Smothered Pork Chops Recipe: Easy Southern Comfort Food

Ingredients

• 0.25 cup butter
• 1 onion, thinly sliced and quartered
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1.5 cups sliced baby bella mushrooms, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• cooking spray
• 4 center-cut pork chops
• 0.5 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste

Instructions

1. Make the gravy: Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Sauté the onion and garlic in the hot butter until the onion is nicely browned, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the onion and garlic with a slotted spoon and set aside on a plate.
2. Slowly stir the flour into the remaining butter in the pan. Cook and stir continuously over low heat until the flour turns a deep brown color, approximately 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and gradually stir in the broth. Return the sautéed onion and garlic to the pan. Stir in the mushrooms and parsley. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Take the gravy off the heat.
3. Cook the pork chops: Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Season the pork chops generously with salt and pepper. Cook them in the hot skillet until browned on both sides, about 5 to 7 minutes per side.
4. Pour the gravy from the saucepan over the pork chops in the skillet. Cover the skillet and cook over low heat until the pork chops are tender and cooked through, about 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chops should register 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Nutrition

• Calories: 359 kcal
• Fat Content: 20 g
• Fiber Content: 2 g
• Sugar Content: 3 g
• Sodium Content: 829 mg
• Protein Content: 30 g
• Cholesterol Content: 96 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 14 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 10 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g