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What to Make With Pork Chops and Potatoes: 3 Fast Weeknight Dinners

Pork chops and potatoes are a sheet-pan dinner only if the potatoes start first and the chops are thin. A thick chop plus a huge potato is how this slips past 30 minutes. Cut the potatoes small, pound the chops or buy them thin, and you have a skillet, a sheet pan, and a quick gravy-free pan sauce. Got more in the fridge? Snap a photo and we'll pick dinner for you. Free.

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Quick picks: 3 dinners with pork chops and potatoes in 30 minutes or less

Fastest option: a 20-minute dinner

20 min

Pork chops with potato pan sauce

Total time, start to plate · One skillet · serves 4 · Kid-friendly

Thin chops sear, thin potato slices fry in the fat, and a splash of water becomes the sauce.

Ingredients

  • 4 thin pork chops
  • 2 potatoes
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Steps

  1. Slice the potatoes thin. Salt the pork chops and sear them. Set the chops aside.
  2. Fry the potato slices in the same skillet until they are tender and brown at the edges.
  3. Add the garlic and water and scrape the pan. Let it bubble into a thin sauce.
  4. Return the chops for a minute to warm. Serve the potatoes and sauce together.

Keeps: Fridge for 3 days.

One-pan or sheet-pan option

30 min

Sheet-pan pork chops and potatoes

Total time, start to plate · One sheet pan · serves 4 · Kid-friendly

Potato wedges get 15 minutes alone, then thin chops join the pan.

Ingredients

  • 4 thin pork chops
  • 1 lb potatoes
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp paprika

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Toss potato wedges with oil, salt, and paprika. Roast 15 minutes.
  2. Add the pork chops. Salt them.
  3. Roast until the chops are just cooked through and the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
  4. Rest the chops. If you cut one and it is still pink at the bone in a way you don't want, give it two more minutes, not ten.

Keeps: Potatoes keep 3 days.

The other dinner

28 min

Skillet chops and smashed potatoes

Total time, start to plate · One skillet · serves 4 · Kid-friendly

Potatoes fry and smash, thin chops cook in the middle of the same skillet.

Ingredients

  • 4 thin pork chops
  • 1 lb small potatoes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp oil

Steps

  1. Halve the potatoes, salt them, and fry them cut side down. Smash the brown ones with a spoon.
  2. Push them aside. Salt the pork chops and sear them in the middle until just cooked.
  3. Toss the potatoes in the pan juices.
  4. Rest the chops a few minutes before you cut them so they stay juicy.

Keeps: Potatoes keep 3 days. Chops are best tonight.

Make it with leftovers

Leftover roasted potatoes smash in the skillet under a fresh chop. Cooked pork, sliced, can warm in the pan sauce for a minute. Don't roast leftover chops for another half hour. Raw potatoes belong on the sheet pan from the start.

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Pantry staples you'll need

  • Salt
  • Oil
  • Pepper
  • Garlic
  • Paprika

No potatoes: rice under the same chops. No chops: sausage and potatoes uses the same pans.

When there is nothing in the fridge

Picky-eater and healthy tweaks

Salt and potato and a plain chop. Paprika on the adult wedges. Cut the meat off the bone before it hits a kid's plate if that avoids a standoff.

Trim the big fat cap and still keep a little so the chop stays moist. You don't need a butter gravy. The browned bits and a splash of water are the sauce.

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Questions

What can I make with pork chops and potatoes in 20 minutes?

Pork chops with potato pan sauce takes 20 minutes, start to plate. Thin chops sear, thin potato slices fry in the fat, and a splash of water becomes the sauce.

What's the easiest dinner with pork chops and potatoes?

Skillet chops and smashed potatoes is the low-fuss one: one skillet, 28 minutes. Potatoes fry and smash, thin chops cook in the middle of the same skillet.

Can I make this with leftover or cooked pork chops?

Leftover roasted potatoes smash in the skillet under a fresh chop. Cooked pork, sliced, can warm in the pan sauce for a minute. Don't roast leftover chops for another half hour. Raw potatoes belong on the sheet pan from the start.

What else can I add to pork chops and potatoes for a full meal?

The cards already use pork chops, small potatoes, salt. A piece of fruit or a handful of frozen vegetables is enough if you want more on the plate. Don't make a second shopping trip.

Is pork chops and potatoes a healthy dinner?

Trim the big fat cap and still keep a little so the chop stays moist. You don't need a butter gravy. The browned bits and a splash of water are the sauce.

How do I make pork chops and potatoes kid-friendly?

Salt and potato and a plain chop. Paprika on the adult wedges. Cut the meat off the bone before it hits a kid's plate if that avoids a standoff.

Can I make pork chops and potatoes in one pan or a sheet pan?

Sheet-pan pork chops and potatoes uses one sheet pan and takes 30 minutes. Potato wedges get 15 minutes alone, then thin chops join the pan.

What if I don't have potatoes?

No potatoes: rice under the same chops. No chops: sausage and potatoes uses the same pans.