quick and easy meals for 1 or 2

Pork chop Pizziola

Well Gammy is up in Texas cuddling our new grandbaby and visiting so I had to do a quick and easy meal for just 1 :( Well, the puppies helped me a little.

First the garlic bread. I mashed a clove of garlic then crushed it with the side of the knife. Took about a tbsp. of butter and mashed it on the cutting board. added the garlic, a little parmesan cheese and a little basil. Smoothed it all together and spread it on a couple slices of Italian bread. Toasted them in the toaster oven.

Put a little pot of water on for some pasta. I had some marinara sauce in the freezer. Broke off a piece and put it in another small pot with a little water and started it heating. I made a little salad of sliced tomatoes and onions.

Heated up a small frying pan with a little oil in it. Sprinkled some garlic powder and black pepper on one side of the pork chop and put it in the pan with the sprinkled side down then sprinkled the other side. Cooked the chop turning once until firm to the touch. The sauce was heated up so I just dumped it in the pan with the chop when it was done. The pasta was done so I drained it and put it on a plate with the chop and sauce. The bread was done , the salad was waiting for me. Of course I had some red wine. It was all good and took less than 30 min. Wish I had Gammy back here to cook for.