Pork Chop Casserole
Updated 11/01/2021
This Pork Chop Casserole with potatoes recipe is an easy weeknight meal.
My recipe for Pork Chop Casserole begins with bone-in pork chops seasoned with smoked paprika. Thinly sliced potatoes and mushrooms cook together with the pork chops in the oven for a warm and hearty meal.
Pork Chops, Potatoes, and Cream of Mushroom soup will get this dish on the table for a stick-to-the-ribs yummy delight. Mushrooms and onions are optional.
My Mom made this as my brothers and I were growing up. I have no idea where my mother originally got the recipe. She very well may have made it up. I just don’t know.
This potato and pork chop casserole has always been an easy go-to recipe for those busy times when a good, hot meal is needed but not much time is available for meal preparation.
When I am cooking for two, I generally use boneless pork chops and prepare two for my hubby and one for myself. With the oven to 350°, supper will be ready in under one hour.
This recipe is easily adjustable for two or three people or for a crowd. I have updated the recipe to include instructions for making a large casserole with bone-in pork chops.
Leftover Suggestion
Deconstruct the casserole and use the leftover Pork Chops to make Pork Chop Sandwiches the next day! Remove the bone and reheat them in a skillet then build some yummy sandwiches with your choice of toppings.
Although cooking from scratch with fresh ingredients is always best and I don’t recommend it, you could use canned potatoes if you don’t have time to prepare fresh one’s. You will probably need to reduce your cooking time but I am not sure how much as I always used fresh potatoes.
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Did you know, the skins on the potatoes provide fiber to your diet? Yep, and we do need to find ways to add more fiber to our diets.
How to Make This Pork Chop Casserole with only 3 Ingredients
The original recipe used only 3 ingredients;
- Pork Chops
- Potatoes
- Cream of Mushroom soup
When times are hard and money is tight, skip the mushrooms and don’t purchase Smoked Paprika if you don’t have any on hand. Of course we pretty much all have some Salt and Pepper in the kitchen so by all means, season the meat and potatoes.
Pork Chop Casserole
Ingredients
- 6 Bone-in pork chops (average, not the really thick one's)
- 1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 4-5 medium Red Potatoes, sliced thin
- 1 carton of fresh sliced mushrooms, rinsed (optional)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp. Smoked Paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Wash the pork chops and place them into a large prepared baking dish.
- Wash the potatoes using a vegetable brush then slice thin with skins on.
- Place the potatoes on top of the Pork Chops.
- Pour the can of soup over top of the potatoes and spread evenly.
- Place the rinsed sliced mushrooms around the edges of the dish.
- Cover with foil and Bake 40 minutes.
- Remove the foil and continue to bake 10 minutes.
- Oven temperatures vary. Potatoes should be tender and pork chops should reach 160°
- Sprinkle with Smoked Paprika when removed from the oven while still hot.
- Serve and enjoy!
- SEE NOTES FOR RECIPE TO COOK BONELESS PORK CHOPS
Notes
Boneless Thin Pork Chops Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°
- Wash and drain the pork chops and place into prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the potatoes on top of the Pork Chops.
- Pour 1 can of cream of mushroom soup over the top of the pork chops and potatoes.
- Place mushrooms around the edge.
- Cove with foil and bake at 350° for 30 to 45 minutes. (Oven temps vary)
- Remove foil the last 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with Smoked paprika when removed from the oven while still hot.
Nutrition Information
Yield
6Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 500Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 132mgSodium 505mgCarbohydrates 32gFiber 3gSugar 2gProtein 44g
Nutrition values may vary depending on exact sizes and quantities of food used when recipe is prepared.
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While going through my mother’s recipe collection, I came across some jokes. This particular one was in a hand-typed cookbook which my mother’s best friend, Jean J. made for her friends and family.
Guilty Plea
I’m guilty, Judge,
I fell apart.
I ground him in the Cuisinart.
That is the last time,
He will say,
“That’s what I had for lunch today.”
That joke is awesome 🙂 And I know a certain Mr. around here that would love this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing it at On Display Thursday this week!
You can never go wrong with mushroom soup! My grandmother used to make something similar to this, but she used baked potatoes on the bottom, layered the pork chops on top and then smothered with the soup. Can’t wait to give this simpler version a try!
Coming to you from the Momma Told Me link up 🙂
Your grandmother’s recipes sounds good too. I’m wondering if she actually baked the potatoes first before putting the rest of the casserole on top?
This looks so yummy! I’ve gotta try this soon!
This sounds very very tasty! I love quick and easy meals that don’t require a lot of prep but still taste delicious!
Thanks Amanda! Yes, those quick and easy meals are just the best, especially when they are tasty too!
These looks delicious, and how easy! Pinned. Hahaha… you gotta love a Cuisinart… 😉
~Lorelai
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Thanks for the Pin, Lorelai! Wasn’t that funny 🙂
No kidding, the recipe is too easy! I know hubby would enjoy something like this.
And lol at the joke!!
It is the kind of recipe that men love, meat and potatoes! The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, they say 🙂
Okay, LOL at the joke, because my husband and I JUST had this conversation about leftovers yesterday – “I don’t want the same thing I had for lunch for dinner!” LOL This looks like a yummy comfort food recipe!
My husband is exactly the same way! He doesn’t care for leftovers unless it is lasagna, soup or baked spaghetti.
Cute joke, Shirley! And I love pork chops cooked that way and I leave the skin on my potatoes, too. They are too good to cut away.
A few days ago my youngest daughter was browsing through one of my old cookbooks and she found a joke and couldn’t stop laughing.
Your pork chop casserole is perfect for a cold winter night! I’ll be making it soon!
Those old cookbooks provide a lot of entertainment, they are not just for recipes are they? For me, looking at cookbooks is a lot like looking at pictures, I get caught up in it and the next thing you know, hours have passed 🙂
I hope you enjoy the Pork Chop Casserole. I know we will be enjoying that Mexican Corn Casserole soon 🙂
This sounds great, Shirley, and I was planning on making pork chops tomorrow. I may have to change the recipe! Love the joke too. 🙂
I hope you give the recipe a try, Dee. Let me know how you family liked it! I love using recipes which allow room to make changes, I’d love to hear how you make yours.