Introducing the easiest meal ever – charred kale and pork tacos! Grant LOVES pork. I’m not a huge pork person, but we found thin-cut pork chops on sale at our local grocery store the other day, so I agreed to have pork chops for dinner.
While Grant was cooking the pork chops, I realized that I had enough odds and ends in the fridge to make my pork chop into something else entirely – TACOS!
Corn tortillas, some diced tomato, and a little kale was all it took to turn the pork chops into these amazing, veggie-packed charred kale and pork tacos.
I may or may not also have snuck some avocado into mine.
Since the pork chops were the thin-cut kind, it took Grant all of 12 minutes to cook all 6 or 7 pork chops. And it took another few minutes to char the kale in the same pan we cooked the pork chops in. Seriously – fastest dinner ever!
We seasoned the pork with seasoning salt (Lawry’s) and a little of the Chili Lime seasoning from Trader Joe’s! It’s a fantastic combination – but the Lawry’s will be great on it’s own if you don’t have a Trader Joe’s nearby.
And, if you don’t have a Trader Joe’s nearby, I am so so so sorry that you have that void in your life. TJ’s is my true grocery love. (Still not a sponsored post – maybe someday, haha! I just love TJ’s!)
I think the only way these could be improved is if they were topped off with a little sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Over here kicking myself for not thinking of that until ALL the pork tacos were gone. But I digress.
Make these for dinner tonight and feel like a cooking and healthy eating rockstar!
Make these charred kale and pork tacos tonight – they come together so fast, you’ll have some extra time for yourself! I plan to spend mine sipping some apple juice (like the grown-up I am) and reading a cookbook!
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Charred Kale and Pork Tacos
Ingredients
- 6-7 thin cut pork chops
- 12-14 corn tortillas
- 2-3 medium tomatoes diced
- 4 cups curly kale
- Lawry's seasoning salt to taste
- 1 TBS olive oil
Instructions
- Season the pork chops with the seasoning salt (or seasoning of your choice) and let rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Cook the pork chops, in batches if necessary so as not to crowd the pan, for 2-3 minutes on each side. Keep the lid on the pan between flipping the pork chops. Repeat until they're all cooked.
- Tear the kale leaves off the stems. Add a little extra oil to the pan if needed and cook the kale, pressing it down into the pan with the back of your spatula. The goal here is to get some blackish-brownish charred spots on the kale. It will also wilt some.
- Next, add a splash more oil, if needed, to the pan and warm the tortillas for a minute or two.
- Assemble the tacos - cut the pork chops up, add the kale, and some diced tomato. They also go well with some avocado!
- NOTE: The nutrition info and serving yield is based on using one pork chop for every two tacos. This may also differ depending on how many pork chops you get in a pack.
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Chef and Steward says
Pork Kale and drink a bit of ale. lol. This looks really colourful and fun. Looks like a great lunchbox idea as well.
Stephanie Simmons says
Haha!! Thanks! It would be a good lunchbox meal!
Lisa Killian says
I never would have thought to add kale! These look awesome!
melve says
I love Pork Tacos and now I want to try your Charred Kale and Pork Tacos, looks delicious than my pork tacos alone. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Stephanie Simmons says
Thank you for your kind words! ❤️
April says
What a nice healthy meal! I was shocked to see something other than desserts on your site. I love your desserts. I don’t eat pork but I will definitely try this out with chicken or steak. I love that this is simple and you used Lawry’s seasoning salt. Full of flavor! Love that stuff. I think I’ll like even steak better!
Stephanie Simmons says
Haha oh no! Have I earned a reputation as a dessert-a-holic ? This would be so yummy with chicken or steak, too!!
Heather says
Oh yum! I love this flavorful twist on tacos! Kale and pork are so delicious together 🙂
Stephanie Simmons says
I agree! Thank you ?
Nita Okoye says
I love tacos! I’m not really in love with Kale but this looks really good!
Stephanie Simmons says
Thank you! You could totally sub the kale for any other veggie or green that you do like! Spinach, lettuce, asparagus, etc.
Camila Hurst says
These tacos look amazing. And the addition of kale makes them even better and tastier!! Yum!!
Stephanie Simmons says
Thank you! Glad you like the kale ?