Smothered Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 4 lean pork chops, approx. 1/2" thick
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 oz mushrooms, fresh
• 1 tbsp green pepper, finely chopped
• 1 cup milk
• 1 can condensed Cream of Mushroom soup
• black pepper to taste
• chopped parsley for garnish, optional

Procedures

1. Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet.
2. Remove any large pieces of fat from the pork chops and pat dry.
3. When skillet is hot, add pork chops. Sauté on medium heat until lightly browned on one side; turn and brown the other side.
4. While pork chops are cooking, coarsely chop the onion.
5. Remove mushroom stems and chop; slice the caps thinly.
6. Remove pork chops to a plate. If your priority is a lowered-fat diet, drain off some, but not all, of the oil and discard.
7. Add chopped onions and green pepper, sautéing while stirring until soft.
8. Add mushrooms. If you removed most of the oil, spray mushrooms with cooking spray.
9. Sauté for 1 minute more.
10. Add about 1/3 cup of milk; stir, scraping to loosen any tasty bits.
11. Add the concentrated mushroom soup and mix, then add the rest of the milk, stirring to combine.
12. When the sauce is heated through, add pork chops back into the skillet.
13. Add any juices that have drained onto the plate.
14. Spoon some sauce over the chops, pushing them down to bury them.
15. Turn heat very low and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
16. Garnish with parsley if desired.

Excellent served with white rice, egg noodles or mashed potatoes. More details at http://www.sneakykitchen.com/Recipes/smothered_pork_chops.htm