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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Has anyone tried this with chicken breast? My wife isn’t a fan of pork unless its bacon or sausage.
HI, these look amazing! I’m missing where you add the broth, though. Can you advise?
You add the broth after you’ve caramelized the Onions and after you’ve cooked the Pork Chops in the Bacon grease. The broth plus the Heavy Cream are the basis for the Sauce.
I don’t normally post but that was too good! Amazing reciele! Loved that it was a one pan meal too!!
My husband and I made this tonight and it was SO good! It was easy, and SO tasty. It’s always a great thing to find a new low carb recipe. Thank you!
I just tried this recipe, and was amazed. It really is easy. Everything went as described, which doesn’t always happen with online recipes. The gravy was so good we scraped the pan clean and saved the extra. I made a double batch and nothing went to waste. This was an absolute hit with my family and guests.
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I just made these for dinner. THANK YOU!! They were so good. I will be making them again!
I added 2 tsp of Dijon mustard to the sauce and it was amazing! It was perfect before I added the mustard, but I like a little tangy with my pork. Thanks for the great low carb recipe!!!
This recipe rocks! Thank you for sharing.
Made these last night and they were DELICIOUS. I’m only a 1.5ish months into my keto journey, and there have definitely been a few failed recipes along the way. This one, however, is a definite keeper!
Made this tonight and it was amazing. I blanched some zucchini’s and added them when I returned the bacon. Definitely a go to pork chop recipe.
Thank you so much for this recipe! I love it! I will be making it again!!
These were AMAZING! Possibly the best meal that I have made! I paired mine with sauted green beans and bacon.
So glad you like them!
‘Twas yummy! Added mushrooms, as suggested, and served with green beans.
Yaaaaassss. What’s not to love about this combination of flavors?! So so good.
I did just as you said and RAN to my kitchen. These are seriously on my list of best pork recipes of all time! They turned out beautifully and I especially appreciate the guidance in frying my pork on the stove top – I never seem to do it without having it be dry and tough. I followed your directions and they turned out spectacularly! Is this what you’d call bacon jam, too? Lucky me, my husband prefers his meat unadorned and the bacon jam is mine all mine!