Seared Pork Chops with Creamy Cheese Sauce

How delicious are pork chops with a thick, rich, creamy sauce? REALLY DELICIOUS.

These low-carb pork chops are seared until crispy, caramelised on the outside, and then it is snuggled down into a luscious sauce and topped with some cheese as a final touch.

Because everything is better with cheese… right? Serve with low-carb veggies such as green beans, asparagus, Brussels sprouts or sliced cabbage. Enjoy!

Step-by-step

1. Pat the pork chops dry and the season with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the pork chops on each side for approx. 4 minutes or until deeply golden and crispy. Remove from the pan and sit to one side.

   

2. Melt the butter in the skillet. Thinly slice your onions and cook them over med-high heat until they are caramelised.

   

3. Add the beef stock and the garlic, salt and pepper and hard simmer until the sauce is reduced and thickened. Add the cream and stir through. (Tip: for extra creamy sauce, pour the content of the skillet in a tall and narrow jar and use an immersion blender to precess until smooth and creamy.)

   

4. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce and simmer gently for a further 10 minutes or so, or until juices run clear from the meat. Top with the mozzarella cheese. You can either broil the pan until the cheese melts or place a lid on it on the stovetop and cook on low until the cheese melts.

   

5. Serve garnished with thyme sprigs. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Can be frozen and re-heated in the oven.

   

Recipe

Seared Pork Chops with Creamy Cheese Sauce

★★★★☆4.4 (48 ratings)

These pork chops are seared until crispy, caramelized on the outside, and then it is snuggled down into a ...

Hands on

15m

Overall

45m

Servings

4

3.9 g

Net carbs

28.5 g

Protein

34.6 g

Fat

446

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Ingredients makes 4 servings

• 4 pork loin chops (450 g/ 1 lb)
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil or ghee (15 ml)
• sea salt and black pepper, to taste
• 2 medium yellow onions (140 g/ 5 oz)
• ¹/₂ stick butter (57 g/ 2 oz)
• 1 ¹/₂ cups beef stock (360 ml/ 12 fl oz)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ¹/₄ cup heavy whipping cream (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
• 2 tbsp fresh thyme
• ¹/₂ cup shredded mozzarella (56 g/ 2 oz)

Instructions

1. Pat the pork chops dry and the season with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the pork chops on each side for approx. 4 minutes or until deeply golden and crispy. Remove from the pan and sit to one side.

2. Melt the butter in the skillet. Thinly slice your onions and cook them over med-high heat until they are caramelised.

3. Add the beef stock and the garlic, salt and pepper and hard simmer until the sauce is reduced and thickened. Add the cream and stir through. (Tip: for extra creamy sauce, pour the content of the skillet in a tall and narrow jar and use an immersion blender to precess until smooth and creamy.)

4. Nestle the pork chops into the sauce and simmer gently for a further 10 minutes or so, or until juices run clear from the meat. Top with the mozzarella cheese. You can either broil the pan until the cheese melts or place a lid on it on the stovetop and cook on low until the cheese melts.

5. Serve garnished with thyme sprigs. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Can be frozen and re-heated in the oven.

Nutrition per serving, 1 pork chop with sauce

Carbs 4%Protein 26%Fat 70% of calories

Net carbs

3.9 g

Total carbs

4.7 g

Fiber

0.7 g

Sugars

2.9 g

Protein

28.5 g

Fat

34.6 g

Saturated fat

15.4 g

Calories

446 kcal

Sodium

589 mg · 25.6% RDA

Magnesium

81 mg · 20.2% RDA

Potassium

631 mg · 31.6% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1 pork chop with sauce	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Pork, chops (loin), boneless, raw	0 g	23 g	10.1 g	189
Olive oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	3.4 g	30
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0
Onion, brown (yellow), raw	2.2 g	0.3 g	0 g	13
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed	0 g	0.1 g	11.5 g	101
Beef bone broth, beef stock	0.2 g	1.4 g	1.1 g	15
Garlic, fresh	0.2 g	0 g	0 g	1
Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat)	0.4 g	0.3 g	5.7 g	55
Thyme, fresh	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Mozzarella cheese (low moisture, for pizza)	0.8 g	3.4 g	2.8 g	42
Total	3.9 g	28.5 g	34.6 g	446

Serving size 1 pork chop with sauce

• Gluten free
• Egg free
• Nut free
• Nightshade free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free