Herbed Pork Chop Sandwiches
with Saucy Onion, Lemony Potato Wedges & Creamy Pesto Sauce
- Milk
- Eggs
- Soy
- Wheat
Our super-tasty riff on a classic pork chop sandwich shines a spotlight on juicy seasoned and seared boneless chops and saucy, savory thyme-infused onion cooked to rich, jammy perfection. Smear pillowy potato buns with a creamy, herbaceous pesto sauce, and serve with crispy lemon-kissed potato wedges for a hearty, satisfying sammy packed with delicious flavor.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
12 ounce
Potatoes
1 unit
Onion
1 teaspoon
Celery Salt
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Lemon
1 teaspoon
Dried Thyme
10 ounce
Pork Chops
4 tablespoon
Pesto
(Contains: Milk)
4 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
2 unit
Potato Buns
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
1 tablespoon
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
3 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
¼ teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Cut potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Halve, peel, and thinly slice half the onion (whole onion for 4). Zest and quarter lemon. Halve buns.
• Toss potatoes on one side of a baking sheet (spread across entire sheet for 4 servings) with a drizzle of oil, half the Fry Seasoning (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack for 12 minutes. (You’ll add more to the sheet then.)
• While potatoes roast, pat pork* dry with paper towels. Season with half the celery salt (all for 4 servings), half the thyme (you’ll use more later), remaining Fry Seasoning, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over high heat. Add pork; cook until browned, 1-2 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer pork to a plate. Wipe out pan. • Once potatoes have roasted 12 minutes, remove from oven. Carefully place pork on empty side of same sheet. Roast on top rack until pork is cooked through and potatoes are browned and tender, 8-10 minutes more. (For 4, leave potatoes roasting; add pork to a second baking sheet and roast on middle rack.)
• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for pork over medium heat. Add sliced onion; cook, stirring, until softened, 3-4 minutes. • Stir in a drizzle of oil, flour, and remaining thyme. Cook, stirring, until mixture is lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. • Whisk in ½ cup water (1 cup for 4), stock concentrate, and ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4). Bring to a simmer; cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, 3-5 minutes. • Turn off heat; season with salt and pepper to taste.
• While onion cooks, in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, 1 TBSP pesto (or more to taste), and juice from one lemon wedge (juice from two wedges for 4 servings). • Toast buns directly on top rack of oven until golden, 2-3 minutes.
• Toss potatoes with lemon zest. • Spread a thin layer of creamy pesto sauce onto cut sides of buns. Fill buns with pork chops and saucy onion. • Divide sandwiches and potatoes between plates. Serve with remaining lemon wedges and remaining creamy pesto sauce on the side for dipping.
Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the delicious flavor combinations, praising the savory pork with a hint of sweetness from the onions 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Some found it a bit complicated or time-consuming, but others noted it was easy to make with great results.
- Suggestions: Consider serving components separately; some preferred the pork off the bun. Try an air fryer for reheating leftovers.
- Texture: The pork was tender for most, though a few found it slightly tough for a sandwich.
- Sauces: While many enjoyed the creamy pesto and saucy onions, some found the combination too messy or overwhelming.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was surprising. I wasn't sure what to expect, pork chop in a sandwich. We both loved it. Great flavor combinations. Savory with a hint of sweet from the onions.
Tender meat, and the perfect combination of lemon and thyme! I reheated my leftovers in my air fryer and it came out as delicious and tender as the original. Really love the lemon zest on the potato wedges. It made them a little more special.
Good portion, easy to make. Pesto sauce on the buns with the onions was a delicious flavor.
Surprisingly tender enough to eat as sandwich and super yummy with the saucy onions and pesto mayo but so so messy to eat!
SO flavorful! We did not eat the meat on a bun though. The pork chops were too good to eat as a sandwich.
The onions were a bit too....weird in texture. Maybe less saucy? but the overall flavor was very good.
Very tender pork chop. Nice flavors, interesting dinner option. Easy-ish to prepare.
This dish is truly fantastic. A little complicated but the result is amazing.
These were very good and very messy!! in the best way!
It was just an odd combination. It got too saucy after adding the pesto mayo and the onions and it was difficult to eat because the pork chop kept slipping out of the bun. The pesto mayo and the pork chop were delicious by themselves, but the potatoes were pretty bland and the saucy onions were unnecessary.
