Skillet Pork Chop Creamy Mushrooms and Broccolini Recipe

Discover the perfect Skillet Pork Chop Creamy Mushrooms and Broccolini Recipe for a flavorful, easy gourmet dinner.

A large Skillet Pork Chop can feed the entire family, especially when it’s accompanied by fresh vegetables like mushrooms and broccolini.  The entire meal is made in an iron skillet and plated in one large serving bowl — making it family-style fun.

The sauce in this Skillet Pork Chop Recipe is so good —  you could bathe in it because it’s luxuriously creamy and aromatic from the brandy.  The pork chop is sliced and served over brown rice, to soak up any of that additional sauce that may have fallen through the vegetables.  If you can’t find a large enough chop, you can always grab two, and sear them at the same time.

This recipe is so simple that it’s definitely worth a weeknight addition to your repertoire, but also could be served for guests on the weekend for an intimate meal with friends. The casual nature of this Skillet Pork Chop Recipe makes it very approachable to home cooks.

Ingredients

• 1 pound bone-in pork chop
• 1 shallot, peeled and sliced
• 2 cups mushrooms, sliced – crimini or button
• 2 cups broccolini, trimmed into 3-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup good brandy
• salt and pepper
• 3 cups hot brown rice for serving, optional

*Tips

• Use an iron skillet so the sear on the outside gets brown with an exceptional crust
• Heat your skillet on high for 3 minutes pri0r to cooking
• Remove the pork chop from the refrigerator 20 minutes before cooking
• Reduce heat to low after adding cream to the pan

(Serves 4)

To Prepare:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Remove pork chop from packaging and pat dry with paper towels.  Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
2. In a large iron skillet over high heat, add 1 tablespoon neutral oil after 2 minutes, add chop.  Sear on first side for 3 minutes, flip and sear second side for 2 minutes, then place in oven for 8-12 minutes, depending upon thickness.
3. Remove from oven and place on a cutting board to rest.  Add shallot and mushrooms to pan juices and cook for 2 minutes.  Add butter, stir, then add broccolini.  Cook for 3 minutes.
4. Make a well in center of pan and add Dijon mustard, heavy cream and brandy (be careful, pan could ignite with alcohol addition).  Reduce heat to low and stir until combined with vegetables.
5. Cover and steam for 4 minutes, then remove lid and turn off heat.  Slice pork off bone and across the grain.
6. Add rice to a bowl, then sliced pork.  Top with vegetables and pour remaining sauce over top.  Enjoy!

This Skillet Pork Chop Recipe is so tasty and you can always serve it with additional vegetables or over pasta for a fun twist.  I think it will be a real crowd-pleaser in your home.