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Baked Pork Chops with Rice

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My mom would often bake pork chops smothered in canned cream of mushroom soup to keep them moist. Sometimes she would serve them with rice. Although I had not even thought about mom’s mushroom soup pork chops in quite a while, I started craving them. If I made them for my family, my husband would not be able to eat any. Thus, I set out to make something similar that would still satisfy my comfort food craving. I made some major adaptions to a recipe for a chicken, rice and mushroom soup casserole.

pork chops on rice

My version has mushrooms, but no cream of mushroom soup. Although it did not taste like my mom’s, it was still moist, delicious, and satisfied my craving.

Recipe: Baked Pork Chops With Rice

Ingredients:

  1. 1 c. sliced mushrooms* (if desired)
  2. Pork Chops (4 to 8, depending on size and # serving)
  3. salt, to taste
  4. 1 c. uncooked rice
  5. 1 package dry onion soup mix
  6. 1 1/2 c. vegetable or chicken stock
  7. 1 c. water
  8. Parmesan or similar cheese

Instructions:

  1. In a large skillet, quickly saute mushrooms until they start to cook.
  2. Remove mushrooms from skillet and set aside.
  3. Add 1/2 to 1 Tbsp. oil to skillet.
  4. Salt pork chops, to taste.
  5. Sear/brown pork chops on both sides in skillet.
  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  7. Lightly grease or spray 9 X 13 or similar baking dish.
  8. Combine rice, soup mix, mushrooms, stock and water in baking dish.
  9. Place pork chops on top of rice mixture.
  10. Sprinkle evenly with cheese.
  11. Cover with foil for at least 30 minutes.
  12. Remove foil the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking.
  13. Bake until pork chops reach desired internal temperature, about 45 to 50 minutes.

Variation:

Chicken breasts or thighs may be used instead of pork chops.

*Mushrooms may be omitted.

Copyright © 2013.
Recipe by Paula, A Simple Home Cook.

Comments

  1. Interesting recipe, but oven temperature isn’t in it–nor to cover or not to cover. I’m going to wing it and assume perhaps 350 degrees and probably cover with foil for part of the time.