thyme Pork Chops and Marinated Salad Ingredients:
Marinated Pork Chops:
- 4 Pork Chops (boneless; excess fat trimmed)
- ¼ C. Avocado Oil
- 1 Tbsp. Minced Shallot
- 2 Tbsp. Fresh Thyme (de-stemmed, leaves only)
- 2 tsp. Minced Garlic Clove
- 1 tsp. Lemon Pepper
- ½ tsp. Pink Himalayan Salt
- Juice of 1 Lemon (zest prior to juicing, reserve ½ Tbsp. Juice and set zest aside for the salad)
Marinated Cucumber Tomato Salad:
- 1 English Cucumber (diced)
- 3 Roma Tomatoes (diced)
- 2 Tbsp. Fresh Flat Leaf Italian Parsley (chopped)
- 2 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp. Minced Shallot
- ½ Tbsp. Red Wine Vinegar
- ½ Tbsp. Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp. Pink Himalayan Salt
- ½ tsp. Lemon Pepper
- ¼ tsp. Red Chili Pepper Flakes
- ¼ tsp. Dried Oregano
- Zest of 1 Lemon
For Serving:
- Arugula
Ingredients
Marinated Pork Chops
- 4 boneless pork chops fat trimmed
- ¼ cup avocado oil
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 2 tablespoon fresh thyme de-stemmed, leaves only
- 2 teaspoon Minced Garlic
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 large Lemon zest and then juice
Marinated Cucumber Salad
- 1 English cucumber diced
- 3 roma tomatoes diced
- 2 tablespoon fresh flat leaf parsley chopped
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- ½ tablespoon red wine vinegar
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 medium Lemon zested
For serving
- cups fresh arugula
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine marinated pork chop ingredients, flipping and placing chops so that they are covered/coated in marinade.
- Cover bowl and place in the fridge to marinate a minimum of 3 hours.
- Place all salad ingredients into a separate bowl, toss until well-incorporated in the marinade.
- Cover bowl and place in the fridge to marinate a minimum 30 minutes.
- Once pork chops have finished marinating, preheat oven to 425℉ and line a sheet pan with foil.
- Remove pork chops from marinade and place onto a lined sheet pan.
- Place on middle oven rack and roast for ~20-25 minutes (depending upon how thick pork chops are), reaching an internal temperature of 145℉ — flip chops half-way through cooking, as well.
- Allow chops to rest ~3 to 5 minutes once fully cooked and out of the oven.
- Next, give the marinated salad a quick toss and serve alongside roasted pork chops (placed onto of bed of arugula).
- Serve, store, and enjoy!
