One Pan French Onion Smothered Pork Chops

by | May 14, 2018 | Mains

One Pan French Onion Smothered Pork Chops

If you love one pan meals, you will love these French Onion Pork Chops.  Less clean up time equals more ‘enjoy your meal’ time.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 yellow onions peeled, cut in half, and sliced into half-moon shaped slices
  • 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 cup plus 4 Tbsp beef stock
  • 4 boneless pork chops about 1 – 1 ½ inches thick
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • 2 ½ Tbsp almond flour
  • 4 slices mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup shredded gruyere cheese
  • fresh thyme sprigs for adding to pan
INSTRUCTIONS

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.  Melt butter and coconut oil in a large cast iron or other oven safe skillet, over MED-HIGH heat. Add sliced onions and saute 3-5 minutes, until soft. Add 4 Tbsp beef stock and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 12-15 minutes, until onions are extremely tender and golden brown.

  2. As onions are sautéing, season both sides of pork chops with salt, black pepper, thyme and garlic powder.  Transfer onions to a plate, do not wipe out skillet.

  3. Reduce heat to MED, add a drizzle of coconut oil to the skillet if needed, and cook pork chops, about 3-4 minutes per side, until golden brown.Transfer pork chops to plate.

  4. Return cooked onions to pan and sprinkle with almond flour. Stir to coat and cook about a minute. Add remaining 1 cup beef stock and stir often until mixture comes to a boil. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.

  5. Nestle pork chops back into the pan, spooning some of the beef stock over the tops of the chops. Top with a slices of mozzarella cheese, and a mound of the shredded gruyere (about a ¼ cup on each chop).

  6. Add a few sprigs of fresh thyme and add skillet to oven and bake 8-10 minutes, until cheese is melted and gooey.  Before serving, spoon some of the beef stock/onion mixture over the top of the cheese, and garnish with some additional black pepper if desired.