Pork Chops with Balsamic Mushroom Sauce
plus Mashed Potatoes & Scallions
- Milk
The tangy-savory balsamic mushroom sauce that cascades over juicy pork chops makes this meal something extra-special! (Okay, let’s not forget the buttery sour cream and scallion mashed potatoes, which might actually be why you’re here—no judgments!). Our chefs based this sauce on Italian agrodolce, which means “sour-sweet.” Their spin is beautifully balanced and lightly sweet with bright acidity, plus a touch of heat from red pepper jam. Pile those creamy potatoes on the side, add a sprinkle of scallion greens for a fresh crunch and pop of color, and you’re in for a sumptuously satisfying dinner adventure.
Ingredients
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
12 ounce
Potatoes
5 teaspoon
Balsamic Vinegar
4 ounce
Button Mushrooms
1 unit
Red Pepper Jam
2 unit
Scallions
10 ounce
Pork Chops
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
½ tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
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Wash and dry produce.
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Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces.
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Place potatoes in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain. Return potatoes to pot; cover to keep warm.
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While potatoes cook, trim and thinly slice mushrooms (skip if your mushrooms are pre-sliced!). Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
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Pat pork* dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper.
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Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes per side.
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Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board and tent with foil to keep warm. Wipe out pan.
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To pot with potatoes, add half the sour cream and ½ TBSP butter (1 TBSP for 4 servings); mash until smooth, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed.
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Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for pork over medium heat. Add mushrooms and scallion whites; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and slightly crispy, 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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Add vinegar, jam, remaining sour cream, and 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings); cook, stirring, until mushrooms are coated and sauce has thickened slightly, 1-2 minutes. TIP: If sauce seems too thick, stir in water 1 TBSP at a time.
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Slice pork crosswise.
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Divide pork and mashed potatoes between plates. Spoon mushroom sauce over pork and garnish with scallion greens. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the balsamic mushroom sauce, though some found it too sweet or vinegary; adjusting sugar and vinegar to taste can help 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, though some felt mashed potatoes added extra work; consider offering alternative sides.
- Suggestions: Add a green vegetable like asparagus or broccoli for a more complete meal; increase mushrooms and sauce quantity.
- Portions: Some found servings small, especially potatoes; consider including more potatoes or offering larger portion options.
- Texture: A few mentioned pork chops were tough; suggest cooking to temperature rather than time for optimal tenderness.
Reviews from our home cooks
Another classic. I wish there was an option to double the amount of potatoes, especially since there is no other side. Mushrooms were delicious in the balsamic sauce and they complemented the chops perfectly. Just so delish overall!
The potatoes were creamy and delicious with the green onions. The pork chops were tender, and tasted very good with the balsamic/mushroom sauce.
Delicious and easy entree to put together. Loved the balsamic mushroom sauce! For the potatoes, love them too but I like them smooth and not chunky, so more mixing was necessary. I also added extra butter and some heavy cream to make them more creamy.
Easy to prep. Quick meal to cook. I did add heavy cream to the mashed potatoes instead of the reserved salt water and I added garlic powder to the pork chops as well. Other than that, followed the recipe for all the steps and it came out great!!! A definite repeat.
This was very yummy. I am always looking for different recipes for pork chops because I tend to fall on the same recipes I've used for years. This was an unexpected delightful combination of flavors that I will definitely be ordering again. There is also just enough in portion size so that one feels satisfied but not over full.
All easy. Liked the mushroom sauce but felt it still needed more veggies. I have always done mashed potatoes with milk and butter but I really liked learning about using some of the potato water.
Sauce is fantastic! I would love that sauce on chicken, too. Love that the balsamic vinegar was included! Homemade mashed potatoes were simple.
The pork chops got dry when we cooked them for the minimum time, would consider modifying the instructions to cook for temperature rather than time. The sauce was good with the mushrooms. Would have liked to have a vegetable come with it.
Very good meal. Wish the mushroom sauce was a bit creamy. Turned out like sautéed mushrooms with balsamic glaze versus a sauce.
The mushroom sauce for any protein- beef, pork or chicken is absolutely flavorful and delicious! The only problem, a serving for two was not enough. But that's ok, next time I will triple the sauce recipe!
