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Sunday, December 10, 2023

One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes

One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes, just like Mom made.....food doesn't get much better than this! Food made with love served with love and loved by all who enjoy time around your table. That's a pan of One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes!


I remember this dish being made, standing by the table as a child watching mom slice the potatoes and onions. 

One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes, because there are some dishes from your childhood that will never leave your memory. This is one of those. And this big pan of pork and potatoes will remain on your request list. Tried and true, real home cooking. This is just like mom made, because this is exactly how my own Mother made this dish. This old fashioned comfort food is always a hit, and if there are leftovers, rest assured they are delicious the next day as well. 

I am sure I watched my Mom make this many, many times. It was a super easy supper, and one she could fix and forget about, for an hour, anyway! And don't we all need more recipes like that? To serve just add a vegetable side dish, along with fresh or canned fruit, along with a cookie if you have some. But they are not mandatory, because you have just given the family a memorable meal, and yes (once again) you added a bit of that special ingredient, love...

Often times, there was no recipe to follow. Just a comfortable process in the kitchen. 

I know I am beginning to sound like a well played record, but home cooking is nothing more than a process of using what is available in your pantry along with the usual cooking skills that you have become comfortable with. That process repeated time after time becomes a recipe. And those recipes become family favorites! And all those family favorite recipes are more than just food, they are nourishment, memories, and love all rolled into one! 

While this does have a list of ingredients, it really is more a process than an exact recipe, so if you want more onion, make it so! If you don't like thyme, by all means, yes, you can leave it out. But no matter what or how you customize it, it will always be homemade and delicious!


Some additional thoughts on this recipe:

For smaller families, please see a small batch version at the end of the recipe. 

While we always used Russet potatoes, this dish is also wonderful with Yukon Gold potatoes. 

And don't forget the pepper between each layer, that spicy taste surely belongs in a pan of scalloped potatoes!


Ingredients needed for this recipe:
  • pork chops
  • potatoes
  • onion
  • garlic salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • thyme
  • flour
  • canned evaporated milk
  • Parmesan Cheese
  • oil
You will also need the following:
  • kitchen knife
  • cutting board
  • frying pan
  • deep 11X15 baking pan
  • measuring cup
Now you are ready to begin!



One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes - a freestyle recipe!
by the seat of my pants!
375-degree oven 
Updated: 12.11.2023

4 pork chops
oil for browning the chops
4-6 potatoes, depending upon the size 
1 large onion
garlic salt
1 t thyme leaves, divided 
1/4 c flour
black pepper
2 cans of evaporated milk
Parmesan cheese (yep the green shaker can stuff)

In a frying pan large enough to hold the pork chops, add 1 tablespoon of oil, sear, and cook the pork chops to a medium brown color, turn and repeat on the other side. 


Browning the pork chops adds delicious flavor to One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potates.
Brown the chops before adding the potatoes for One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes.

Place the browned pork chops into the bottom of the 11X15 baking pan, sprinkle with some garlic salt, pepper, and 1/3 of the crushed thyme.


Perfectly browned chops for One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes.

Peel the potatoes and the onion. Slice 3 of the potatoes, dice 1/2 of the onion.







Cover the chops with the diced onion, and the sliced potatoes.






Season with more garlic salt, pepper, and 1/3 of the crushed thyme. Sprinkle with the 1/4 c flour.



Slice and dice the remaining vegetables. And add to the pan. 


Ready to bake, One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes!

Season the top with more garlic salt, pepper, and the final 1/3 of the crushed thyme.



Pour the two cans of milk over the top, cover with foil, sealing well. Bake for 1 hour.




One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes, just like Mom made, a tutorial recipe.


Remove the foil, and sprinkle generously with the Parmesan cheese over the top of the potatoes. 

Reduce the oven temperature to 350-degrees, return the pan to the oven, and continue baking for 30 minutes. 

Note: if desired you may place under the broiler to crisp and brown the top before serving. 

Remove from the oven, and let rest 10-15 minutes before serving.


For just the two of you, a small batch version of One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes!




Storage options for One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes. Store in the refrigerator for 2 to 4 days. You can freeze this dish, but expect some loss of quality upon thawing. Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating. 


UPDATE:  For your convenience, a "copy and paste" version of One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes has been included below. 


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Printable "copy and paste" version:

One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes - a freestyle recipe!
by the seat of my pants!
375-degree oven 
UPDATED: 12.11.2023

4 pork chops

oil for browning the chops
4-6 potatoes
1 large onion
garlic salt
1 t thyme leaves, divided 
1/4 c flour
black pepper
2 cans of evaporated milk
Parmesan cheese (yep the green shaker stuff)

In a frying pan large enough to hold the pork chops, add about 1 tablespoon of oil, sear, and cook the pork chops to a medium brown color, well on both sides. 

Place the browned pork chops into the bottom of the 11X15 baking pan, sprinkle with garlic salt, pepper, and 1/3 of the crushed thyme.

Peel the potatoes and the onion. Slice 3 of the potatoes, dice 1/2 of the onion.

Cover the chops with the diced onion, and the sliced potatoes.

Season with more garlic salt, pepper, and 1/3 of the crushed thyme. Sprinkle with the 1/4 c flour.

Pour the two cans of milk over the top, cover with foil, sealing well. Bake for 1 hour.

Remove the foil, and sprinkle generously with the Parmesan cheese over the top of the potatoes. 

Reduce the oven temperature to 350-degrees, return the pan to the oven, and continue baking for 30 minutes. 

Note: if desired you may place under the broiler to crisp and brown the top before serving. 

Remove from the oven, and let rest 10-15 minutes before serving.

Storage options for One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes. Store in the refrigerator for 2 to 4 days. You can freeze this dish, but expect some loss of quality upon thawing. Thaw in the refrigerator before reheating. 

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  1. We love both but I never thought of combining them. Yum!!! Thanks!!!

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    1. I remember my mom putting this together for our supper! I hope you like it, I love pork cooked in milk.

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  2. Think we'll give this one a try. Thanks!

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    1. I think you will find that the ingredient list is easy to divide by half for smaller families, thanks for stopping by!

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  3. This looks fantastic , pinned for later . Thanks for sharing

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  4. First time here from Weekend Cooking. I love cooking from scratch as well.

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    1. Welcome, and thanks for stopping by! Scratch cooking is definitely my favorite way to spend time in the kitchen.

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  5. This sounds like a fantastic meal! Thanks, I've got it on my to make list for this coming week.

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    1. This is how my mom did it! Thanks for stopping by, have a great week ahead.

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  6. I have never tied potatoes and evaporated milk, intriguing! Great way to cook the pork chop with the potatoes and get all those lovely flavours mingling!
    Thank you for bringing this to Fiesta Friday :)

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    1. I like keeping evaporated milk in the pantry, preferring to use it for cooking over fresh milk. Cooking pork in milk is so delicious, I hope you enjoy this homey dish as much as we do. Thanks for stopping by.

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  7. A great flavorsome dinner here! This looks to be tender and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday!

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  8. I love one pan meals, looks good! Thanks so much for linking up with me at the #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 21, open until February 26. Shared on social media.

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    1. Thank you for hosting! I appreciate sharing with your readers, have a great day.

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  9. really like your posts. could you please make your recipes printable? thank you so much

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    1. That would be so nice, and I am searching for a print recipe button as we speak! Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.

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  10. Congratulations your awesome post is featured on Full Plate Thursday, 521 this week. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us and come back to see us real soon!
    Miz Helen

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    1. Thanks. They are great "comfort" food to enjoy with family and even friends, because yes, they are tasty.

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  12. This looks delicious. My sister makes this, and for some reason I don't have a recipe for it. Pinning and will definitely try it!

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    1. Thank you! So many of my mom's recipes were not written down, slowly I am recreating them to enjoy once again and share with the grandchildren so they know a bit about their great grandmother.

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  13. I not only pinned this recipe but added it to my menu list for next month. Thanks for linking up this week and sharing it. #HomeMattersParty

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    1. You are very welcome, thanks for hosting, I appreciate it!

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  14. Thanks for sharing at the Lazy Gastronome's What's for Dinner party! Hope to see you again tomorrow! Happy Halloween!

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  15. We will just love your One Pan Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes. Your awesome post has been featured on Full Plate Thursday,560 this week! Thanks so much for sharing with us and hope you come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  16. Tried this dish it lacked flavor and the amount of cheese was not noted. It needed more onions and cheese (real) and salt.

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    1. I wanted to address your comment as we all have the right to an opinion. First off, home cooking is ALWAYS a process, not enough onions for one family or cook may in fact be too many for another. Onions like cheese is used in the quantities desired for the flavor you enjoy. Home cooking is a process and not set in stone, use more or less of any ingredient listed. And of course if you consider other cheese more desirable (real?) for your dish, please use that as well. In review of my post, the last paragraph actually addresses your comment. But I wanted to reply as well, because I am not above someone not liking the recipes and processes offered here. Have a great day.

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  17. Recipe tells you to peel 4-6 potatoes & 1 lg onion. Recipe instructs you to slice 3 of the potatoes & dice half of onion. Place this over the chops. Doesn’t tell you what to do with the remaining 2 or 3 potatoes or remaining onion… well I noticed half way through the process so we shall see. I don’t think this is a well planned meal

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    1. Hello Anonymous, thank you for stopping by. I did go back to the recipe and reviewed my instructions. It seems that you may have missed the sentence "Slice and dice the remaining vegetables.", Not a problem. While the photos show a completed pan of layered potatoes, I did add a second sentence to clarify, "And add to the pan.". Have a great week ahead, and happy cooking.

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  18. Oh, yum! This looks so good! What a great combination. Visiting from Sweet Tea & Friends.

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  19. Jennifer, another recipe as I observed in my Mom's kitchen as a child. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it.

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    1. I've gotten lots of wonderful recipes from my mom, too. She always loved trying something new! :) Thanks for sharing this post at the Will Blog for Comments #18 linkup. Hope to see you next time, too.

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  20. I love sharing recipes with my grown kids that were passed down to me from my mom and Grandma. Watching the grandkids enjoying these meals really makes me happy! Your mom's recipe looks so delicious. I can't wait to try it!

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    1. Life of 2, Honestly I bring my family with me to the kitchen daily, either in the preparing or in sharing of the meal. That is the only way I know. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!

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  21. I have never tried making scalloped potatoes before but I love that this sound nice and easy.. I too tend to be an organic cooker and not super fussy with my measurements.

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    1. Joanne, they are so forgiving! I hope you give this method a try, very homestyle, but delicious!

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  22. Melynda these sound so good and easy to make.
    Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with Sweet Tea & Friends this month my friend.

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    1. Paula, thanks so much. I appreciate being able to share with your readers at Sweet Tea and Friends!

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