Smothered Pork Chops

JT'sMom's Note:

Seared pork chops covered with fresh mushrooms, then baked smothered in a sinfully delicious sauce full or bacon, onions, cream, and a touch tomato sauce. A dish so full of flavor everyone will be wandering around the house looking for their socks. Quick and easy comfort food sure to please family and dinner guests. Note:The tomato sauce can be substituted with ketchup or tomato paste in a tube.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 pork loin chops
• salt & pepper
• 2 cups mushrooms , quartered
• ¼ lb bacon , diced
• 2 small onions , chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup beef broth
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F and Grease a 9" X 16" dish.
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over high heat.
3. Season chops with salt and pepper. Sear chops 2 minutes on each side.
4. Transfer to prepared baking dish and top with quartered mushrooms.
5. Add onions and bacon to same skillet and cook over medium heat until onions are translucent and bacon is crisp, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes.
6. Add flour and paprika to skillet and increase heat to medium/high.
7. Stir in whipping cream and broth, scraping up browned bits. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
8. Stir in tomato sauce and season with salt and pepper.
9. Pour sauce over mushrooms and chops.
10. Bake uncovered until chops are tender 20-25 minutes.
11. Serve sauce over rice or mashed potatoes.

Reviews

[SmilingMJ]

Delicious! Thanks for he recipe, Definitely a keeper. I don't even like porkchops and I bought they were absolutely fabulous. Can't wait for the hubby to try it. I am even going to try this with chicken!

[Chef #604855]

Very tasty recipe. As several folks have indicated, I omitted the tomato sauce. Instead, I added about a half cup of apple wine. I also added about a half cup of Greek yogurt to add a little zing to the sauce. The chops came out of the oven tender and juicy, and the sauce was awesome. We'll definitely be making this again!!

[Ackman]

This was pretty tasty, however I think it had a couple flaws. The chops were fairly tender, but not like I had hoped. IDK how you can "sear" anything in just 2 T. butter, w/o burning, so I used 4 T. of Butter Flavor CRISCO. Also, the sauce was quite good, but not very thick....I thought the tomato sauce sounded out of place, so I omitted it. I'm pretty sure I'll make it again, but will make some adjustments. THANKS!!!