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Instant Pot Pork Chops
Instant Pot Pork Chops brings together pork chops, onion, and mushrooms. The pressure-release step belongs in your plan for the meal. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 55 min
- Total
- 65 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Pork
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Pressure cooker
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Leave room for the pressure release
The pressure-release step belongs in your plan for the meal. Follow the release sequence in the method rather than treating the end of the cooking timer as the moment to open the cooker.
2. Give yourself room for batches
The method calls for working in batches. Read that part before filling the pan, and give each batch the same cooking and doneness checks rather than crowding everything in at once.
3. Mix the thickener as directed
The thickening step has its own little bit of preparation. Follow the mixing step before adding it, then use the consistency check in the method as you finish.
Get to know the ingredients
Pork chops
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Season pork chops with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In order, add sliced mushrooms, chopped onion, browned pork chops.
Mushrooms
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In order, add sliced mushrooms, chopped onion, browned pork chops.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
0 of 10 steps completeMake room for Instant Pot Pork Chops
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Serve pork chops over mashed potatoes with gravy. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Keep the first boil and the next step together
Read what happens once the mixture comes to a boil. Have the next ingredient or heat adjustment ready, and continue with the sequence the recipe gives.
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the instant pot and pot. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Season pork chops with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The pressure-release step belongs in your plan for the meal. Follow the release sequence in the method rather than treating the end of the cooking timer as the moment to open the cooker.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Serve pork chops over mashed potatoes with gravy.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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