Well ya can’t have too much gravy right? You can eat this guilt free too because there is no butta or cream in that beautiful pan. It’s basically my Make Ahead Mushroom Gravy with pork chops in it. How spectacularly easy!
Sear the chops in a couple teaspoons of olive oil. Add onions and mushrooms, sauté for a few minutes. Toss in a bit of flour, some broth and throw the chops back in to simmer. Dinner done! One pan, and gravy…lots and lots of gravy! I used lean boneless chops but bone in will work just as well.
I like to use half chicken stock and half beef stock for the gravy. I find it brings out the intense mushroom flavor. But if chicken is all ya got, no worries.
I used Crimini mushrooms which are Portobello mushrooms before they grow up. They have a much bigger flavor than white mushrooms.
NOTE: Remember not to salt your mushrooms until you are done browning them. Salting fresh mushrooms before cooking can make them harder to brown up. If you salt before sautéing , you will never really know how brown your ‘shrooms can get!
So Kathi…how do you make that gravy without butter or cream? Well, so glad you asked! It’s simply a mixture of beef broth and chicken broth that has been thickened with a bit of flour. If you want a little cream, just reduce the broth by a quarter cup and add that same amount in cream.
Maybe you need something with a side of rice? This dish can be made with Pork Chops or Chicken. Creamy One Pot Chicken Rice and Mushrooms.
To gravy, gravy and more gravy!
Clink!
Kathi
Easy One Skillet Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy
A quick and healthy One Skillet Dinner made with lean Pork Chops and no butter or cream!
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 6 in bone or boneless pork chops
- 1 pound crimini mushrooms - sliced
- 1 cup onion sliced (cut in half then slice thin)
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 3/4 cup beef stock
- 1/4 cup flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Lightly salt and pepper pork chops.
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Heat large skillet over medium high heat.
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Add one teaspoon of oil to hot skillet.
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Sear pork chops in hot oil for 2-3 minutes on each side. (You may have to do this in two batches depending on the size of your skillet.)
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Remove chops from skillet, cover to keep warm.
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Add additional teaspoon of olive oil to same skillet.
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Add sliced mushrooms,onions and sauté until lightly brown. About 5 minutes.
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Sprinkle with flour and cook for one minute or until all flour has been absorbed.
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Add both chicken and beef stock. Stirring and scraping bits off bottom of pan.
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Simmer for a 2-3 minutes until thick.
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Add the chops back into the pan and continue to cook, uncovered for 20 minutes or until gravy is reduced by half and is thickened to your liking. Cover and cook an additional 10 minutes or until pork chops are tender.
Well now I know what I am making for dinner! Yummy! Looks perfect for this cold weather!
This looks awesome. I love a one-skillet meal. I didn’t know about salting the mushrooms after, either! Great tip.
Hi Marianne! I saw it on a food show years ago and it really does make a difference. If you have ever had your mushrooms be a little dry and tough and not caramelize properly…salt could be the culprit! Thank you for your note!
I just made this dinner, i didnt salt or pepper the onions and mushrooms, and I only salted one side of the chops, that was enough salt, i suggest don’t salt the mushrooms, too much sodium in Chops as it is and also broth, so go easy on the salt, but what I do like to do is add 2 teaspoons of butter to the oil to Sautee the mushrooms and onions.
Wow these pork chops look absolutely divine. And that gravy. . .I absolutely adore it. Even better that it is lightened up with chicken stock.
There wasn’t a drip left in the pan and it makes a ton of gravy. I got a gravy loving’ family! Thanks for your note Lynn!
This looks like the perfect weeknight meal! Love that it’s healthy too. Definitely pinning this one!
You won’t believe how good that gravy is, even without the butter! Thank you for your note!
The pork chops look so succulent and delicious in the mushroom gravy! Absolutely scrumptious!
Hi Marsha! Thank you so much!
I love one pot dishes and this skill;et looks great. Can’t go wrong with pork and crimini mushrooms.
thanks Mark! I’m cooking it with chicken thighs this week – more gravvvyyy!
Nothing better than an easy, one pot dish. It’s looks delicious!
Thanks Emme – Hope you get a chance to try it!
I think I know what we’re having for dinner tonight. YUMMMM!
Thank you Jacquee!
Oh man, this is the kind of dish my husband goes wild for! I’ll have to make it for him soon!
Thanks Karly! Hope you get a chance to try it!
I love one pot dishes so I’m always on the lookout for good ones. Making asap…
Such a rich and savory recipe! Thank you for sharing! X
These look like a great easy dinner for the buys holiday season.
Chicken would work too! Even easier for those of us who don’t eat a lot of pork. Thanks for the note!
Making this for dinner tonight with German red cabbage and hash Brown potatoes. Fabulous!!!
I hope you loved it! Thanks for your note Laurie!
I fixed this tonight for my crew, but had to double the recipe.
Since I was fixing so much I put it into my casserole dish in the oven because I was afraid it would burn.I will be fixing this again and again. Thank you for posting this.
I am so glad you liked it! Works great for chicken too!
Made this last night. It turned out perfect. So delicious and easy! Thank you for the recipe
I am so glad! It’s so easy too! Made my day!
Can I sub the flour for blanched almond flour (or coconut) with the same result to make this truly Whole30? Sounds soooo good.
I think I owe you an apology. This wasn’t intended to be in the Whole30 category. I checked that category box by mistake… ugh! Now that being said, you can use a different thickening agent other than flour. I have not tried it with almond flour or coconut flour though. Would love to know if it works though as this would be a fabulous Whole30 meal! Again, my apologies Nicole!
We tried this with arrowroot flour last night to make it Whole30 compliant and ate every last bite!! It was very flavorful and we will be having it again very soon. Thank you!!
Thats great to know it works with arrowroot! Thanks for taking the time to send a note!
I’m out of beef broth can I just use chicken broth
Yes! Will be lighter in flavor but still good!
Made this last night: delicious! I would suggest 3/4-1″ sliced chops. I sliced mine to approx 1/2″ & they were a bit well done.
Also, love the fact that I found someone else who mixes chicken & beef stock together!
This was so good! I had to make a few changes. I only had about half the amount of fresh mushrooms, so I drained a can of mushrooms (reserved the juice) and tossed them in. I also didn’t have chicken stock, so I used beef, with the juice from the mushrooms. I also like a creamed gravy, so towards the end, I stirred some milk in and cooked until it thickened up.
Can I add cabbage to the mushrooms and onions? Too. Much or too weird?
Well, I’m not much of a cabbage girl. Maybe roast it and serve it on the side :). Onions would be great though!
My mom made a version of this recipe and it was my favorite growing up (50s and 60s). She used cream of mushroom soup which I have given up on having lived in CA for 50 some years and being influenced by cooking here. But this is really both a simple and so delicious dish – I will try your ideas about broth which I haven’t done, and although I know you can do it with chicken, I personally think good quality pork chops are the meat of choice for this one. I prefer serving with good noodles and parsley.
Hi LouAnn! Those days of cream of ka ka are gone for me as well! Please send me a note when you get a chance to try this. So hoping you will love it!
Just made this for my husband and I and it was so good! Gravy was amazing. Will def be making this again 🙂
Made this for dinner tonight. I added garlic & used thin sliced sirloin pork cutlets which I finished in the sauce the last few minutes. Served it over egg noodles, it was DELICIOUS will definitely be making again. Can’t wait to try your one pot chicken & rice next
Thank you for the nice note Tara! I think sirloin is a great idea …anything that goes with gravy will work in this dish!
THANKS FOR RECIPE IT’S A KEEPER..CAN’T WAIT TO MAKE CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND RICE. LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING MORE GREAT RECIPE S MANY THANKS NOREEN.CURTIN
Thank you Noreen! I appreciate the nice note!
Wow this was delicious!! The gravy it made is so very good!
Made this tonight! SOOO good, easy, and delicious!! Thanks to wonderful people like you who share your recipes, I look like a good cook to my family ( lol) . Cant wait to try more of your recipes, and so glad I found your site when I googled pork chop recipes (:
Make my morning Krissy! Thank you so much for the nice note..truly so sweet! As you know us bloggers live for this kinda feed back! Have a great Sunday!