These beautiful Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops are coated in a mouthwatering sweet maple-bourbon glaze. Served over a bed of well seasoned great northern beans, each bite is loaded with enticing flavors of garlic, onions, peppers, paprika, and thyme. This old-fashioned comfort food recipe is high in protein, fiber, and good for you carbohydrates!
This bourbon glazed pork chops recipe is easy to prepare and ready in just 30 minutes! This hearty one-dish skillet recipe is perfect during those busy weeknights when you have less time to spend in the kitchen. If you're looking for a deliciously satisfying dish for two, then these bourbon glazed pork chops are for you!
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❤️ Why I Love This Recipe
✔️ This dish is ready in just 30 minutes!
✔️ These pork chops are a comfort food meal for two!
✔️ Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops are loaded with nutrients to fuel your night!
🥘 Ingredients
Molasses brings warm, sweet, smoky flavors to the dish.
Bourbon enhances the flavor and acts as the base for the glaze.
Dijon mustard brings bold, acidic flavors to the glaze.
Bone in pork chops with the for the most flavor.
Extra-virgin olive oil
Baby bell peppers and green onions bring sweet and peppery notes to the dish.
Garlic cloves add a beautiful pungent flavor and enhance the aromatic appeal.
Great northern beans, also known as "large white beans", add a delicate, nutty flavor.
Smoked paprika and thyme enhances the flavor of the dish and adds a rich, smoky flavor to each bite.
🔪 Instructions
Make the glaze:
- Combine the molasses, bourbon and mustard in a small bowl. Season the pork chops with salt and black pepper, then brush with half the bourbon mixture. Preheat broiler on high.
Sear the pork chops:
- In a cast iron skillet, heat ½ tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until 2 to 3 minutes per side, until pork chops are golden brown. Transfer the pork chops to a plate.
Cook the beans:
- Add the remaining olive oil to the skillet. Add the baby bell pepper, green onion and garlic. Cook, over medium heat, for 3 minutes, until the vegetables start to soften..
- Add great northern beans, paprika, thyme salt, and pepper to taste. Saute for 2 minutes stirring occasionally.
Glaze the pork:
- Place pork chops on top of the bean mixture and pour in any accumulated juice over pork. Brush the chops with the remaining glaze.
- Place the skillet under the broiler. Broil 2 to 5 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into a pork chop registers 160°F.
- Let pork rest 5 minutes before serving
🙋 Recipe FAQ's
Yes, it is perfectly safe to do so, however, rinsing your beans will reduce the sodium content.
Cooking pork chops even a few minutes too long will significantly dry them out which causes them to toughen.
Yes, you can use pork loin steaks or boneless pork cutlets. Cooking time will differ so pay close attention to temperature.
💭 Tips
- Spraying the inside of your measuring cup with cooking spray will keep the molasses from sticking to the inside.
- The handle of the skillet gets hot fast. Be sure to have your oven mitts ready!
- For easy clean up use a silicone basting brush instead of one with natural bristles.
📖 Variations
- Maple syrup or brown sugar can be substituted for the molasses
- Navy beans can be substituted for the great northern beans.
- Yellow mustard can be used in place of dijon mustard.
- Substitute apple or orange juice for the bourbon.
Serving Suggestions
This comfort food goes great with Mom's Potato Rolls
And a side of Roasted Asparagus with Mushrooms
For dessert try this quick and easy Strawberry-Rhubarb Trifle!
Storage
Refrigerate leftover glazed pork chops in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
The perfect meal for two is ready in just 30-minutes you can have a delicious pork chops recipe These bourbon glazed pork chops are a simple recipe ready in 30 minutes. Juicy pork chops coated with a sweet maple-bourbon glaze are served over top of seasoned beans, perfect for any weeknight.
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📖 Recipe
Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoons molasses
- 1 tablespoon bourbon or apple juice
- ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 bone-in pork chops
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ cup baby bell peppers diced
- ¼ cup sliced green onions
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 15 ounces great northern beans , rinsed and drained
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
Make the glaze
- Combine the molasses, bourbon and mustard in a small bowl. Season the pork chops with salt and black pepper, then brush with half the bourbon mixture. Preheat broiler on high.
Fry the pork chops
- In a cast iron skillet, heat ½ tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the pork chops and cook 2 minutes per side, until pork chops are golden brown. Transfer the pork chops to a plate.
Cook the beans
- Add the remaining olive oil to the skillet. Add the baby bell pepper, green onion and garlic. Cook, over medium heat, for 3 minutes, until the vegetables start to soften.
- Add great northern beans, paprika, thyme salt, and pepper to taste. Saute for 2 minutes stirring occasionally.
Glaze the pork
- Place the pork chops on top of the bean mixture and pour in any accumulated juice over pork. Brush the chops with the remaining glaze.
- Place the skillet under the broiler. Broil 3 minutes, until until internal temperature reaches 160°F. Let pork rest 5 minutes before serving.
LydiaF says
The whole meal looks great, but I love the beans as a base. Great idea!
Christie says
What time's dinner? Because these look amazing!
Caroline | carolinescooking says
This sounds so delicious and your photos are great (apart from making me hungry!)
Lynne @ MyGourmetConnection says
What a nice one-dish dinner. I love using bourbon in the kitchen - it adds such great flavor.
sarah says
Stumming! This looks like a 5-star restaurant meal, and I bet it tasted just as good too
Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says
These look absolutely wonderful! I know the whole family would love 'em!
Wendy, A Day in the Life on the Farm says
Yum, just yum.....I love this take on Pork n Beans.
Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook says
Love cast iron cooking! Looks fabulous.
Liz says
Oh, my gosh, these chops look SO good!! My family would love them!!
Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere says
You had me at bourbon!
Julie says
This recipe has my husbands name written all over it. He would love this! Thanks for sharing.
Stacy says
I want to lick my screen just to see if I can taste that gorgeous glaze on your caramelized pork chops, Shelby. It looks soooo good.
Patsy says
I love this recipe! So perfect for sharing dinner with the family!