Beef / Pork

French Onion Pork Chops takes several minutes to prepare.

French Onion Pork Chops takes several minutes to cook.

French Onion Pork Chops makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for French Onion Pork Chops are:

10 oz Boneless Port Loin Center Cut Chops (by SHEILA1923)
.5 tbsp Olive Oil
1 serving sweet yellow onion, raw (1 medium onion) (by COUNTRYCITYMIX)
1 tbsp Butter, salted
1 cup (8 fl oz) Soup, beef broth bouillon and consomme, canned, condensed, commercial
2 slice (1 oz) Provolone Cheese
.12 tsp Oregano, ground
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper, black

Here is how you make French Onion Pork Chops:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Heat a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil.Sprinkle pork chops with pepper and salt if using.Brown chops on both sides in hot skillet. Remove pork chops and set aside.Add the stock, thyme (if using) and wine to the pan and deglaze (that's scraping up all the browned bits so they dissolve in the liquid).Add the caramelized onions. Cook for about 3-5 minutes until liquid is slightly reduced.Spread 1 tsp of the mustard on top of each chop. Place chops in skillet with the onion/stock mixture.Place the pan in the preheated oven and cook for 20-25 minutes, or until chops register 160 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.Place slice of cheese on top of each chop--I find folding the cheese in half works best and creates a double layer of cheese.Place the skillet back in the oven and cook for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted and just begins to brown.NOTESIf you used thyme in the recipe for the caramelized onions, it can be omitted in pork chop recipe.The white wine can be substituted with an equal quantity of beef stockSLOW COOKER DIRECTIONS--Follow the recipe for caramelized onions bearing in mind they take about 10 hours so plan accordingly if you plan to make this meal along with the onions. If you do, at the end of the 10 hour cooking time, add the browned chops with the mustard spread on each as in the main recipe, and the stock and wine. Cook for an additional 5-6 hours. You can melt the cheese over the chops either in the microwave or regular oven.I feel it's better to make the onions on one day and make the pork chops on another day. To do it that way, add the caramelized onions to the crock pot along with the stock and wine. Brown the pork chops, spread the mustard over them and place them in the slow cooker. Cook for about 5-7 hours on low, 4-6 on high, but check for doneness at the MINIMUM times. If you are using a casserole crock and you have the pork chops in a single layer, at the end of the cook time, place the cheese on top of the chops, cover and let the cheese melt. If you had to pile the chops in the cooker, you will have to melt the cheese either in the oven or microwave.Caramelized OnionsDIRECTIONS:Heat butter in a large saute pan over medium heat until melted. Add onions, and toss until they are coated in the butter.Cook the onions for the next 40 minutes or so until they are caramelized, using a spatula to stir the onions and scrape the bottom of the pan every 3-5 minutes. As the onions begin to caramelize and darken, you may need to scrape the pan more often.Once the onions reach a deep golden brown color and are nice and syrupy, sprinkle them with a pinch of two of salt (and sugar, if desired). Stir the stock a tablespoon or two at a time, adding enough so that the browned bits on the bottom of the pan loosen when scraped with a spatula. Stir the onions for 1 more minute, being sure to stir in the browned bits, then remove from heat.Serving Size: 4Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BSHELDON2.

The nutritional information for French Onion Pork Chops is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 215.2

• Total Fat: 12.1 g
• Cholesterol: 51.9 mg
• Sodium: 1,152.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 5.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 20.7 g