Creamy Ranch Pork Chops

Ingredients

• Pork sirloin (chops or roasts)

  Fresh, loin, boneless, separable lean and fat, raw

  1 ½ lb or 680g

• Cream cheese

  Low fat

  8 oz or 227g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  8 tbsp or 114g

• Heavy whipping cream

  Fluid

  8 tbsp or 120g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, ready-to-serve

  8 tbsp or 120g

• Original Ranch Seasoning & Dressing Mix, dry

  Hidden Valley

  9 teaspoon or 26g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

Directions

1. Season both sides of each pork chop generously with salt and pepper.
2. In a large skillet, heat half of the butter over medium-high heat until melted.
3. Sear each chop for 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook until chops reach an internal temperature of 135°F.
4. Remove chops and set aside.
5. Pour in chicken broth to deglaze the pan, scraping up all the browned bits.
6. Add cream cheese, remaining butter, and heavy cream, stirring continuously until smooth.
7. Add ranch seasoning and stir until combined.
8. Reduce heat to low, return chops to the pan, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes or until chops reach an internal temperature of at least 145°F.