Breaded Pork Cutlet

Breaded Pork Cutlet

Course: main meals PointsPlus™ Value:    7 Servings:  4 Preparation Time:  15 min Cooking Time:  15 min Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Panko, coarse Japanese bread crumbs, give these baked pork chops wonderful crispness. Serve them immediately for the best texture.

Ingredients

	4 spray(s) cooking spray
	1 pound(s) lean boneless pork chop, four 4 oz chops
	1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
	3/4 tsp table salt, or to taste
	1/2 tsp black pepper, or to taste
	1 large egg(s)
	3 Tbsp fat-free skim milk
	1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard, or to taste
	1/2 cup(s) dried bread crumbs, panko-variety (see note)
	1/2 medium lemon(s), cut into 4 wedges

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray.
  
• Place pork chops between 2 sheets of waxed paper.
  
• On a plate, combine flour, salt and pepper. Beat egg in a shallow bowl; stir in milk and mustard. Place panko on a plate.
  
• Dip chops, one at a time, in flour mixture to lightly dust both sides; shake off excess. Dip each chop in egg batter and then lightly coat both sides with panko. Place on prepared baking sheet; lightly coat with cooking spray.
  
• Bake for 8 minutes; flip and bake until cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes more. (Coat with cooking spray and broil for a minute or two if you like the coating extra crisp.) Serve with lemon wedges. Yields 1 chop per serving.

Notes

• Panko is available in the Asian sections of supermarkets; substitute coarse bread crumbs if desired. Add some cayenne pepper to the bread crumb mixture, if desired.
  You can also cook these in batches in a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray.
  
  
  Review from BoxerFan: I made this with some sauteed turnip greens last week.  I had to use more panko crumbs than the recipe called for, but I didn't need all of the flour.  I used my amounts to recalculate points, and it came out to be the same in the end.  These were pretty good.  They definitely needed the fresh lemon on top though.  And the recipe means it when it says "best served immediately".  I made enough to have leftovers, and that was a mistake.  Mushy nastiness.