Name: Baked French Onion Pork Chops
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6-8 Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops, cut approximately 1 ½ inches thick; 1 Cup French Onion Dip (I used Heluva Good Dip brand); 1 Cup Sour Cream; 1 (0.87oz) Packet Brown Gravy Mix; 1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese; 1 ½ cups French-fried Onions; Salt and Pepper, to taste

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Baked French Onion Pork Chops are a delicious and easy-to-make dinner option that’s perfect for busy weeknights. Juicy and tender pork chops are smothered in a creamy sauce with melty cheese and crispy fried onions on top.

With just a few simple steps and in less than 1 hour, you will have a savoury dish on your table. Whether you’re looking for a new twist on classic pork chops or simply want to impress your family with a comforting weeknight meal, this recipe is sure to become one of your go-to favorites!

If you love all the flavors of French Onion Soup, you’ll love this easy recipe for French Onion Smothered Pork Chops. It make such juicy pork chops in the most flavourful french onion gravy with the crunch of fried onions.

I’m not surprised that so many love our French Onion Chicken Bake recipe. French Onion Smothered Pork Chops will be on its heels for being a fan favorite as well.

French Onion Pork Chop Bake!

We love to have french onion pork chops with sides such as Mashed Potatoes, Mac and Cheese or Baking Powder Biscuits, along with Green Beans – It’s an easy dinner that is ideal for the whole family, and for special occasions.

Plus I love that this easy pork chop recipe uses up those extras that like to hang around in your kitchen.

I seem to always have extra sour cream, crispy fried onions and french onion dip on hand from previous uses. It’s always nice to use items up that would otherwise go to waste.

What you’ll Love about this Recipe:

TASTE – Distinct savory flavours of french onion soup along with juicy tender pork chops. Creamy, cheesy, and bold!
INEXPENSIVE – You can get pork chops at a decent price, along with the few other simple ingredients required. It looks and taste fancy, without a high cost to make.
SIMPLE TO MAKE – You cannot beat 10 minutes of prep for this baked dish. The oven does all the work for this easy weeknight dinner that will feed your whole family.

Ingredients Required

As always, the full recipe is on the printable recipe card at the end of this post.

Pork Chops: I use boneless pork chops for this recipe, yet you can use bone-in chops if you want.
French Onion Dip: You’ll want the liquid container, not the onion soup mix dry packet.
Sour Cream: Used in the sauce, and you can use whatever % of sour cream you’d like.
Packet Brown Gravy Mix: This adds flavour, just like the beef broth would in a bowl of french onion soup. Alternately, you can use our Homemade Onion Soup Mix recipe.
Mozzarella Cheese: I always have shredded mozzarella cheese on hand. Yet you can use another bold cheese if you’d like. I go over that more in the recipe FAQ’s below.
Salt and Pepper: Sprinkled onto the pork chops, for taste.

How to Make French Onion Pork Chops

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Place pork chops in a single layer into the prepared baking dish. Lightly season with salt and black pepper, as preferred.
In a small bowl combine the French onion dip, sour cream and brown gravy mix.
Spread mixture evenly on top of the pork chops.
Top with mozzarella cheese and the French-fried onions.
Bake uncovered 40-50 minutes or until pork chops reach an internal temp of 145 degrees (using a meat thermometer) and the top is golden brown. Garnish with fresh parsley if desired, and serve warm.

TIP: Tent a piece of aluminum foil over the pan if the top is browning too much and too fast while baking.

What Goes with French Onion Pork Chops?

There are many tasty side dishes that go well with this french onion pork chops recipe.

We love to have these french onion smothered pork chops with creamy mashed potatoes, Mac and Cheese or Biscuits. It’s nice to have crusty bread to soak up the extra french onion sauce.

For a vegetable, I like to serve this delicious dinner recipe with with Green Beans or Air Fryer Asparagus.

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Storage

Leftover pork chops should be stored in an airtight container (or covered with plastic wrap) and refrigerated for up to 4 days.

You can reheat leftovers in the microwave, skillet, or in the oven until heated through. Leftovers the next day are most welcome, especially if its a busy weeknight.

FAQs about French Onion Pork Chops

Yes you can! I use mozza cheese because we love it and I usually have it on hand. Yet you can also use some Provolone cheese, Gouda cheese, Gruyere cheese, or Swiss cheese. These will add a stronger cheese taste too.

You can use either boneless or bone-in pork chops for this recipe. Adjust bake-time depending on size though!

Dry pork chops is almost always due to overcooking. Try to cook to an internal temperature of 145°F or just above that, to ensure they are safe to eat – and juicy.

Also, baking pork chops in a mixture like this recipe does, helps a lot too. The secret to making tender pork chops, is to cook them with plenty of liquid to hold in that moisture.

French Onion Pork Chops are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is sure to impress your family and friends. With its rich and savory flavors, this dish is perfect for any occasion, whether it be a special dinner or a casual weeknight meal.

By following this simple recipe, you can bring the classic taste of French onion soup to your dinner table in no time. So why not give it a try and experience this flavorful comfort food, for yourself?

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Baked French Onion Pork Chops

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Baked French Onion Pork Chops - juicy and tender pork chops smothered in a creamy sauce with melty cheese and crispy fried onions on top. An easy-to-make dinner option that's perfect for busy weeknights or special occasions.

Ingredients

6-8 Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops, cut approximately 1 ½ inches thick
1 Cup French Onion Dip (I used Heluva Good Dip brand)
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 (0.87oz) Packet Brown Gravy Mix
1 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 ½ cups French-fried Onions
Salt and Pepper, to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. and prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Place pork chops in baking dish and lightly season with salt and pepper.
In a small bowl combine French onion dip, sour cream and brown gravy mix.
Spread mixture evenly over pork chops.
Top with mozzarella cheese and French-fried onions.
Bake 40-50 minutes or until pork chops reach an internal temp of 145 degrees.

Notes

Make sure to use the French onion dip found in the refrigerated section of the grocery store. The shelf-stable variety does not come out the same.

If using thin cut pork chops instead of thick cut, be sure to reduce cooking time. I would suggest checking their internal temp at 30 minutes.
Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 7 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 307Total Fat: 22gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 563mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 12g

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6 Comments

Pam says:

06/24/2023 at 6:53 am

Can’t wait to make this recipe because we love “Heluva Good French Onion Dip and also use French Fried Onions often with other recipes. But 1 1/2 thick pork chops seem big – like a stuffing chop! Is this correct? Also, is water added to the packet of the brown gravy mix? Thanks for a yummy sounding recipe!!

1. Tammi says:
  
  06/29/2023 at 10:08 am
  
  The chops I got were rather thick, yet if your grocer has a bit thinner ones, that’s ok. And, no water. 🙂
  
2. Lisa says:
  
  10/02/2023 at 8:00 pm
  
  I had 6 thick chops and made the recipe as written. So delicious and my husband loved it too. Thank you for a tasty and simple recipe!
  
Pam says:

10/21/2023 at 8:44 am

The french fried onions, placed on last, seemed to get too over done/brown. May try adding halfway thru baking. Also, can cream cheese replace the sour cream (not a fan of)? Yummy recipe

Carol says:

11/04/2023 at 9:41 am

Whenever I make a dish with the french fried onions; I place them on top the last 10 min or til just browned to crisp them up a bit. The sour cream CAN be replaced
with cream cheese; I would have a room temperature or microwave til soft so you can stir and mix it in with the french onion dip and brown gravy mix. cream cheese and sour cream are good substitutes for each other

Amanda R says:

12/29/2023 at 6:51 pm

This was delicious!! I only had a tub of sour cream, but mixed it with a tiny amount of onion dip that I had left and a heavy hand of onion powder and garlic powder too! Shredded my own mild cheddar and also went heavy with that as well! Used a whole small tub of french’s fried onions on top and they were perfect! We used 2 4 packs of porkchops and my husband is looking forward to left overs! 😋