Oven-Baked Pork Chops in Lemony-Mushroom Gravy

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This is a must served this with mashed potatoes ---one can of well drained mushrooms may be used in place of fresh, do not use fast-fry pork chops for this."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons seasoning salt or 1 teaspoon white salt
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (adjust to taste) (optional)
• 6 -8 center-cut pork chops (1-inch thick or a little thicker)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons oil (more if needed)
• 1 lb fresh sliced button mushroom
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 cups half-and-half cream or 2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

directions

1. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
2. In a shallow bowl combine the flour with the next 5 spices (remove 3 tablespoons of the flour mixture and set aside).
3. Coat the pork chops in the flour mixture one at a time then place onto a plate.
4. In a large skillet over medium-high heat melt the butter with oil; add in the pork chops and brown on both sides then transfer to prepared baking dish.
5. In the same skillet add in mushrooms and saute until golden; sprinkle over the pork chops.
6. To the skillet add in onion and bell pepper; saute until softened.
7. Add in garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
8. Add in the reserved 3 tablespoons flour mixture and stir for 1 minute.
9. Stir in 2 cups half and half cream or milk; bring to a boil and stir for 2 minutes or until smooth and bubbly.
10. Remove from the heat and stir in 2 tablespoons lemon juice (at this point you may season the gravy with more black pepper to taste).
11. Pour the sauce over the chops and mushrooms; using a fork lift the chops slightly to allow the gravy to flow underneath.
12. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for about 50-60 minutes (do not cover tightly you will need to allow some air to flow out while cooking).

Reviews

[Meagan F.]

Made this for dinner last night, and they were hands down the best pork chops I've ever eaten! Will definitely save this one for repeat use! Thanks Kittencal!

 

[murraylwc]

These were delicious. An absolute winner! Used lime juice rather than lemon & came out perfect. The sauce made the difference. Will definitely be repeating this! :-)

 

[tiger7lady]

We enjoyed this. I'm not sure I liked the green pepper in the gravy but it was a different twist on pork chops which was nice.

 

[beckihrh]

I made this recipe for dinner tonight. It was soooo good! My husband loves pork chops and I have been hoping to find a new recipe to make. He said he would eat this again and again. I followed the recipe to the "T". I served it with roasted small potatoes tossed with olive oil, garlic and Italian seasonings with steamed broccoli Outstanding!! Thank you for this one Kittencal! A keeper!

 

[TasteTester]

When I was making this recipe, the amount of minced garlic to use was not listed, so I cut up two cloves and per the directions sauteed them for two minutes after the onions had softened. However, the sauce turned out a little bland, so maybe I should have added more. The pork chops were nice and tender, and the lemony-mushroom flavor went great with the chops!