Pan fried pork chops in a creamy mushroom gravy. This easy pork chop recipe can be made in 30 minutes and is the perfect comfort food meal!
Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy
*Originally published February 2015. Text and photos updated.*
This is a super easy dinner made in one skillet that can be on your table in about 30 minutes. It’s comfort food and perfect for the cooler weather.
I don’t know about you but I want all the cozy comfort foods once the weather turns just a little chilly.
Pork Chop Gravy
This is made completely from scratch and using no condensed soup. But don’t let that scare you away from making these chops.
I promise this dish isn’t that much harder to make than opening that can of soup and it is so much healthier and tastier!
Using real ingredients really does make a difference in flavor and so does using one pan (that’s the secret!) All that flavor from using the same pan goes into the sauce.
Ingredients for Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy
- Pork chops– use bone-in or boneless, this recipe works well with both.
- Onions
- Mushrooms– I like to use baby portabella but regular white will work well too.
- Garlic
- Beef broth/stock– I use beef broth because I like the color it gives the sauce but feel free to replace it with chicken if you prefer.
- Heavy cream– just enough to make the sauce creamy and silky.
How to cook pan fried pork chops
It’s so easy! But you will need to follow a few simple things to ensure they come out juicy!
- Please invest in a meat thermometer if you are prone to overcooking meat.
- You will want to cook pork chops just until they have an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
- A juicy tender pork chop will be slightly pink in the center.
What to serve with Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy
- Mashed potatoes or rice
- Simple side salad
- Simple Roasted Green Beans
- And don’t forget dessert! Try my Apple Crumb Cake or this No Bake Vanilla Cheesecake.
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Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup (80ml) oil of choice
- 4 large pork chops (boneless or bone-in)(about ½" thick)
- ¾ cup (100g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 ounces (230g) sliced mushrooms
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup (35g) all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups (355ml) beef broth
- ¼ cup (60ml) heavy cream
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- While the oil is heating, in a shallow dish combine the flour, onion powder, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Dredge each pork chop in the flour mixture and add to hot skillet. Cook pork chops until you have an internal temperature of 145°F (about 3-4 minutes on each side if cooking boneless; 5-7 minutes on each side for bone-in.)
- Remove pork chops from pan and set aside. Add mushrooms and onions to the pan and cook until tender (about 7-10 minutes). Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the 1/4 cup flour to combine with the mushrooms and onion. Slowly whisk in the beef broth and cream, scraping the bits from the bottom of the pan as you go. Bring up to a simmer and add back in the pork chops. Remove from heat and serve.
Notes
- STORAGE: Store cooled leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- FREEZER-FRIENDLY: Cool completely, then freeze in an airtight container for up to 1 month. Thaw completely in the refrigerator.
- Nutrition Facts: Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the information shown is just an estimate. Nutrition information is for 1 pork chop and 1/4 of the sauce. Nutrition is also a little skewed because it calculates that all the seasoned flour for dredging the pork chops will be used.
- If I have about 1/4 cup of the seasoned flour mixture left after dredging the pork chops I use that in place of the 1/4 cup flour to thicken the gravy.
- Mashed potatoes or rice
- Simple side salad
- Simple Roasted Green Beans
- And don’t forget dessert! Try my Apple Crumb Cake or this No Bake Vanilla Cheesecake.
Wonderful flavoring. I liked the paprika, onion & garlic powder on the chops. Easily made dinner. Delicious. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!! So glad you liked the pork chops!
Easy and DELICIOUS! Pork chops were very tender and moist. Gravy is a plate licking dish! Thank you for providing servings adjustments on your site. That’s very helpful, even for an experienced cook with math skills…HaHa. I will pass this one on to family and friends
Thank you very much!! So glad you like them and thanks for sharing the recipe!
Can this be frozen?
Yes! Cool completely then freeze in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
I tried making these, last night, but the meat came out too pink or raw; I don’t *think* the chops were more than a 1/2 inch.
Did anyone else have this problem?
Sometimes when the meat is still cold from refrigerator it can take longer to cook. Sorry you are having trouble with the recipe.
Hi,
I followed the recipe but then put the finished meal, covered with aluminum foil, in the oven for about a half hour at 350 degrees. It was delicious.
Thank you so much for sharing Maggie!!
please use a meat thermometer! best investment of my life! meats can be tricky to get a perfect timing on
Can half and half be used in place of heavy cream?
You sure can! Hope you enjoy!
The mushroom gravy was so good, my boys loved this recipe. We be making this again..yummy!
Thank you very much!! It’s a family favorite meal of ours!
This is DELICIOUS – Our chops and mushroom gravy was served with fresh local corn on the cob and mashed potatoes. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
YAY! I am so glad you liked it!! Thanks for sharing with me!
I made it today for dinner and it was delicious. I served it with egg noodles and a garden salad. Will make it again.
Thank you!! So glad you liked the pork chops!
As a youth leader and cook for kids at church the ages vary so I wasn’t sure if this would be something they liked. They loved it and went back for seconds !!! Great recipe and one I will be preparing again.
So glad they all loved the pork chops!! Thanks for sharing!!
Hi I was wondering how tender the pork chops are if you’re only browning them and not letting them cook in the gravy until tender.
As long as you don’t over cook pork chops they will be tender.
Looking to add smoked Gouda- where when and how much to add to this recipe? No caramelized onion
That sounds amazing!! If it is slices I would top each pork chop after returning them to the pan. Maybe cover to help the cheese melt.
My husband loved it, me too. Simple yet delicious with not much work. Best yet, not many dishes. I used milk with butter for my substitute for the cream. But I’m sure just plain milk would be just as good. I’m not best at following recipes exactly, I used more garlic, was thinking about a dash of worsteshire. But that’s because your recipe is so good, that I’ll use it all the time and experiment a bit. That’ll get me back to husband saying. Weekday did you do to this and back to following your recipe. Thank you for this.
YAY!! I am so glad you both liked it!! Thank you so much for sharing too!
OMG. SO EASY. SO GOOD. I HAD ALL INGREDIENTS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GLOOMY.OUTSIDE. SO I COOK. THANKS FOR THIS RECIEPE.
Thank you very much!! So glad you liked it!
This was delicious. I didn’t have cream so used 2% milk with a little extra flour.
So glad you liked it!! And great substitute!!
Excellent meal on a rainy day!!
I agree! Thanks!