Easy Creamy Smothered Pork Chops
Creamy Smothered Pork Chops
One hour weeknight meals are the best! Getting a healthy and delicious meal on the table in less than 1 hour makes for a happy cook, especially when it’s also made with simple ingredients! And these Creamy Smothered Pork Chops are just that kind of recipe.
A One-Dish Recipe
What I love most about this recipe, aside from the fact that it’s SO delicious, is that everything is made in one dish. Sear the chops, sauté the vegetables and simmer the creamy gravy sauce all in one pan, making clean up so simple. Ok…full disclosure…you will need one more pan to boil the noodles in 😉
Ready in under 1 hour
This is such a quick and easy meal to make. With just a few minutes of prep, you’re less than an hour away from a delicious dinner. And the end result is tender pork chops in a creamy sauce that’s delicious over egg noodles. YUM
Smothered Pork Chops Recipe Tips
- PORK CHOPS: Use bone-in or boneless pork chops.
- SEASONING: Make sure to generously season the pork chops with salt (or seasoning salt) and ground black pepper before you sear them.
- SOUR CREAM: You can use sour cream or Greek yogurt in this recipe. Both are delicious.
- ONIONS: I like to use sweet onions in this recipe, they are sweet and flavourful. Yellow onion works well too.
- WINE: The addition of wine is optional, but I never leave it out as it add such delicious flavour. If you don’t want to add wine, use broth instead.
- MUSHROOMS: As always, mushrooms are optional. Frozen peas are a delicious alternative.
- NOODLES: Egg noodles are the best with this dish, but you can use any noodle you like.
- SERVING: This dish is best served right away.
- LEFTOVERS: Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Can I double this recipe? You can easily double this recipe! So invite some friends over on a weekend and enjoy this simple-to-make dish over a glass of wine!
Serving Suggestion:
These smothered pork chops are the best served over egg noodles, or any type of noodle. They’re also delicious with steamed white rice or mashed potatoes, and a vegetable like green beans, or a green side salad or Caesar salad.
Creamy Smothered Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 6 bone-in pork chops (about 1 inch thick)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp fresh ground pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 large sweet onion sliced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 – 298 mL can chicken broth (chicken stock)
- 1/4 cup white wine (optional: you can use more chicken broth or water instead)
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 2 green onions chopped
Instructions
- In a large skillet on medium-high heat, warm up 1 tbsp olive oil.
- Season the pork chops generously with salt and fresh ground pepper, on both sides.
- Add the pork chops to the skillet and sear on both sides, about 3-4 minutes per side. A good sear looks golden brown. BUT you don't want to fully cook them at this stage, you're just searing the outsides.
- Remove the pork chops and transfer them to a plate.
- Using the same skillet melt 2 tbsp butter.
- Add the sliced onions, minced garlic and sliced mushrooms, and cook until soft and the moisture from the mushrooms has cooked off. The onions will look like caramelized onions when they're done.
- Add the dried thyme and flour to the onion mixture, mix well and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken broth and wine, and simmer until the sauce thickens. Make sure to scrape up and stir in all the good brown bits from the bottom of the pan. If the sauce seems too thick, you can add a little extra water.
- Stir in the heavy cream and sour cream.
- Add the pork chops and simmer for about 10 – 15 more minutes, or until the chops are cooked thoroughly (you can use a meat thermometer to check that the internal temperature of the chops reaches 145 degrees F).
- Sprinkle with the chopped green onions and serve over egg noodles or fettuccine noodles.
- Enjoy!
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I hope you love this pork chop recipe as much as we do! Have a delicious day!
What if you substitute 1/2” boneless pork chops? How does that affect cooking times?
Thank you,
Dave K
Toronto
Hi Dave! It shouldn’t affect the cooking time too much, maybe just a little shorter in time, (really just a few minutes).
Very good!! Will definitely make this again! Thank you!
I made this for my grandparents who have trouble eating certain foods and they absolutely loved this I substituted some things and changed up some ingredients because some things I didn’t have but seriously 10/10 it was delicious.