Pork Chops with Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce

Smothering our herb-flavored pork chops and penne pasta with a delicious garlic cream sauce is a brilliant way to wow your family or dinner guests! This is an easy recipe where the pork chops are broiled with sesame seeds and seasonings while the sauce is made with sauteed garlic and blended with butter, milk, cream cheese, and fresh chives. It is so scrumptious that you will want each bite dripping in this creamy sauce! It could be your next new family favorite!

What do you need to make Creamy Parmesan Pork Chops?

This easy pork chops recipe does not require heavy whipping cream, chicken broth, chicken stock, bone broth, nor garlic powder but uses basic ingredients like a blend of cream cheese, milk, melted butter, and fresh garlic cloves to create a simple and very satisfying crowdpleaser.

Here are the simple ingredients you will need from the grocery store for this easy weeknight dinner or you can rely on the recipe card listed below:

• Penne pasta, 1 pound box
• Pork chops, 4 boneless pork chops, pounded out to 1/2 inch thickness
• Kosher salt, 1 teaspoon salt (or more to your preferred taste)
• Black pepper, 1 tablespoon (or more to your preferred taste)
• Olive oil, 2 tablespoons
• Sesame seeds, 2 teaspoons – divided

Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce ingredients:

• Garlic, 4 fresh garlic cloves – minced
• Butter, 6 tablespoon butter
• Milk, 1 cup
• Cream cheese, 6 ounces
• Parmesan cheese, fresh – 2 tablespoons grated
• Parsley, 1 tablespoon – chopped fresh parsley or dried
• Chives, 1 tablespoon – chopped
• Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon – OPTIONAL
• Kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon
• Black pepper, 1 tablespoon
• Portobello mushrooms, 1 cup chopped – OPTIONAL

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How do you make Pork Chops with Creamy Parmesan Garlic Sauce?

This is an easy pork chop recipe to make with quite the impact on the old taste buds. Let’s start with the pork.

If you have purchased thick-cut, more juicy pork chop, butterfly the meat first by slicing through the middle to the other side. You can keep the sliced pork chop connected (butterflied pork chops – see photo) or finish the cut through to create two separate pieces of meat. Pound out the chops until they are about 1/2 – inch thick. Then season with pepper and a little bit of salt (pork chops are already on the salty side). Cover and refrigerate.

In a large pot, cook the penne pasta according to the package instructions. Then drain and set to the side.

While the pasta is cooking, spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray or use a large skillet that’s safe for oven use like a cast-iron skillet to prepare the main dish. Place the pork chops in the dish and brush olive oil over all sides of the meat, including the sides of the pork chops. Sprinkle with half of the sesame seeds.

Broil 4 to 6-inches from the heat for about 3 to 5 minutes. Turn the pork over, sprinkle with the remaining sesame seeds. Broil on the other side for 3 to 5 minutes longer or until the juices run clear. The pork chops will be golden brown in color. * See Recipe Note below.

Recipe Note:

These juicy pork chops are quick to cook due to their 1/2 inch thickness but all pork should reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F before eating. It is best to keep a meat thermometer on hand to ensure it is safe to consume. Some pink in the cooked pork is perfectly fine.

While the pork roasts in the broiler, it’s a good idea to melt butter in a hot pan and saute the garlic for about a minute, over medium heat with a wooden spoon. Stir in the milk, cream cheese, mushrooms (optional), salt, and pepper.

Recipe Note:

If making a garlic mushroom cream sauce, now is the time to add in your chopped portobello mushrooms (or your favorite kind).

Cook and stir until well blended and smooth, then stir in the chives, parsley, Italian seasoning (optional), and parmesan cheese. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer; cooking for about 5 additional minutes. Be sure to stir up any cheese sticking to the bottom of the pan.

As the cheese melts together, taste-test the parmesan sauce and stir in additional seasonings as needed.

What do you serve with Garlic Parmesan Pork Chops?

Serve the seasoned and juicy pork chops with side dishes like pasta (or cauliflower rice, if on a keto diet or in need of low carb recipes) and drizzle the creamy garlic sauce over the top. Add a little extra, if you’d like! Or if you’re following a Keto lifestyle and wish to make this a creamy parmesan keto pork chops recipe, certainly omit the pasta and maybe add some spinach leaves!

As a side dish, we also added a mix of cooked and seasoned green beans and chopped fresh tomatoes straight from our garden and sprinkled with a few crispy bread crumbs … YUM!

Serve up a loaf of fresh french bread or rosemary breadsticks with these flavorful pork chops:

• Rosemary French Bread
• Garlic Rosemary Breadsticks

Pssst … can you tell we love fresh rosemary?? It’s easy to grow, it’s one of our most favorite herbs to cook with, and it can be found all throughout our gardens!

What are the best ways to store leftover Pork Chops with Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce?

Wrap leftover pork chops in aluminum foil and transfer the cream sauce to an airtight container. Reheat in the oven or microwave. You can also reheat this lean meat on the stove over medium-high heat by adding a tablespoon of olive oil while the leftover sauce simmers over low heat on another burner.

These are simply the best pork chops, even as leftovers!

Looking for more tasty and easy recipes? Try a few here:

• Italian Chicken and Acorn Squash Couscous
• Chicken & Pork Crostina Pasta
• Creamy Beef and Potatoes
• Wild Rice Chicken Casserole – (Easy Recipe)
• Meat and Potato Timballo Pie

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