Here’s a comforting, creamy pork chops with potatoes recipe—easy, cozy, and all in one pan 🥔🥩
Creamy Pork Chops with Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 boneless or bone-in pork chops
- Salt & black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tbsp olive oil or butter
- 1½ lbs baby potatoes, halved (or thinly sliced potatoes)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp dried thyme or Italian seasoning
- Optional: fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Season & sear pork
- Season pork chops with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
- Heat oil/butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sear pork chops 3–4 minutes per side until golden.
- Remove and set aside.
- Cook potatoes
- In the same skillet, add potatoes.
- Cook 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned.
- Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Make creamy sauce
- Pour in chicken broth; scrape up browned bits.
- Stir in cream, Parmesan, and thyme.
- Bring to a gentle simmer.
- Finish cooking
- Return pork chops to the skillet.
- Cover and simmer on low for 12–15 minutes, until pork is cooked through and potatoes are tender.
- Serve
- Garnish with parsley and serve hot.
Tips & Variations
- Use mushrooms or spinach for extra flavor.
- Swap cream for half-and-half for a lighter version.
- Serve with crusty bread to soak up the sauce.
If you want, I can turn this into a slow cooker, oven-baked, or garlic herb version next 😊
