French Onion Smothered Pork Chops
If you’re looking for an easy weeknight dinner that will feed your whole family, have I got a winner for you. French Onion Smothered Pork Chops are so easy to make with only 4 ingredients and are ready in under one hour.
We like to eat these creamy baked pork chops with mashed potatoes and green beans for a simple weeknight meal.
This might sound weird, but people that I know give me food, specifically random ingredients, all the time. Like, I bought the wrong brand of such and such and thought you could maybe use it. Or I accidentally bought too much of this, would you like it? Etc.
That’s how I ended up with a carton of party sour cream dip and a container of French fried onions that needed to be used.. I already had a package of pork chops so I decided to throw them all together, with some shredded cheese for good measure.
The results were absolutely divine. You end up with tender pork chops in a creamy and cheesy sauce topped with bits of crunchy french fried onions on top. Now I never end up with leftovers when I make this!
If you love this easy Pork Chop recipe, you might also like these Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Pork Chops.
Making these smothered pork chops couldn’t be any easier.
- Turn the oven to 350 degrees. Put your pork chops in a 9×13 pan.
- Spread a container of your favorite flavor sour cream based dip over the pork chops. I used Party dip, but French Onion, Toasted Onion, Ranch and Dill, Bacon and Cheddar all work well. Feel free to change it up and use what’s available. Alternately, you can use plain sour cream, just season your pork chops well with salt and pepper before spreading the sour cream over the pork chops.
- Sprinkle a layer of shredded cheddar over the dip and then finish them off with a small can of French fried onions.
- Put it in the oven and let it bake for about 35-45 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads at least 145 degrees. Or to your preferred level of doneness, I like my pork chops well done and always cook them to 160 degrees.
I always use an instant read thermometer to test my meat. They are inexpensive and are so handy in the kitchen when it comes to meat, checking your oil temperature when your frying, or even baking bread. I recommend this thermometer available on Amazon.
French Onion Smothered Pork Chops
Cheesy and creamy pork chops baked with crunchy French fried onions on top. A 4 ingredient, 4 step easy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 8 boneless pork chops
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream dip* See note 1
- 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
- 3 ounces crispy French fried onions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the pork chops in the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan and spread the sour cream dip evenly over the pork chops.
- Sprinkle the cheddar cheese over the top of the sour cream dip and then evenly spread the French fried onions over the top.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reaches a minimum of 145 degrees or your preferred level of doneness.* See note 2.
Notes
1. Feel free to use your favorite variety of sour cream based dip. French onion, Toasted Onion, Chive, Bacon and Cheddar, or Ranch and DIll all work really well with this pork chop recipe.
2. For well done pork chops baked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees.
We have made this so many times & it is always a hit! Thanks for sharing this. It’s easy, and makes a good amount, so I take leftovers to work the next day!
This recipe was so delicious. It’s the perfect fall winter comfort food
If I cut the recipe in half, would the cooking time change?
Good Morning Alexis,
No, it wouldn’t change the cooking time.
Amy
Could you make this using an electric skillet? We don’t have an oven at work but this would be great for one of our potlucks.
Hi Jen,
I’m sorry, but I really couldn’t say one way or another because I don’t own an electric skillet.
I found this about a year ago and make it once a month! It’s also my company is coming dish. Problem – they all want the recipe so I can’t make it for them again!!
I love that this has become your signature dish Nancy! We love it in our house too.
Made this and everyone loved it. I’m actually making it again tonight but I don’t have sour cream so I’m going to try a ranch Greek yogurt!! I hope it works!!
Tried this last night and everyone loved it! I had to substitute some of the sour cream with mayonnaise but it turned out so great.
We absolutely love this recipe. It turns out perfect every time.
Love hearing that Tina! Thanks for stopping back by to give some feedback!
It was easy to prepare but the pork chops were very tough. It was flavorable but I would not recommend this recipe.
@Lynn, maybe they got over cooked. Your chops may have been thinner and required less time than the recipe recommended. I would suggest that after the 20 minute mark, you check the internal temp of the chops, and adjust accordingly.
I’ve used some pretty poor cuts of pork (low income here), and never had them come out tough with this recipe. Good luck if you try again, checking the temp sooner.
Could I put this together in the morning and my spouse could bake when he gets home from work ahead of me?
You wouldn’t want to add the crispy onions until time to bake it or they would turn to mush.
@Jeanne C, yes super easy for the hubs/kids to follow easy instructions. I would remake it cover with aluminum with baking instructions. Or, this is also very good in the crock in low all day too! Good luck!
This sounds delish!! I don’t eat pork. Could I use chicken instead?
I’m sure that would work!
@Tristen,
We tried chicken and did not like it. It was rubbery. I would try it again, but next time I would tenderize & flatten the chicken with a mallet like you would when making chicken marsala.
Thanks for the suggestion Cori!
Just made this tonight and it was SO easy and SO delicious! Will definitely add this to the rotation of weeknight dinners. It was a hit! Thanks!
This dish is our new go to for baked chops. So delicious! I do brine my boneless loin chops before freezing. So tender and yummy.