Grilled Lemon and Garlic Pork Chops

Photo: flickr user Merelymel13

Ingredients

4 center-cut pork loin chops, 1/2" thick

2 teaspoons garlic oil

1/2 teaspoon dried Mexican spice blend

Salt to taste

Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Nonstick cooking spray

4 lemon wedges

1/4 cup cilantro leaves

Preparation

Trim fat from pork chops. Rub both sides of each chop with garlic oil, then rub Mexican spice blend on each side. Cover and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Grill pork chops on stove-top grill pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray over high heat until centers of chops are light pink, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Squeeze juice from lemon wedges over tops of chops during last minute of grilling. Garnish with cilantro leaves before serving.

This recipe yields 4 servings.