Easy Oven Baked Pork Chops

I have been MIA for awhile now. Things have been crazy busy and I honestly haven't been cooking that many new or interesting meals for the last month or so. Hopefully, with summer break here, I will be able to get back into the swing of things are post more recipes.

On to tonight's meal... I had some boneless pork chops that I need to get used up, so I headed off into the world of Pinterest to see if I could find something quick and easy. I wanted a good meal that didn't take too much effort. Here is my version of a recipe for Ranch Pork Chops.

Easy Oven Baked Pork Chops
4-6 boneless pork chops, about 1 inch thick
1 pkt. ranch dressing mix
Smoked paprika
Salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place pork chops in baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 the ranch dressing mix packet, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper. Turn pork chops over and sprinkle the other side with the remaining ranch dressing mix, paprika, salt, and pepper. Bake for 20 minutes, or until juices run clear.

Gluten Free Quick and Easy Banana Bread

With the cooler weather, I have been craving banana bread. I love the flavors, the smells... Mmmmm... In my quest for a GOOD gluten free banana bread recipe, I also wanted something super easy. Well, this recipe could not be any easier, I don't think. 

Gluten Free Banana Bread
1 box gluten free yellow or white cake mix
3 eggs
4 ripe bananas 
1/2-1 C. mini chocolate chips (optional)
1/2 C. chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two loaf pans with nonstick spray. Mix first three ingredients together. Fold in chocolate chips, if using. Pour half of the batter into each prepared loaf pan. Top each pan of batter with half of the chopped pecan, if using. Bake for approximately 40 minutes, or util toothpick poked in middle comes out clean.

*If you are not wanting gluten free, you can simply use a regular cake mix.