These Skillet Pork Chops are an easy, one-pot dinner that features thinly sliced pork loin, kale, white beans, and tomatoes. It is a simple one-pot meal that is filled with Tuscan flavors--a perfect recipe for pork chops.
Pork Chops make a healthy, lean, and inexpensive meal.
Thin pork cutlets cook up in no time and a great change-up for chicken. And just like chicken, pork chops or cutlets are a blank canvas to absorb any flavor profile you throw at it.
This recipe for Skillet Pork Chops is made with Tuscan flavors for a delicious, one-pot skillet dinner.
Pork chops are seared quickly and then quickly braised with white wine, fresh tomatoes, kale, white beans, garlic, and capers for a flavorful dinner that comes together in about 20 minutes.
This savory, skillet pork dinner is packed with protein, fiber, and flare.
How to Make Skillet Pork Chops
Step One: Sear Meat
- Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet.
- Season pork on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Once the oil is heated, sear pork on each side for 1-2 minutes per side.
- Remove pork chops and place them on a plate.
Step Two: Deglaze Skillet
- Add in white wine, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Add in garlic, capers, and red pepper flakes if using.
- Saute for 2 minutes.
Step Three: Cook Through
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Add in the kale, tomatoes, beans, and seared pork.
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Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes or until pork is cooked through.
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Serve with Parmesan Cheese if desired.
More Pork Recipes
- Honey Garlic Pork Chops
- Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Sweet Potatoes
- Skillet Pork Tenderloin with Cabbage
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Tuscan Skillet Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 6 (½ inch each) slice boneless pork chops or porkloin cutlets
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated black pepper
- ½ cup white wine
- 1 teaspoon freshly chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon capers drained
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 cups fresh kale chopped
- 2 cups cooked white beans
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
- Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese optional
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in large skillet. Season pork on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Once oil is heated, sear pork on each side for 1-2 minutes per side. Remove pork to a plate.
- Add in white wine and scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pan.
- Add in garlic, capers, and red pepper flakes if using. Saute for 2 minutes. Add in kale, tomatoes, beans, and the seared pork.
- Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 10 minutes or until pork is cooked through.
- Serve with Parmesan Cheese if desired.
Notes
- Feel free to use spinach in place of kale. Just wait to add spinach until the last 3 minutes of simmering. Or use another hearty green (like mustard greens) instead of kale.
- For a dry white wine, use chardonnay or pinot grigio.
- To omit the wine, use additional chicken stock.
- If you do not like pork, use chicken cutlets in place of pork loin chops.
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Kat
This recipe was delicious and the flavors were amazing... it was a family Hit and we can’t wait to make it again⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kristen Chidsey
I love hearing that Kat! Thank you for taking the time to review 🙂
Jessica G.
Hi there! Fellow CF-eater here, I found your site through your guest post on Inhaling Hope's blog. 🙂 I made this meal on Monday night, and it was seriously AMAZING. I left out the beans because I'm not a huge fan, and instead paired the dish with a thick slice of artisan bread with goat cheese to make sure dinner was still "filling" enough without the beans, and I loved every last bite. Next time I'll try it with the beans to compare. This is definitely going on the rotation list for company. Thanks so much for sharing!
Kristen Chidsey
Hey Jessica! So happy you found me and that you loved this meal. I need to try it with the artisan bread next time myself 😉
Cindy
I love this skillet meal, I'm in!
Kristen Chidsey
Thanks Cindy!
Wendy Klik
A great one pan meal....all those flavors are so perfect together.
Kristen Chidsey
Thanks Wendy--these flavors are always so good!
David @ CookingChat
good idea to work with your butcher to get those different cuts. I'm always a fan of Tuscan flavors, too!
Kristen Chidsey
Thanks so much David! Tuscan flavors are always good!
Caroline
Love the Tuscan-style and even better being a one pot meal.
Kristen Chidsey
One pot for the win!!
Carrie
My husband and I enjoyed this! I used about double the garlic (we like our garlic!), added 1.5 teaspoons of italian seasoning, and garnished with fresh parsley. Yum!
Kristen Chidsey
So happy to hear you enjoyed Carrie! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!
Hezzi-D
This looks like a delicious and complete meal!
Kristen Chidsey
Thanks so much Hezzi!
Laura Dembowski
One pot meals always save the day! I am a huge fan of anything with kale.
Kristen Chidsey
Love Kale!!
Christie
I LOVE one skillet meals!! Especially when they're as colorful as this one.
Kristen Chidsey
Thank you so much Christie!