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One-Pan Smothered Pork Chops with creamy mushroom, bacon and fresh thyme sauce. Use boneless pork loin chops. Everything is cooked in one large skillet. Easy recipe. Minimal cleanup. Low carb, high fat, KETO friendly, gluten free recipe.
Why make smothered pork chops
- Tender and moist texture, forget dry pork chop meat. Pork chops are a great cut of meat that can taste really good but they can also be easily overcooked and result in a tough, dry meat. Enter these smothered pork chops. Covered with mushrooms and bacon and a cream sauce with lots of fresh thyme, your creamy pork chops are guaranteed to be tender and moist, and not dry at all. Even if you do overcook them a little, you won't notice it thanks to the creamy sauce.
- Use only one pan. That's right! You use one pan to make these smothered pork chops which minimizes the cleanup.
- 30 minutes cooking time. It's a great recipe for a busy person who wants something easy that tastes like comfort food and looks like something from a good restaurant.
- KETO friendly recipe. This recipe uses ingredients that are high in fat, high in protein, and low in carb. Perfect for those who follow KETO diet. Omit flour for KETO friendly version.
- Gluten free recipe. Use gluten free flour to make this recipe gluten free. In fact, I've made this recipe with gluten free flour because I am gluten free.
Substitutions
- I use heavy cream. You can also use cream of mushroom instead.
- I use regular white button mushrooms. You can also use cremini mushrooms, portobello, shiitake.
Why this pork chop recipe is KETO friendly
- This recipe contains heavy creamy and bacon. All these ingredients have high fat, low sugar content.
- Mushrooms are low-carb and a great way to add flavor to keto recipe.
- Pork chops are high in fat and high in protein, yet low in carbs. A perfect KETO friendly ingredient.
- Omit the flour. To make this recipe KETO friendly, simply omit 2 tablespoons of flour for browning the pork chops.
What is also great is that you use only basic, common ingredients to make this dish. Just take a look at this picture. These are all the ingredients that go into this recipe:
Bacon and Mushroom Smothered Pork Chops are not only delicious, they also are great meal to make if you have company. Why? Because they are easy to make. And, because they look amazing, without too much effort:
Side dishes to serve with smothered pork chops
Because there is so much creaminess and so much meat in this recipe, I suggest that you serve simple cooked spinach, or steamed asparagus with this dish. Or other cooked greens. Mashed potatoes, or easy scalloped potatoes are also great side dishes to go with these smothered pork chops. I also suggest that you try this really easy Asiago cheese roasted broccoli recipe - you can roast the broccoli in the oven while your creamy pork chops are cooked on the stove top and you can use any cheese you like, such as Parmesan cheese, not just Asiago.
Other creamy pork chop recipes
Boneless Pork Chops in Creamy Garlic & Herb Wine Sauce - one skillet dish ready in less than 30 minutes! Made with dry white wine, juice of a fresh lemon, garlic and thyme, these pork chops are super juicy and packed with flavor.
Boneless Pork Chops in Creamy Irish Whiskey Sauce - simply sear the pork chops in the pan, toss with mushrooms and smother with a delicious creamy sauce with Irish Whiskey and a bit of Worcestershire sauce!
Other KETO friendly recipes
- Low Carb Creamy Pork Chops in Parmesan Sauce
- Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken Bake
- Bacon Cream Cheese Cheddar Chicken
Bacon and Mushroom Smothered Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 6 strips bacon , uncooked
- 2 lb pork loin chops , boneless (3 or 4 pork chops, depending on size)
- salt and pepper
- 8 oz mushrooms , sliced
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme , just leaves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons flour (use gluten free flour for gluten free version, omit flour to make it KETO friendly)
- ⅔ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Chop bacon into smaller bites. In a large skillet, cook on medium heat until the bacon is cooked. Remove bacon from the pan to a plate, leaving the fat in.
- Season pork chops with salt and pepper. In the same pan, on high-medium heat, cook pork chops for 4 minutes on each side in bacon fat, until nicely seared. Reduce heat to medium midway through cooking. Remove the pork chops to a plate from the pan.
- Add sliced mushrooms and minced garlic to the same pan. If needed, add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt. Sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring, until mushrooms soften and release juices. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour all over the mushrooms, and stir the flour in on medium heat.
- Add chicken broth and raise the heat to bring to boil, constantly stirring. You should have a smooth slurry from the flour and the chicken broth. Add heavy cream and stir it in while boiling until everything is smooth. Then reduce heat to low.
- Add back the pork chops and the bacon. Cook on low heat, covered, until the pork chops are cooked through.
- To serve, top pork chops with mushroom and bacon mixture and with more fresh thyme leaves.
Nutrition
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The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
This was so amazing! I seared in butter as i had precooked bacon and not a lot of fat...
I also just used canned mushrooms and it was still incredible! What a great recipe!!!!
So happy to hear that! I am glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for such a wonderful review!
I made this last night and it was AMAZING! My hubby, who is not a fan of pork chops, even liked it. In fact, he thought it was chicken. I will be making this again.
So glad you liked this recipe! Thank you for such a wonderful comment!
I made this and added green beans that were precooked. I added them with the mushrooms it turned out great!! Very flavorful will make again!
Thank you! Adding green beans sounds delicious!
DELICIOUS! Mine was a little on the salty side but I blame that on the bacon I used, Farmland Thick Bacon, and the seasoning I normally use when I grill pork chops (salt/pepper/garlic). It was not too salty to devour though. I made 1/2 of this recipe as I was making it only for mysef but I followed this recipe with the exception of NO flour and NO olive oil. It did not need the extra olive oil with all the bacon fat. I also didn't add any extra salt because I had a feeling it would have enough with the bacon and then seasoning the pork chops before cooking. With my ingredients the nutrition value is as follows per serving (2 servings for 1/2 of this recipe obviously):
Calories = 471
Carbs = 3.8
Fat = 31.5
Protein = 37.8
I only ate 1/2 of a half of what I made but that is only because we had a power outage before I cooked this and i was starving so I had some snacks just in case. I really wanted to eat it all.
Thank you for the recipe and I hope others take head to my warning about the salt 🙂
Happy cooking/eating!
Paula, thank you for your wonderful comment! I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe! And, thank you for taking your time to leave such a detailed and thoughtful feedback. Good point about the salt!
Yes thank you for taking the time out to share nutrition facts
I wonder if I can omit the mushrooms and it still be good. I love mushrooms but running low on cash at the moment. I have everything else though so thinking of giving it a go.
Yes, you can omit the mushrooms and it will still be really good!
I love this dish thank you so much. I was wondering if the nutritional facts listed are counting the amount of carbs including the flour?
I am so glad you liked this dish! Yes, the nutritional facts include the flour.
Oh my gosh. this has become one of my favorites!!!!
So happy to hear that!
I am not a cook! But this recipe was easy quick and yummy!! I added some roasted tomatos and no flour My daughter is on KETO livestyle and she loved it. Thanks so much. (Your directions were great)
Laura, I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed this recipe! Adding roasted tomatoes sounds delicious! 🙂
Any guesstimate on how long to cook until the chops are done? 10-15 minutes?
Yes, about 5 minutes per side.
Absolutely deelish! This will be made often. Thanks for sharing!
Happy you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for your wonderful review!
Tried this tonight & this dish is absolutely amazing. I only had almond flour and it worked just fine. So good.
Thank you, Sandra! So glad you liked this recipe! And good to know that almond flour worked just fine!
How was the consistency with the almond flour
Loved it added celery chopped in it and added rosemary did it th cream of mushroom
Thank you! Glad you liked it! Adding celery and rosemary sounds delicious!
Had it last night. Added a little fresh parm and swapped the flour for 1tbs of corn starch. Served with mashed potatoes and steamed asparagus and sweet pepper. Great recipe!!
Thank you, Megan! I am glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
I made this tonight and it was very tasty and easy. Definitely a keeper! Followed recipe exactly. As I do with all chicken and pork, I brined the meat for about an hour beforehand.
Thank you! I am so glad you liked this recipe! Brining pork is a great idea.
How did you brine it ?
Really really great recipe, easy and turned out great.
Only difference I did was finishing the pork on the grill, great tasting recipe.
So glad you liked the recipe! 🙂