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Pork Piccata

Couscous with Green Peas
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Ingredients

  • 2 lb boneless pork roast, halved
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 4 Tbsp butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 (3.5-oz) jar capers, drained
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle pork with pepper. Cook pork in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 6 to 8 minutes or until browned on all sides.
  2. Transfer pork to a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker. Add lemon juice, butter, capers, and garlic.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours or until pork is tender.
  4. Slice pork, and serve with lemon-caper sauce.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 (12-oz) pkg frozen petite green peas
  • 1 (10-oz) pkg plain couscous
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Cook peas according to package directions.
  2. Cook couscous according to package directions; stir in peas, salt, and pepper.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
330
212
542
Fat (g) 24 1 25
Sat. Fat (g) 11 0 11
Protein (g) 29 9 38
Carb (g) 2 43 45
Fiber (g) 1 4 5
Sodium (mg) 890 259 1149

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