The Best Pork Chop Casserole!

Have a craving for pork chops, but not willing to stand out in the snow over the grill!? This is one of my favorite recipes! It's sooooo good and easy to make! Pig farming is what we do at our house, and we always have a freezer full of pork. I'm always trying to find new ways to incorporate pork into our meals! Be sure to give this one a try, it won't disappoint.

Ingredients: 
4 pork chops (I prefer boneless)
2 cans green beens
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 dry ranch seasoning packet
mustard
Olive Oil


Directions:

1.) Thaw pork chops and cover in mustard. Pack dry ranch seasoning packet onto mustard covered chops. (You won't end up tasting the mustard, it just keeps the ranch on the pork chop!

2.) In a 9x13 pour in the two cans of cream of chicken soup.

3.) Place pork chops in the pan with the cream of chicken soup.

4.) Pour two cans of green beans around the pork chops.

5.) Drizzle olive oil on top of green beans and pork chops.

6.) Back at 350 for one hour.

The Hardest Lesson

Earlier this week our gilt Lula had her babies! Pig farming is full of life, as momma had six healthy babies squirming and squealing taking in their first breaths. One of the newborns needed a little extra care from us to get back to her momma healthy! So home we went to bottle feed her every couple hours until she got big enough to go back to mom. 


But sometimes no matter what we do, it's not meant to be. Today was a somber day at our house as we remember that pig farming isn't always an easy job. Pig farming is full of life, but also has it's fair amount of loss. Today we are reminded of this hard lesson. 

For our family pig farming is not just a job. If it was just a job, I wouldn't be writing this post with such a heavy heart. Pig farming is a lifestyle, one that comes with highs and lows. Today, even though our hearts are heavy, we remember how blessed we are to have a healthy momma, and five healthy babies in the barn.