Easy and Delicious Mexican Pork Chops

📝 Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 6 boneless pork chops
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 cups water
• 1 ½ cups uncooked long-grain white rice
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• ½ cup picante sauce
• ¼ cup taco seasoning mix
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Season pork chops with salt and black pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chops; brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Set aside.
3. Combine water, rice, tomato sauce, picante sauce, and taco seasoning in the prepared baking dish; mix well. Lay chops in rice mixture; top with bell pepper slices. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until chops are no longer pink inside and rice is tender, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Uncover the dish; sprinkle with cheese.
5. Continue baking, uncovered, until cheese is bubbly and melted, 5 to 10 minutes more.