Smothered Pork Chops and Potatoes

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(from shoot3rs’s recipe box)

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 4 people

Categories: Pork

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 4 boneless pork loin chops, about 1/2 inch thick (1 1/4 lb), trimmed of fat
  • 1 can (18 oz) Progresso™ Recipe Starters™ creamy portabella mushroom cooking sauce
  • 2 1/2 cups frozen potatoes O'Brien with onions and peppers (from 28-oz bag), thawed
  • 1/3 cup sliced green onions
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream

Directions

  1. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Drain all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat from skillet.

  2. Sprinkle pork chops with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Add pork chops to bacon fat in skillet over medium heat. Cook pork 3 to 4 minutes, turning once, until lightly browned. Remove pork from skillet; set aside. Stir in cooking sauce, potatoes, 1/4 cup of the green onions and the cream; heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  3. Return pork to skillet. Cover; simmer 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until pork is no longer pink in center. Sprinkle with bacon and remaining green onions.

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