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    Honey Balsamic Pork Chops

    Updated: Apr 13, 2025 · Published: Jan 19, 2018 by Olya · 35 Comments

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    Honey Balsamic Pork Chops are juicy and tender boneless pork chops that are seared and coated in a mouthwatering honey balsamic sauce. The sauce is perfectly smooth thanks to Dijon mustard and is packed with flavor from fresh rosemary and fresh thyme.

    Honey Balsamic Pork Chops in Cast Iron Pan

    Why make this recipe

    I was inspired to make yet another Pork Chop recipe, this time with Honey and Balsamic vinegar, that play very well together. The natural sweetness of honey balances perfectly with the moderate, natural acidity of the balsamic vinegar. Think of this as a super easy version of the restaurant style pork chops.

    These Honey Balsamic Pork Chops will be perfect with roasted asparagus, green beans or mashed potatoes.

    Balsamic pork chops

    What kind of skillet to use

    Make sure to use a good heavy skillet here, such as cast iron and choose a large one too. I used 12 inch Lodge Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet in this recipe – it’s well designed, has a helper handle and sloped sides – very sleek looking for cast iron!

    Another very practical and solid skillet is this 12 inch Enameled Skillet – it never sticks or leaves weird black dots like other cast iron skillets do.

    Balsamic pork chops


    How to cook Pork Chops

    Choose thick pork chops. Generously season 4 thick pork chops with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter to the hot pan until bubbly.

    Sear on each side. Add pork chops and sear on each side for 3 minutes on medium high heat for a total of 6 minutes. Make sure to not go over 6 minutes since we will be reheating the pork chops in the sauce later on. Remove pork chops from the pan.

    Prepare herb/garlic scallion mixture by mixing together fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, chopped green scallions and garlic. This mixture is what will infuse so much flavor into the sauce!

    Balsamic pork chops

    Cook herb mixture with butter. Add 1 tablespoon butter to the now empty pan and add chopped scallions, garlic, fresh chopped rosemary and thyme. Cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.

    Balsamic pork chops

    Make Honey Balsamic Sauce, add 2nd tablespoon of butter, ¼ cup balsamic vinegar and ¼ cup honey and cook until well incorporated, approximately 2 minutes.

    Balsamic pork chops

    Now add 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard – this will thicken the sauce. Taste the sauce and season with salt, if necessary.

    Final Assembly. Add pork chops back to the pan and reheat them, spooning the sauce all over. Honey Balsamic Pork Chops are done!

    Balsamic pork chops

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    My new favorite Pork Chop recipe is made with Whiskey. It’s so easy to make, so full of flavor and so quick that I cannot recommend it highly enough:

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    Honey Balsamic Pork Chops with Rosemary and Thyme
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    4.36 from 62 votes

    Honey Balsamic Pork Chops

    Honey Balsamic Pork chops are juicy and tender boneless pork chops that are seared and coated in a mouthwatering honey balsamic sauce.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time25 minutes mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: honey balsamic pork chops
    Servings: 4
    Author: Olya

    Ingredients

    Pork Chops:

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon butter
    • 1 lb. pork chops, (4 pieces)
    • Salt and pepper, to taste
    • Italian seasoning, to taste

    Honey Balsamic Sauce:

    • 2 tablespoon butter
    • 2 scallions, chopped
    • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
    • 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
    • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
    • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
    • ¼ cup honey
    • 2 tablespoon Honey Dijon Mustard
    • Salt, to taste

    Instructions

    • Pork Chops. Generously season 4 thick pork chops with salt pepper and Italian seasoning Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter to the hot pan until bubbly. Add pork chops and sear on each side for 3 minutes on medium high heat for a total of 6 minutes. Make sure to not go over 6 minutes since we will be reheating the pork chops in the sauce later on. Remove pork chops from the pan.
    • Honey Balsamic Sauce. Add 1 tablespoon butter to the now empty pan and add chopped scallions, garlic, fresh chopped rosemary and thyme. Cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.
    • Next, add 2nd tablespoon butter, ¼ cup balsamic vinegar and ¼ cup honey and cook until well incorporated, approximately 2 minutes. Now add 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard – this will thicken the sauce. Taste the sauce and add salt, if necessary.
    • Assembly.
      Add pork chops back to the pan and reheat spooning the sauce all over. This will allow pork chops to finish cooking. Pork chops internal temperature should be 145 F.
    • Serving Suggestion. Sprinkle with freshly chopped scallions and serve with roasted asparagus, potatoes or fresh salad.
    Nutrition Facts
    Honey Balsamic Pork Chops
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 404 Calories from Fat 207
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 23g35%
    Saturated Fat 9g56%
    Cholesterol 101mg34%
    Sodium 185mg8%
    Potassium 480mg14%
    Carbohydrates 23g8%
    Sugar 21g23%
    Protein 25g50%
    Vitamin A 325IU7%
    Vitamin C 2.4mg3%
    Calcium 29mg3%
    Iron 1.1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

     

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    1. Clifford H Davis says

      May 02, 2025 at 9:30 am

      We had pork chops, we had balsamic vinegar and I wanted to find a way to marry the two. Happy to say, the loving couple will have a long and happy life together. Thank you, Olya, for playing matchmaker. As at least one other poster said, very thick pork chops as we had, might require a few minutes in the oven to finish. No big deal.

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      • Olya says

        May 02, 2025 at 6:49 pm

        Thank you Clifford – just quietly changing lives here one pork chop at a time:).

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