Pork Pot Pies with Corn Pudding Crust

 I really like this recipe!  You would think that something with such a long name would be complicated; not at all - it's just classic "saute-meat-then-vegetables-then-bake".  I threw in oregano, thyme and sage, which not only added flavor but left a wonderful lingering aroma in the kitchen! The Corn Pudding Crust is simplicity itself.  I used pork shoulder, which one of my top 2 pork favorites, the other being country-style pork ribs. Baking in a casserole dish instead of ramekins worked out fine.

4 servings

13 calculated points

Chenin Blanc

Ingredients

1 pound pork tenderloin or shoulder

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 1⁄2 teaspoon olive oil

1⁄2 large sweet onion diced

1 poblano chile peppers seeded and diced**

1 1⁄2 garlic cloves minced

1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano

1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin

1⁄2 cup low-sodium fat-free chicken broth

1⁄2 (15-oz.) can black beans rinsed and drained

Corn Pudding Crust Batter

Directions

Step 1

Remove silver skin from pork tenderloin, leaving a thin layer of fat covering meat. Cut pork into 1-inch cubes.

Step 2

Sprinkle pork with salt; dredge in flour. Sauté pork, in batches, in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until browned.

Step 3

Return pork to skillet. Stir in onion and next 4 ingredients, and sauté 3 minutes.

Step 4

Gradually stir in broth, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet. Cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken. Bring to a boil, and stir in black beans. Remove from heat.

Step 5

Spoon mixture into 8 lightly greased 8-oz. ramekins. Spoon Corn Pudding Crust Batter evenly over pork mixture.

Step 6

Bake at 425° for 20 minutes or until set and golden. Garnish, if desired.

Step 7

*2 lb. skinned and boned chicken breasts may be substituted.

Step 8

**1 green bell pepper and 1 seeded and minced jalapeño pepper may be substituted.

Step 9

Note: To make pot pie in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish, prepare recipe as directed through Step Spoon pork mixture into a lightly greased baking dish. Proceed with recipe as directed.