These creamy garlic pork chops are smothered in a garlic cream sauce with whole garlic cloves! This recipe is quick and easy to make in about 30 minutes.
If you're fan of my popular Creamy Garlic Chicken recipe and also like pork, you may want to try this recipe. I tweaked the sauce a bit to make it work with pork chops. Garlicky goodness.
Yes, there's a whole head of garlic in here as well as garlic powder. The garlic cloves mellow out (you can eat them and they're not overly garlicky... they taste kinda like roasted garlic). I like building layers of garlic flavor!
Love creamy recipes? You may also like my Creamy Pork Tenderloin Medallions.
Recipe notes & tips:
- Pork chops can easily dry out (especially boneless ones), so I highly recommend getting an instant read meat thermometer so you can check the temperature and not overcook them. Pork is safe to eat at 145F (and don't forget the temperature continues to climb for a few minutes after you finish cooking it). It's ok if pork is a bit pink in the middle.
- You can use either boneless or bone-in pork chops.
- I recommend taking the pork chops out of the fridge 15-30 minutes prior to starting the recipe. They will cook better this way!
What to serve with creamy pork chops?
They're delicious with mashed potatoes, rice, or even pasta.
Other delicious pork chop recipes to try:
Questions about this creamy garlic pork chop recipe? Made it? Talk to me in the comments below!
Creamy Garlic Pork Chops
These creamy garlic pork chops are smothered in a garlic cream sauce with whole garlic cloves! This recipe is quick and easy to make in about 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops see notes
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter divided
- 1 whole head garlic cloves peeled
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or stock
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 cup heavy/whipping cream
- Fresh parsley chopped (optional, to taste)
Instructions
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Take the pork chops out of the fridge 15-30 minutes prior to starting the recipe if possible. Season the pork generously with salt & pepper on both sides.
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In a deep skillet, add the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium-high heat. Let the pan heat up for a few minutes, and once it's hot, cook the pork chops for 3-5 minutes/side or until lightly browned (3 minutes for thinner chops and 5 minutes for pork chops up to 1" thick). Once the pork chops are done searing, transfer them to a plate.
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Add the remaining butter and the garlic cloves to the skillet. Turn the heat down to medium (or medium-low if using cast iron). Cook it, stirring fairly often, for about 3 minutes or until the garlic has somewhat browned on the outside.
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Push the garlic to one side of the pan and sprinkle the flour in (avoiding the garlic). Let it cook for around 30 seconds, and give it a stir so it's incorporated with the butter (we're making a quick roux).
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Add in the chicken broth and lemon juice. Stir and let it cook for about a minute or until the sauce is noticeably thickened.
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Add in the cream and garlic powder. Stir or whisk it until the garlic powder has dissolved.
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Add the pork back in and cook for another 4-5 minutes or until the sauce has thickened up a bit (let the sauce bubble a bit but not furiously boil) and the pork chops are fully cooked through (145F). Keep in mind the pork's temperature will continue to rise once you stop cooking it, so if it's close, I'd take it off the heat and let it rest for a few minutes before serving. Season the sauce with extra salt & pepper as needed and parsley if you wish.
Recipe Notes
- It's very easy to overcook pork and turn it into shoe leather. I highly recommend using an instant read thermometer to take the guesswork out. Pork that's 145F and pink inside is safe to eat.
- You can use boneless pork chops like I did or bone-in. I recommend pork chops that are 0.75-1" thick. Anything much thicker or thinner is likely to end up under or overcooked with this particular recipe since it's finished in the cream sauce.
- Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.
Erica Smith says
Hi my name is Erica Smith.... this recipe looks Delicious! I want to try to make this for my husband who wants some pork chops with a white sauce. I made your chicken recipe with the white wine sauce and my husband, our son's and I love it. Have made it multiple times and it gets better and better each time I make it. Wanted to know with this pork chop recipe do you coat it in flour before you sear it? Or you just season it and sear it without the flour? We will be using the pork chops with bone-in. Also I see the hamburger recipe with the penne noodles I can't wait to try. Thanks and have a Blessed day!
Natasha says
Hi Erica! I'm so glad you like that other recipe! 🙂 I don't coat the pork in flour for this recipe. Let me know if you try it!