Bone-In Pork Chops with Creamy Mushroom Sauce- a Great 30 Minute Meal!

Looking for a great recipe for a weeknight meal?  This Pork Chop Recipe is the perfect 30 minute meal that your whole family will love! These pork chops are packed with tons of flavor, and they are so quick and easy to prepare. This recipe is sure to become a new go-to family favorite!

For best results, allow your pork chops and dairy ingredients to set at room temperature for 30 minutes or so before you begin cooking. Cooking meat right out of the refrigerator will take longer and your results will not be as consistent. Adding chilled dairy products to hot sauces can cause them to curdle. (I learned this while researching cooking pork- did you know?)

Looking for another 30 minute meal- check out our Tri-Tip Steak Recipe.

• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Cooking time: approximately 25 minutes*
• Serves 4* Actual cooking time will depend on how thick your chops are and their internal temperature when you start cooking them.

Ingredients

Most of these ingredients I already had- other than fresh mushrooms and some half and half.

• 3 T. extra virgin olive oil
• 4 bone-in pork chops, approximately 1/2” thick, room temperature
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 8 oz. white mushrooms, washed and sliced
• 2 T. yellow onion, finely minced
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• ¾ c. chicken broth, preferably organic
• ¼ c. half and half, room temperature
• ¼ c. non-flavored, full-fat Greek yogurt, room temperature
• 3 T. fresh parsley, stems removed and leaves finely chopped, divided
• Optional: 1 t. ground arrowroot (to thicken sauce)

Directions:

Heat olive oil in a large, heavy-duty skillet over medium-high heat.

Season pork chops on each side with salt and pepper to taste and add to the hot skillet. Brown pork chops on each side, approximately 3-4 minutes per side.

Remove pork chops from pan and set aside. Reduce heat to medium and add sliced mushrooms to pan. Cook until mushrooms release their juices, approximately 6-7 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Add onion and garlic to pan and cook for 1-2 minutes more, stirring once or twice.

Deglaze the pan by adding the chicken broth and scraping up the brown bits on the bottom. Add the pork chops back to the skillet and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for approximately 8-10 minutes or until chops are cooked through.

Transfer chops to a serving plate and cover to keep warm. While the chops rest, stir in the half and half, Greek yogurt, and 2 tablespoons fresh parsley until blended into the pan sauce. Continue cooking until heated through, about 1-2 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste, and remove from heat.

To serve, spoon mushroom sauce over the pork chops and sprinkle with additional parsley. My family loves them over rice, but any kind of pasta would be great.  You could even make extra sauce for those family members that love extra gravy on their food!

Serve immediately.

 

Tip: If you prefer a thicker sauce, combine 1 teaspoon of arrowroot with some water and stir the slurry into the pan before returning the pork chops to the pan to finish cooking.  (If you don’t have arrowroot, you can use corn starch mixed in water.)

What’s your favorite way to make Pork Chops?  Let us know in the comments below.