Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauce

A crispy breaded pork chop topped with a creamy herb flavored gravy is comfort food you need! It is easy to make and as close as you can get to homemade comfort food on a plate!

Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauce on a plate

How Many People will this Feed?

My family of 5, eats 6-8 pork chops (depending on appetites, and with 3 growing boys I always make a little extra to make sure they get enough).

The recipe below will be enough to bread about 8 pork chops and enough sauce for 8 (if you like a lot of sauce you may want to double it!)

Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauce on a plate

The Pork Chops

The pork chop is pounded out to a perfect thickness that keeps the chop tender and juicy.

I use boneless pork chops and pound them out to a thickness that is somewhere around 1/4 thickness!

I pound them out by putting plastic wrap (I can see what I am doing and juices don’t fly) over the chops, then using the flat end of a meat mallet pound away.

A hand holding pounded out boneless pork chops showing the thickness of the porch chop

After pounding them out, season the pork chops with salt and pepper or season salt. A light seasoning is all they need!

If you have bone-in pork chops, remove the bone, trim them up leaving a little bit of fat on the edges, then pound them out! I did an entire post over at the Butcher Block on pork chops, so check it out for more details on trimming, and cooking. Find it at https://thebutcherswife.blog/porkchops

Bone-in pork chops

The Breading

These pork chops are amazing! After 17 years of making them I have them down! The breading is perfectly crisp and crunchy but soft at the same time! How is that possible?! (The secret is in the breading)!

I use a mix of plain breadcrumbs and cornflake crumbs. I love the cornflake crumbs pictured below. They are crunchy, savory and the perfect addition to the bread crumbs!

I find the Corn Flake Crumbs (shown below) on the aisle with the bread crumbs at my grocery store. If you can’t find these Corn Flake Crumbs, just buy a small box of Corn Flakes and crush them into crumbs yourself.

Box of Corn Flake Crumbs

I use equal amounts of both crumbs then season the crumbs with season salt. Season them to your liking, but add the seasoning a little at a time, tasting as you go.

Breading the Pork Chops

First, I dredge (coat) the pork chop in flour that is seasoned with salt and pepper. This makes the breading stick to the pork chop.

Boneless pork chop dredged in flour for breading

Then, dip the floured chop in an egg bath that is seasoned with season salt. (I do not have a picture of this step).

After the flour and egg, into the bread crumb/cornflake crumb mixture.

Pork chop dredged in flour, dipped in egg and now being coated with bread crumb mixture

Finish breading all of your chops. I just stack them up on a plate until I’m ready to cook them.

Plate of breaded pork chops ready to cook

Cooking the Breaded Pork Chops

Heat some olive oil, vegetable oil or canola oil in a large skillet on medium heat.

Place your breaded pork chops in the hot oil. Do not over crowd the pan. You will probably need to work in batches, cooking a few at a time.

Breaded Pork Chops in a skillet with heated oil to fry

They will need flipped after a few minutes- a few minutes goes fast so watch them closely! I lift the side of them to see how the underside is cooking and when it is crunchy and starting to brown, it’s ready to be flipped!

Breaded Pork Chops cooking in a skillet with tongs lifting it up to check for crispiness on the bottom

Flip the pork chops over once the underside that is cooking gets crispy. Let them cook on the flipped side until crispy.

3 breaded pork chops cooking in oil in a skillet

Check the internal temperature once both sides are browned and crunchy. Stick your meat thermometer into the thickest part and make sure it’s 145-160 degrees F. This is the safe internal temperature for pork chops.

A meat thermometer inserted in the pork chop too check for internal temperature to determine if it is cooked enough

Take them out if the pan when they are done. I place them on a plate lined with paper towels to soak up any extra grease from cooking. Cover them loosely with foil so they can rest and stay warm while you cook the other pork chops.

A plate with paper towels with cooked breaded pork chops sitting on top of the paper towels

The Creamy Dill Sauce

After all of the pork chops are cooked, I wipe out the pan with a paper towel (usually some of the breading will fall off and cook (almost burn) and I do not want that in my sauce!).

Turn the heat down to medium-low. Add some butter to your hot pan and flour to make a basic roux.

Flour and butter for gravy -Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauce

Stir/whisk the flour and butter for a minute or two then add a can of chicken broth.

Chicken broth added to thickened flour and butter to make gravy

Whisk until smooth and it starts to thicken. Add in your sour cream, dill weed and dill seed.

Creamy Dill Sauce in a skillet with seasonings

Then finish off the sauce with salt and pepper to taste. If you absolutely hate the thought of dill, season the cream sauce to taste with garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper and a little onion powder, or however you like.

Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauce

A little about the Dill Weed and Dill Seed in the sauce

Dill seed (looks like a seed) has a very distinct taste, a bit like caraway or anise or fennel (if you are familiar with these) and it is more spice-like because of its strong flavor, instead of a subtle flavor like an herb.

Dill weed looks just like an herb and has an herb-like flavor profile. It is subtle just like the dill that you are familiar with (not dill pickle flavor-just fresh herb flavor) and has a slight lemony taste.

Both are needed and are the perfect combo for this sauce. Finish the sauce with salt and pepper to taste. The dill seed and dill weed makes this sauce so fresh tasting. You will feel like you are a legit chef when you tell people that you can make a dill cream sauce!

Pour your delicious creamy dill sauce on your pork chop and enjoy your breaded pork chops with gravy!

Pork chop with breading and gravy

Serve/eat and enjoy your Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauce

We eat these pork chops with gravy with mashed potatoes and gravy. You can use the dill cream sauce on your mashed potatoes or whip up a packet of pork gravy. Some corn on the cob, garlic mashed potatoes and Homemade French Bread are delicious on the side too.

Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauce is comfort food you will crave! Hope you enjoy!

Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauc

For some other delicious comfort food try my Slow Cooker Pork Chops and my Sunday Roast in the slow cooker!

For a tasty yeast dough/bread recipe to make with this dish, try my NO FAIL Dinner Rolls, my Garlic Knots, or Easy Breadsticks!

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Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauce

Breaded Pork Chops with Creamy Dill Sauce

These breaded pork chops are tender and juicy with the perfect crunchy breading.  The Creamy Dill Sauce is rich and full of flavor…comfort food at its best!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

Breaded Pork Chops

  • 6 – 8 Boneless Pork Chops see notes
  • 3/4 cup Cornflake Crumbs see notes
  • 3/4 cup Plain Bread Crumbs
  • 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese *bottled kind works great
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Season Salt *more or less to taste
  • 3/4 cup Flour
  • salt and pepper to taste, added to flour
  • 4 Eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 tsp Season Salt, added to eggs
  • 6-7 tbsp Olive Oil or canola oil *for frying

Creamy Dill Sauce

  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • 3 tbsp Flour
  • 1 can Chicken Broth
  • 1/2 cup Sour Cream
  • 1/4 tsp Dill Seed
  • 1/4 tsp Dill Weed *dried kind in bottle

Instructions

  • Pound your pork chops to about 1/4 inch thickness, a little thicker if desired.  

How to Bread the Pork Chops

  • You will need to make your assembly line for breading:  
    Mix the bread crumbs, cornflake crumbs, parmesan cheese, and seasoning salt in a bowl (big enough to fit the pork chop).  Set aside.
  • In another dish (plate works great too), add flour and salt and pepper and mix together, set aside. 
  • In another shallow dish, add the beaten eggs with the season salt added.
  • Have a clean plate ready to set the pork chops on after you have breaded them.  Take a pork chop at a time and dredge (coat) in the flour, shaking off any excess.  Then take the same pork chop and dip in the egg bath, making sure it is completely coated with the egg.  Finally, take the same pork chop and coat it in the breading crumbs/cornflake crumbs, making sure it is fully coated.  Put on clean plate.
  • Continue to bread all pork chops, stacking them on the clean plate of breaded pork chops.

To Cook the Pork Chops

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, on medium heat.  Have a meat thermometer ready to check the internal temperature.  Have a plate ready to transfer them to after they cook, and some foil to cover them to keep them warm while you finish cooking them. 
  • Place pork chops in oil and cook a few minutes on each side, until both sides are browned and crisp to your liking.  Check the internal temperature to make sure it has reached 140-160 degrees. Place foil over the chops to keep warm.

For the Creamy Dill Sauce

  • Wipe out the leftover breading in the skillet so it doesn’t get in the sauce.  On medium-low heat,  add in butter and flour, whisk together until butter is melted, about 2-3 minutes so flour can cook out.  
  • Pour in the can of chicken broth, whisking until it starts to bubble and thicken.
  • Add in sour cream, dill weed, dill seed, and salt and pepper to taste.  Whisk until smooth. Salt and Pepper to taste.
  • Serve over pork chops.
  • We eat our pork chops with mashed potatoes and gravy.  You can use the dill sauce on your mashed potatoes, or make a pork gravy (I am lazy and use a pork gravy packet!).  Garlic Mashed potatoes are always a yummy side along with a salad or steamed veggies! 

Notes

  1. I use boneless pork chops and pound them out to a thickness that is somewhere around 1/4 thickness! This recipe will bread and make sauce for up to about 8 pork chops.  If you have bone-in pork chops, remove the bone, trim them up leaving a little bit of fat on the edges, then pound them out!
  2.  For the breading I use plain bread crumbs and cornflake crumbs.  the cornflake crumbs are perfect for breading. You can find them on the baking aisle usually, right along with the bread crumbs.  (I use these cornflake crumbs for so many things…scalloped potatoes and oven baked macaroni and cheese are my favorite to top off with these cornflake crumbs)!
  3.  I season all of the components for the pork chops. I season the pork chops themselves with a light dusting of salt and pepper before breading (but after I pound them out thinner). I season the breadcrumbs and cornflake crumbs with season salt (it is needed so they aren’t bland).  I add salt and pepper to the flour, to taste (dip your finger in the flour and taste as you add, you want a hint of salt and pepper but not too much).  I also add season salt to the egg (don’t taste this, trust me on the 1/2 tsp). 
  4.  You can add more olive oil to the pan as the pork chops are cooking if you find that they are starting to burn or sticking too much.  You always want to make sure there is enough oil in your pan (but not too much they are swimming in it) to avoid the breading from burning.
  5. The Dill Weed and Dill Seed are two different flavors, so add both. It will not give you a dill pickle flavor, just a fresh herb tasting sauce.  If you don’t want to any dill seasoning, a simple season salt with a little garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt and pepper is yummy too! 

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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