HEARTY PORK CHOPS & RICE CASSEROLE

cream of mushroom soup

🥗Healthier: homemade mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: cream of chicken soup

Homemade sauce can reduce sodium and preservatives.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

In a large mixing bowl, add 2 cans of cream of chicken soup and 1 can of cream of celery soup.

Pour 1 cup of milk into one of the empty soup cans and swirl to clean it out, then add to the mixing bowl.

Pour 1/2 cup of chicken broth into the other empty soup can and swirl to clean it out, then add to the mixing bowl.

Add 1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper to the mixture.

Whisk the mixture together until well combined and set aside 1/2 cup for later.

Chop 1/4 cup of green onion and add it to the mixture.

Add 1/4 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese to the mixture and stir.

Add 1 1/2 cups of minute white rice to the mixture and stir until combined.

Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and pour the mixture into the dish, smoothing it out.

Place 8 boneless pork center loin chops evenly over the rice mixture in the baking dish.

Pour the reserved 1/2 cup of sauce over the pork chops.

Preheat the oven to 400°F and bake the casserole for 35 minutes.

After 35 minutes, remove the casserole from the oven and sprinkle 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese on top.

Add 1 cup of crispy fried onions on top of the cheese.

Slice 2 green onions and sprinkle them on top.

Return the casserole to the oven until the cheese is melted and the pork chops are cooked through.

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