These easy smothered pork chops are topped with a rich and creamy bacon onion gravy. They are hands down the best keto pork chops you will ever eat and so simple to make. I stand by that statement!
Okay, people. Run, run, do not walk, run to your kitchen and make these low carb smothered pork chops for dinner.
Run as fast as you can. Stop only at your local grocery store to get any necessary ingredients. Although, if you are a good low carber, chances are you already have all of these in your fridge already.
The Perfect Smothered Pork Chops Recipe
For this smothered pork chops recipe, you will need:
- 12 inch skillet, preferably cast iron
- 4 bone-in pork chops, about 1 inch thick
- Onions
- Bacon
- Chicken broth
- Heavy cream
Hurry home and whip out a good cast iron skillet, chop your bacon, slice your onions and get ready to rock and roll. All you pork lovers out there, these smothered pork chops are a pork party in your mouth. You will be in hog heaven, you will want to go hog wild, and you will be living high off the hog.
You will be bringing home the bacon (literally) and pigs will fly before you will let anyone share your dinner tonight. And now I can’t come up with any more porcine play on words, so just believe me. You need this keto pork chop recipe in your life.
Some people might think that pork-on-pork recipes are over the top. I say the haters gonna hate. Bacon makes everything more delicious and what pairs better with pig than more pig?
Smothered Pork Chops Recipe Inspiration
This lovely dream of a low carb, high fat recipe came to me when I was staring into my freezer, looking at the 30 pounds of pasture-raised pork I bought recently. Much of it came as pork chops and I do have a longstanding love affair with pork chops.
And if you’ve ever had pasture-raised pork chops, you’ll know what I mean when I say I fell even more in love. The meat is more tender and the fat is melt-in-your-mouth delicious. It tastes like butter, I swear. Like good, grassfed butter. I know grassfed and pasture-raised can be expensive but if you can get a little of it here and there, it’s worth it!
And caramelizing the onions in the bacon grease? Inspired, if I do say so myself. The onions become so tender and smooth, and the sauce becomes almost velvety.
Velvety onion goodness studded with bacon. On top of juicy seared pork chops. Do you believe me yet? Do I really need to sell you more on this meal? I loved it so much, I skipped dessert so I could have more. That, my friends, is an epic meal.
So what are you still doing here? Run. Run, I say. Run to your kitchen and make these crazy good keto smothered pork chops. Go on, scram! You can thank me later. And be sure to check out my Pork Chops with Roasted Poblano Sauce too!
Looking for more delicious low carb pork recipes?
- Easy Keto Carnitas Recipe
- Air Fryer Pork Chops
- Keto Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops
- How to make chicharrones (pork rinds)
- Instant Pot Sugar Free Pulled Pork
Caramelized Onion & Bacon Smothered Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon, chopped
- 2 small onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 pepper
- 4 bone-in pork chops, 1 inch thick
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- In a large saute pan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Use a slotted spoon to remove to a bowl, reserving bacon grease.
- Add onions to bacon grease and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, for 15 to 20 minutes, until onions are soft and golden brown. Add onions to bacon in the bowl.
- Increase heat to medium high and sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Add chops to pan and brown on the first side 3 minutes. Then turn chops over and reduce heat to medium, cooking on the second side until internal temperature reaches 135F, about 7 to 10 more minutes. Remove to a platter and tent with foil.
- Add broth to pan and scrape up any browned bits. Add cream and simmer until mixture is thickened, 2 or 3 minutes. Return onions and bacon to pan and stir to combine.
- Top pork chops with onion and bacon mixture and serve.
Notes
Saturated fatty acids: 8.43g
Total fat: 18.23g
Calories from fat: 164
Cholesterol: 107mg
Carbohydrate: 6.30g
Total dietary fiber: 1.02g
Protein: 36.98g
Sodium: 725mg
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them. I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.
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Omg – so freaking good! Turned out perfect. Steamed up some cauliflower chunks for a side & ended up dipping them in the sauce. I’ll definitely be making this one again!
It’s one of my faves!
Killer recipe, killer chops. This has become a comfort food staple. By the way, the gravy goes great with some blanched fresh green beans!
It’s a staple in our house too. And I’ve done similar caramelized onions with green beans, great idea!
This is excellent!! And easy to make. Everyone loved it, including 3 teenagers. Thanks for another fabulous recipe, Carolyn!
I did drain excess bacon grease as I did a whole package of bacon. This recipe was a hit with my husband and twin boys. I added mushrooms to my husband and my dish. New family favorite!
Do you drain the bacon grease at any point?
No, it will get all used up with the onions and pork chops.
Do I cook the pork chops in the bacon grease also?
Yup!
I wish I could post s pic , these were SO AMAZING ! Thank you !!!! Love love love !!!! ???????
One of my faves!
Love, love, love. I tend to over cook pork, so I followed your recipe to the “T”! Awesome recipe. My 10 year old son loved it and asked for seconds.
Two thumbs up
do you cover pan while browning chops ?
Nope.
WOW, just made this recipe and it was amazing!!!! We love it and will definitely be making it again!
I just made this for supper tonight. My husband and I both enjoyed them very much!!! Thank you for your great help in recipe creations!!! Blessings to you.
Made this for dinner tonight! My husband and I were both impressed! Thank you so much for the recipe!
So happy to see this recipe on 2015 “Best!” Made these for son who eats in restaurants most of the time and he declared these “the best pork chops I’ve ever eaten!” High praise…thank you.
This was one of the best meals I’ve made in a long time. The ONLY change I made was to add half a head of cabbage, chopped. I sautéed it with the onion. I loved that this recipe didn’t have spices, other than salt and pepper. It didn’t need anything else. Served with mashed cauliflower and marinated cucumber slices. Perfect!
Thanks, it’s one of our favourites!
Just made this for evening meal, absolutely delicious, me and the Hubby only started Low Carb diet 5 days ago, saw this recipe weeks ago and thought I would give it a try, WOW will definitely be having it again, might also try it with a chicken breast yummy thank you
Glad you liked it!
Wow is all I can say this was such a great tasting dish. I enjoyed making it as much as I enjoyed eating it. I will definitely make this again and again. It’s a keeper! Thank you!