10 Easy One-Dish Pork Dinners
These recipes are just what you need for weeknight meals—delicious and hassle-free with less cleanup.
Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox
Pork is one of those everyday, budget-friendly staples that can be used in so many dishes, and it's one of our top go-tos for when we want an easy and hassle-free dinner. Whether you’re a fan of ham, pork tenderloin, or a fried pork chop, there’s a cut of pork almost everyone at the table will enjoy. From sheet-pan dishes to throw-it-together bakes, pork can help make any meal burst with flavor without having to spend too much time on it. Don't want to have to wash too many dishes tonight? Good news: Some of our favorite pork dinner recipes are one-dish. We’ve got meals that come together in a single skillet, slow cooker, Dutch oven, and more. These tasty wonders will make dish duty a breeze. It’ll also help the cause that everyone at the dinner table will be a part of the clean plate club because trust us, these recipes are that good.
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Skillet Sausage 'N' Rice
The flavors of smoked sausage, green bell pepper, and onion are the perfect combination in this skillet dinner. Their spicy and savory notes simmer together to create an easy weeknight dish that requires little clean-up.
Skillet Pork Chops With Apples And Onions
This hearty dish grabs extra flavor from browning the pork chops very well in the skillet in order to produce a flavorful pan sauce with mustard and cream. Apples and onions pair perfectly with the flavor palette.
Ham-And-Vegetable Cobbler
You can throw pretty much anything in this easy-to-make cobbler, but we made it with ham, sweet peas, mushrooms, carrots, and a flaky pie crust. Put the pie crust on top in a lattice design after cutting it in strips for an impressive presentation.
Slow Cooker Barbecue Pork
Most Southerners have a recipe for barbecue pork, but not many can say that the dish comes together in one pot. Our sweet, syrupy version is perfect for a night in or a potluck.
Smothered Pork Chops
Alison Miksch / Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn / Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman
We love everything fried and smothered and this recipe has it all covered. Fry your pork chops and make that delicious mushroom gravy in the same skillet.
Country Ham Hash
We usually associate country ham hash with breakfast, but who's to say you can't have this hearty breakfast for dinner? Full of ham, potatoes, peppers, and savory flavors, this recipe checks the box off on most major food groups.
Maple Chipotle Air Fryer Pork Chops
Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Karen Ranking; Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless
A spicy dry rub and a sweet sauce balance the flavors of this pork chop dinner made right in the air fryer. Choose bone-in, center-cut pork chops for moist, rich meat.
Ginger-Citrus Pork Roast
Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely
Pork roast bakes in a sauce of fresh orange and lime juice, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger for tender, juicy meat you can shred with a fork. This recipe makes enough to enjoy later in the week as Spicy Pork Lettuce Wraps.
Easy Slow-Cooker Pulled Pork
Toss just five ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning, and a delicious dinner will be waiting for you. You can use the tender pulled pork on its own with a side salad, on sandwich buns, or as a topping for baked potatoes.
Ranch Pork Chops
Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox
Feed your hungry family something they can all agree on. Homemade ranch seasoning packs in a familiar flavor kids will love. Let the rub do its magic overnight, then bake for 20 minutes.
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