Pork Chop-Rice Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 pork chops (about 1 to 1 1/2-inches thick)
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 c. uncooked rice
1 envelope dried onion soup mix
1 (4 oz.) can sliced mushrooms
hot water

Preparation

Brown chops in shortening.
Spread rice in bottom of 9 x 13-inch pan.
Reserve one tablespoon of seasoning from envelope of onion soup mix.
Sprinkle remaining soup mix and onion over rice. Drain mushrooms, reserving liquid and distribute mushrooms over rice.
Add hot water to reserved liquid to total 3 cups and pour over rice.
Arrange browned chops on top of rice and sprinkle rice with reserved seasoning from dry soup mix.
Cover tightly with foil.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 to 60 minutes until just tender.
Remove foil and cook 10 minutes longer.
Serves 6.