Pork & Rice Pilaf

Trying to make quick and easy dishes with packaged mixes is a difficult task when you can't eat gluten and like to avoid other culprits like MSG.  I have been increasingly surprised to find gluten-free and MSG-free items at ALDI's, and was pleased to find both onion soup mix and broth in this category.  Chef's Cupboard is the featured brand today.

Here's a quick and easy recipe that is delicious.

Pork and Rice Pilaf

Ingredients:

4-6 Pork chops (either cut up into cubes or left whole)
3 cups rice
1 32 oz. carton of Chef's Cupboard chicken or beef stock
1 packet of Chef's Cupboard Onion Soup Mix
32 oz. water
3 sticks butter, melted

Preheat oven to 425° F.  Brown pork chops, either as cubed pieces or as whole pieces.  Sprinkle rice on the bottom of greased 9x13 casserole dish. Place pork over the top.  Dissolve onion soup mix in 32 oz. water; mix with melted butter and 32 oz. chicken or beef stock.  Pour mixture over pork chops and rice. Cover with foil.  Bake covered for 30 minutes, stir, then bake uncovered another 30 minutes until slightly crispy on top.  Remove, cool, and serve.