Curtis loves pork, I can't say that enough. I'm not a pork fan but I do make it for him every so often. So when we were talking about favorite recipes we have that involve sage — pork chops are on the top of his list.
This is a super easy dish and serve it with your favorite rice or pasta and some sauteed green beans!
I made the sauce with half & half at Curtis' request first and then cooked the pork chops fairly quickly in a cast iron skillet. Once I removed the pork chops and set them aside (always let meat rest before cutting into it), I removed the skillet from the heat and then poured the sauce into the pan – so I could get all of the pan drippings into that sauce! It thickened up a little and…
I got two thumbs up for this dish! Curtis loved it!
Recipe
Pork Chops with Parmesan Sage Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 to 1.5 Tablespooons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup half & half
- salt and pepper
- 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
- 1/8 teaspoon McCormick ground sage, plus 2 pinches
- 1 pound pork chops, bone-in, 2 pieces, rinsed with water & patted dry with paper towels
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt butter on medium-low heat. Add half & half and allow to simmer to cook and reduce for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon constantly. Add cheese and allow to melt. Continuing to stir the sauce, add the ground sage. Remove pan from heat and set aside.
- Season both sides of pork chops with salt, pepper and a couple of pinches of ground sage. Heat a cast iron skillet at medium high heat for about 3 to 5 minutes. Add pork chops to skillet and cook for 5 to 8 minutes on each side. Remove pork chops from skillet and put onto a plate and allow to rest for at least 5 minutes.
- Remove skillet from heat and add parmesan sage sauce to the skillet and stir, be sure to scrape bits from the bottom of the skillet. Serve pork chops with sauce on top.
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Chuck says
I Made these tonight, and they were amazing!
I did my chops a little differently though. I melt a little butter in a skillet, brown them on either side, then throw them in the oven at 425 for about 7 minutes total. I then followed the sauce recipe, and used the melted butter to de-glaze the pan! Sauce was amazing! Definitely going to make this again!
Julie Deily says
Great to hear, Chuck! Thanks for checking back in. 🙂
addie | culicurious says
Great sauce, Julie. I want those pork chops now 🙂
Carlas Confections says
Yum! I love this! I am always afraid of making pork chops because I have no idea how to cook them, but I didnt realize how easy they were to make! I will be making them soon now, because this dish really looks incredible 😀
Angie says
I love pork, so I know I would love this!
Cassie | Bake Your Day says
I am not really a fan of pork chops but would eat them with this sauce, I love it!
Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says
Oh my those are some really great looking pork chops.
Linda | The Urban Mrs says
I’m not too fond of pork, but this recipe looks so salivating. Very beautiful!
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says
Beautiful Chops Julie. For a minute I thought you were going to tell us you caved! 😉
Paula - bell'alimento says
Love a good cream sauce! So quick and easy and DEE-LISH!
Robyn | Add a Pinch says
Absolutely gorgeous, Julie.
Leslie says
You made the impossible un-photgentic ugly pork chop look beautiful!!!!!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
Jason is a huge pork fan to so I totally need to make this for him!
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says
Oh my gosh, that sauce looks gorgeous–I think I could eat that with a spoon!
Kathryn says
This sounds really delicious – I love using sage with pork. Gorgeous pictures too!
claire @ the realistic nutritionist says
wow. Gorgeous photos, Julie!! 🙂
Bev @ Bev Cooks says
That’s one sexy chop you got there.
averagebetty says
You know the craziest thing happened last night… My husband said, “MMM pork chops” after seeing something on TV. And I never make pork chops! Seeing your beautiful recipe is like pork karma! Looks way better than what we saw on TV 😉
Sue says
I found your blog because Ashley linked you up on a Her Universe post on FB for wearing her tshirt!!! The Force is with all your yummy recipes… I had a great time browsing and I’m adding you to my reading list! 🙂
kita says
Seriously, would shove a small child over for these. You make pork chops look smexy (and that sauce sounds amazing).
Joanne @ Fifteen Spatulas says
Look how brown and beautiful those chops are!!! I love cooking pork chops. They cook so quickly and can be finished with a simple sauce like the parmesan sage one you did. Mmm!
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
I picked up two new McCormick spices tonight: Roasted Saigon Cinnamon and Mexican Cocoa Chili. Can’t wait to try baking with both — I’m hoping to have a few cookie recipes posted Monday.
And, our house is exactly the same on the pork issue; it’s my husband’s favorite protein and I’m not crazy about it. I may have to try this for him — he would LOVE it.