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Sauteed Garlic Lemon Pork Chops with Mushrooms & Onion

This morning I kissed my son’s sweet round cheeks and whispered ‘Good Morning’.

He stretched, kicked off his blanket, yawned, rolled over and sort of yelled ‘Why do my legs feel like rubber bands every morning?!’

I replied ‘That is how Mommy feels every morning before she drinks her coffee.’

Since Mommy also seems to acquire the rubber band legs by late afternoon just about dinner time, I was super sleepy the other day and could not think up a dinner recipe so I went back to staring at the September edition of Everyday Food. I decided to modify their garlic-lemon pork recipe and Voila: Dinner!

Sauteed Garlic Lemon Pork Chops with Mushrooms & Onion (Yield = 4)
adapted from Everyday Food, Sept. 2012
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 boneless pork chops 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
A few pinches of salt and pepper
1/4 cup flour (all purpose or whole wheat)
1 lemon
4 oz sliced mushrooms
1/3 sliced sweet onion
3 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth

Directions:
1. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and butter over medium-high heat.

2. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. On a plate, place the flour and then zest the lemon right over the flour and place the lemon aside. Coat each pork chop with the flour-zest mixture on both sides and place into the skillet and cover with a splatter screen. Cook for about 2-3 minutes depending on thickness. Repeat on the other side and then place the chops on a plate.

3. Reduce heat to medium-low and allow the pan to cool a minute. Add the mushroom to the pan and allow to saute for 2 minutes. Add the onion, saute for one minute and then add the garlic and cook about 30 seconds.

4. Increase the heat to medium and add the chicken broth and scrap the bottom of the pan. When the fluid is reduced by about half, add the pork back into the pan. Cut the lemon in half, juice half of the lemon and gently add the juice to the pan. Cut the remaining half of the lemon into slices, toss them into the pan and cook for another minute or so. Serve.

 

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  1. karii says

    Just made this for dinner and everyone loved it! Already asking me to make it again =D very easy to make, next time I’ll just add more mushrooms and onions.♡ thank you!

  2. Sara says

    I made this tonight, and it was AMAZING. Thank you so much for one of my new favorite recipes. My only issue was not enough mushrooms… I will double the amount the next time I make this.

  5. Jennifer says

    Hi Sabrina, So sorry this recipe did not work well for you as I have gotten such good feedback. Was the oil hot enough? Did you use enough lemon? Did you use coarse salt or fine?

  6. Sabrina says

    Was really disappointed in this dish. The picture makes it look sooo yummy but mine had hardly any color. They were really bland even after adding seasoning.

  14. Maggie says

    I’m looking forward to trying this recipe this week, but could use some suggestions for sides. I’ve never had much luck with pork chop meals and am desperate to find one my family will enjoy. Thanks!

  17. Annie says

    This was delicious! I made this tonight and my husband gobbled it down because it was “so good” which is very unlike him since he’s a picky eater! Thanks for a great recipe! =)

  18. Wendy says

    I just made this & it’s delicious! I’ve been looking for an easy great tasting pork chop recipe & after trying this one I can say I will add it to my favs.

  19. Tran says

    Making this right now but can’t seem to get the nice Carmel color. Am I doing some thing wrong?

  20. Liz says

    I just made this for my boyfriend and me. It was fabulous!! And it was super convenient – I had everything in the house! I would just add more mushrooms next time, because I love mushrooms!

  23. Awanthi @ Sybaritic Pleasures says

    You’re welcome! I think we’re all in the same boat (food bloggers) and we need to stick by each other! I’m doing my best to continue reporting individual pins and people (they have certain people who only pin to group boards like that and always to the same sites) as and when I find them. 🙂

    -A

  24. Jennifer says

    Thank you!!! I reported the pin and wrote them. Darn those who steal. I greatly appreciate your time.

  25. Awanthi @ Sybaritic Pleasures says

    Hi Jennifer,

    This was a great post, and the photo looks amazing. But I found this recipe linked to a website called sirchef.com which I know to be a spam site (they have launched a number of fake websites like recipebiter.com, recipepunch.com, desserthero.com). Their game is to take legitimate photographs and recipe posts (such as yours) and then link it to their own website. I don’t know why they do that. I just found it linked to sirchef.com on Pinterest and set the pinner straight, but eight people had already repinned it by the time I saw it. I don’t know if you can do anything about it, but I suggest you try. I’ve decided to make it my goal to expose these people since reporting them to Pinterest hasn’t made a jot of difference so far.

    Best wishes,

    Awanthi

    PS: This is the link that I was talking about: http://pinterest.com/pin/118149190195929364/

  36. Sheri says

    Thank you for this one!! I’ve been having trouble finding a pork chop recipe that both my husband and I would like…I keep reverting back to the panko-baked. Viola!

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