Instant Pot Pork Chops come out perfectly juicy and have such great flavor. We love serving this easy pork chops recipe with a side of mashed potatoes or egg noodles!
For maximum flavor, I prefer cooking them with the bone on. You can also make Instant Pot boneless pork chops using this same method.
How Long To Cook Pork Chops In Instant Pot
Pork Chops can vary in the pressure cooker based on size, thickness and of course marbling. You will need to vary the cooking time slightly if you have different cuts of pork chops.
I use chops about 3/4″ to 1″ thick with bone in. Just like roast chicken, bone in meat is tender and has tons of flavor. If you have (or can get) pork steaks (which is my favorite cut) they come out melt in your mouth tender but you’ll need to add a little bit of time if they’re thick. I personally wouldn’t recommend thin cut (1/4″) pork chops in the pressure cooker.
- Bone-In Center Cut Chops about 15-18 minutes (15min for 3/4″ thick and 18 min for 1″ thick).
- Boneless Loin Chops I cook to 8-10 minutes.
- Pork Steaks: Pork steaks 1″ thick need about 20 minutes, they come out very tender.
If you have frozen pork chops and are pressed for time, you can make Instant Pot frozen pork chops but you’ll need to add about 5 minutes or so extra. Skip the searing step. Be aware that the Instant Pot will take longer to come up to pressure when you are starting from frozen.
How to Make Pork Chops in the Pressure Cooker
Pork chops in Instant Pot are pretty easy to make!
- Season the pork chops and brown them on sauté. (I sometimes do this in a pan to make it extra quick).
- IMPORTANT: Remove chops and add broth/water and deglaze the pan very well (scrape all bits off the bottom). Any bits left can cause the dreaded burn notice.
- Cook according to directions and allow the Instant Pot to naturally release 10 minutes.
To Thicken Gravy:
- Make a cornstarch slurry with equal amounts cornstarch/water.
- Set the Instant Pot to Sauté.
- When juices are simmering, add the slurry a little bit at a time to thicken.
What to Make With Pork Chops
Use the juices that remain in the bottom of your Instant Pot to make a tasty sauce or gravy. You could add a ¼ cup of red wine and a tablespoon or two of butter. Simmer for a few minutes until it has reduced by half. One of the Instant Pot pork chop recipes that my family loves the most is Instant Pot ranch pork chops. This recipe yields an especially tasty sauce – just add some ranch seasoning mix to the gravy!
Pork chops are the perfect comfort food for a hearty meat n’ potatoes dinner. They pair well with mashed or Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes. A fresh Italian salad, roasted green beans, or steamed broccoli will make your meal nutritionally complete and delicious.
What to Do With Leftover Pork Chops
Leftover Instant Pot pork chops will keep in the refrigerator for up to three days. They will keep for one month in the freezer.
If you make Instant Pot boneless pork chops you will find leftovers very easy to dice, shred or slice into strips for stir fries, salad toppings or in a casserole.
More Recipes You’ll Love
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- Honey Glazed Mushroom Pork Chops – the best sauce ever!
- Dr. Pepper Crock Pot Pulled Pork Recipe – fall apart tender
- Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin (Grilled or Baked) – super juicy
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds bone in pork chops at least ¾-inch thick
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 small onion diced
- 3 cups sliced mushrooms brown or white
- 1 ¼ cup beef broth divided
- 10.5 ounces condensed cream of mushroom soup 1 can
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Season pork chops with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Turn Instant Pot on to SAUTEE. Add oil.
- Brown pork chops in batches, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from Instant Pot and set aside.
- Add 1 cup broth to the Instant Pot and scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the pot. (Deglaze well to avoid getting a burn notice).
- In order, add sliced mushrooms, chopped onion, browned pork chops. Top with mushroom soup and parsley.
- Seal the lid and turn the Instant Pot to HIGH pressure for 15 minutes (it will take about 15 minutes to reach pressure).
- Once done, allow the Instant Pot to naturally release for 10 minutes. Release any remaining pressure.
- Remove pork chops from the gravy and set aside.
- Combine remaining broth and cornstarch in a small bowl. Turn the Instant Pot on to SAUTEE to bring gravy to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture a little bit at a time to reach desired consistency.
- Serve pork chops over mashed potatoes with gravy.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Main Course
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Absolutely delicious. I used 2 cans of mushrooms instead of fresh & 1 can of beef broth soup. It still turned out great.
Dry & flavorless… very disappointing. :-(
Sorry to hear that you didn’t enjoy these chops as much as we do. This recipe is usually a big hit with readers. Did you use bone in pork chops that were ¾” or thicker?
Delicious, delicious, delicious! I modified the recipe a bit to our taste preferences. I only had part of an onion in my fridge so along with that I added onion powder, and dried minced onion flakes. I don’t care for mushrooms myself so I used a can of cream of celery soup and I used
Better Than Bouillon chicken flavor, rather than beef. No mushrooms.
These pork chops were so good and the gravy was so tasty. I will definitely be making this recipe happen again!
Served with rice I flavored with Better Than Bouillon chicken flavor, minced mini sweet colored peppers and onion powder. Brussel sprouts and a tossed salad.
Sounds like a perfect dinner Linda!!
Family loved it great recipe,used potato condensed soup instead of mushroom soup and added rosemary and thyme on pork chops over mash potatoes with green beans fn delicious! Thank you
You’re welcome Kevin!
The best pork chop recipe ever. Flavors were fabulous!
Can I make this with boneless pork chops? Also, if I cook six of them, do I need to adjust the cooking time and amount of broth?
They can be boneless, you’ll just want to ensure you are using one of the types of chops suggested in the recipe so they don’t dry out. Lean chops don’t work as well in this recipe.
Excited about getting your new recipes!
Really liked it, and will make it again. I did (6) 1.5″ thick boneless pork chops from Sam’s club for 7 minutes cook, and 12 minutes natural release, and that was too long, as they were overcooked and a little tough. Internal temp was 190F+, so will try 7 minutes + 7 natural release next time to try to get it closer to 145F.
Just printed off a few of your recipes and they look absolutely delicious.
Have fun cooking Kay! Let us know what you think.
Awesome, fast and easy
Thank you for sharing your recipe. Made it for dinner tonight. My family loved it! I served it over homemade mashed potatoes I wish I can share a picture here.
Awesome pork chops…. Perfect with mashed potatoes and green beans! YUM! Also goes well with cheep Chardonnay
My family loves this recipe, I use boneless chops and flour instead of cornstarch for the thickener because that’s what we prefer but this is absolutely amazing!
Pork chops came out so unbelievably tough. And I cooked them for even less time than the recipe said because I was worried they would be over cooked.
What type of pork chops did you use? Were they at least ¾” thick and well-marbled? Thinner lean chops do not work well in this recipe.
Made this recipe for the first time and its now one of our favorites!
Sounds interesting
i followed the instructions exactly, and this turned out so, so bland. we had to douse it in salt to get flavor. the only thing i did was add a tiny amount of red wine before starting the pressure cook. the chops themselves were fine and the sauce was decent except for the blandness. it definitely needs more flavors infused in it but not sure how. disappointing dinner.
Can I use this recipe with chicken thighs?
Yes you can use chicken thighs in replace of pork chops but the cooking time will change; I would cook for about 13 minutes. Natural release 5 minutes and quick release any remaining pressure.
I don’t usually leave recipe reviews but wow, this was amazing. I followed the instructions exactly and the porkchops came out perfect! This will definitely be my go-to porkchop recipe.
Thanks so much for leaving a review, Mary!
I made these the other day and they turned out great! I did cut the time in the pressure cooker down to 10 mins as the chops that I had were thinner.