My Easy Skillet Pork Chops dinner recipe shows you how to cook the best bone in or boneless chops on the stove or electric skillet, pan fried with no flour.

Easy Skillet Pork Chops

They are delicious every time, using only a few ingredients, and one surprise! Serve with anything and everything. You will impress every time you make them!

My husband says sometimes less is more and in this case he is right.

It doesn’t matter how big or thick your bone in or boneless pork chops are, this technique will work with all of them.

Pan Fried Pork Chops No Flour

This recipe does not require flour at all. It is unnecessary to end up with the most tender and tasty pork chop. This simple, pan fried pork chop recipe is the only one you will ever really need.

No fancy ingredients. You already have them all in your pantry. Just an easy, delicious recipe that is a perfect addition to your arsenal and an easy addition to your weekly rotation.

I always figured if my family knew how easy these pork chops were to make they wouldn’t enjoy them as much! Crazy but true. I used to over think and over complicate, or at least try to, most of my recipes when I was young.

Now I’m older and on some days I actually feel wiser!

How to Cook a Flat Pork Chop in a Pan

While you are here take a moment to check out our little trick to keeping your pork chops from curling while cooking them in your skillet. For years I tolerated them bubbling up and bending into funny, un-pork chop like shapes. I don’t have that problem anymore and haven’t for years! You shouldn’t either!

All you have to do is cut slices into the side of each pork chop on the edge with the fat and silver skin. Make your cuts every 1 1/2 to 2 inches along that edge and the cuts should be no more than 1/2 an inch deep.

That is it! You will now have a flat pork chop!

Cast Iron Skillet Boneless Pork Chops Recipe

I used to love using my cast iron skillet to make this amazing recipe but these days frankly I prefer a lighter, less heavy option! Luckily, these boneless or bone in pork chops still taste just as good without my old faithful cast iron skillet.

Grill Pan Pork Chops

A grill pan is also a great idea to use to make these easy pork chop skillet dinner. That way you can end up with lines on your pork chops so they look cooked outside on a grill.

The taste will impress you to the point I believe you will make this recipe over and over again!

Ingredients in Pan Fried Boneless or Bone In Pork Chops

pork chops, loin or center cut, boneless or bone in
sugar
salt
pepper
oil

How to Cook Pork Chops on the Stove or Electric Skillet

Wash and cut slices into the side of each pork chop with the fat and silver skin along the edge. This stops the pork chops from curling.

Make cuts every 1 1/2 to 2 inches along that edge. The cuts should be no more than 1/2 an inch deep.

Dry pork chops with paper towels and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.

Wash and cut slices into the side of each pork chop with the fat and silver skin along the edge. This stops the pork chops from curling.

Make cuts every 1 1/2 to 2 inches along that edge. The cuts should be no more than 1/2 an inch deep.

Dry pork chops with paper towels and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.

In a large skillet, with a lid, heat oil until it shimmers or a drop of water flicked in it dances.

Sprinkle the first side of each pork chop with salt, pepper and a then 1/4 teaspoon of sugar.

Press into pork chop.

Next, gently place pork chop in skillet, sugar side down.

Repeat with remaining pork chops.

Sprinkle salt and pepper on the tops of all the pork chops once in the skillet.

Cook until sugar side is nicely brown, 5 to 9 minutes.

Flip and reduce heat to low.

Cover and cook until the center of each pork chop is cooked.

Use a thermometer to check (140 degrees usually) and between 3 and 7 minutes.

The sugar side will be a darker color.

Serve immediately with applesauce if desired and enjoy!

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