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[Zhills]

I ate them but did not enjoy eating either one of them. 

Sounded great, " Baked Chops and Potatoes," but the chops did not brown (yes, I followed directions) and were like..boiled?  Tough and not tasty at all.

And "Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes".  I like all the ingredients but together....they just were not great!

Have you experienced this when trying something new?

[PINKdogWOOD]

Oooh BUMMER!!! @Zhills   I know this feeling too but not very often. It's really disappointing trying a new recipe and it turns out ho-hum.

Lemon chicken sounds good too, I enjoy using lemons in dishes.

[CLHS68]

You should have browned your chops first. I always brown mine & add to the recipe. It gives them a much better flavor.

[PA Mom-mom]

@Zhills  I hate when that happens, but at least you learned some things, I'm sure. One thing I usually do with pork chops is brine them ahead of time. That seems to help them from drying out. Yesterday I tried making baked ziti and substituting cut up zucchini for half of the ziti. Zucchini ended up too hard. I learned I need to cut the zucchini smaller next time.

[happycat]

Yes, I've had the same thing happen.

As a matter of fact I made a taco type casserole yesterday, that someone had put on fb. It is just too spicy for me, dh likes it. I had to put sour cream on it to tone the heat down a bit.

[deepwaterdotter]

I had the same experience when making baked pork chops.  Have only fried or grilled them since then.

[tarsmom]

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@happycat wrote:

Yes, I've had the same thing happen.

As a matter of fact I made a taco type casserole yesterday, that someone had put on fb. It is just too spicy for me, dh likes it. I had to put sour cream on it to tone the heat down a bit.

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I did a taco-type one, too!  It was ok but I won't make it again.  It had refried beans mixed with the ground beef which was kind of pasty to me.  It was made in a 13 x 9 pan with a crescent roll base.  In theory, it looked good  -  I may try again just using very little beans or leave them out completely.

[jannabelle1]

That's happened to me too, and it's frustrating, especially when you follow the recipe exactly. As an aside, I've learned that pork chops (for me) are best when I cook them in my slow cooker.....always very tender and moist.

[ECBG]

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@Zhills wrote:

I ate them but did not enjoy eating either one of them. 

Sounded great, " Baked Chops and Potatoes," but the chops did not brown (yes, I followed directions) and were like..boiled?  Tough and not tasty at all.

And "Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes".  I like all the ingredients but together....they just were not great!

Have you experienced this when trying something new?

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@Zhills If the heat was over 350, it's likely they dried out which would make them tough.  I have a wonderful pork rub this is absolutely yummy!  Please let me know if you would like it.

If I were going to bake pork chops, there would be a liquid in it.  I'd add some fresh mushrooms and wine.

[ScrapHappy]

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@Zhills wrote:

I ate them but did not enjoy eating either one of them. 

Sounded great, " Baked Chops and Potatoes," but the chops did not brown (yes, I followed directions) and were like..boiled?  Tough and not tasty at all.

And "Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes".  I like all the ingredients but together....they just were not great!

Have you experienced this when trying something new?

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I tried many, many new recipes over this past year.  We were even discussing this over dinner one evening as I said to my family "What have you liked that I tried new?"  Silence.  I have to say, most of them weren't great but they weren't all horrible either.