French Onion Smothered Pork Chops

🥘 Ingredients

• Swiss cheese
  4 slice
• butter
  2 tbsp
• cooking oil
• dried thyme
  1 tsp
• green beans
  12 oz
• onion
  2 unit
• pepper
• pork chops
  20 oz
• potatoes
  24 oz
• salt
• sour cream
  3 tbsp
• sugar
  2 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• baking sheet
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce.
2. 

   2

   Dice potatoes into 1/2-inch pieces and place in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, ⏱️ 12 minutes .

   potatoes: 24 oz
3. 

   3

   Reserve 1/2 cup potato cooking liquid (3/4 cup for 4 servings), then drain. Return potatoes to pot and mash with sour cream and butter until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. Season with salt and pepper .

   sour cream: 3 tbsp, butter: 2 tbsp, salt, pepper
4. 

   4

   While potatoes cook, trim green beans if necessary. Toss on a baking sheet with a drizzle of cooking oil , salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until green beans are browned and tender, ⏱️ 15 minutes .

   green beans: 12 oz, cooking oil
5. 

   5

   Meanwhile, halve, peel, and thinly slice onion .

   onion: 2 unit
6. 

   6

   Pat pork chops dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper.

   pork chops: 20 oz
7. 7

   Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 5 minutes per side.
8. 8

   Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
9. 9

   Return same pan to medium-high heat and add a large drizzle of oil. Add onion and dried thyme ; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is browned and softened, ⏱️ 10 minutes .

   dried thyme: 1 tsp
10. 10

    Stir in sugar and a splash of water; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is jammy, ⏱️ 3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

    sugar: 2 tsp
11. 11

    Once green beans are done, remove from oven and divide between plates; cover with foil to keep warm. Set oven to broil.
12. 12

    Place pork on baking sheet used for green beans; top with onion and Swiss cheese (cutting slices to fit if needed). Broil until cheese melts, ⏱️ 2 minutes . TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning.

    Swiss cheese: 4 slice
13. 13

    Divide mashed potatoes and pork chops between plates with green beans. Serve.
14. 14

    Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F.