I have a very quick, easy recipe for you today. This is one of my Southern and Italian combination recipes and it makes a fantastic dinner for either weeknights or weekends. You can come home, drop your coat and purse at the door, and literally have dinner on the table in 30 minutes with this recipe. That’s because I use a purchased marinara sauce in it. Now, if you want to make your own, please go right ahead. I very often do. But some of the jarred brands in the grocery store these days are really very good. I’ve tried lots of different ones but I do tend to prefer a plain marinara especially for this dish. Then I can jazz it up any way I want. I usually add some red pepper flakes, maybe some parmesan cheese, maybe a glug or two of wine. Do whatever you like!
This makes four servings for regular eaters, or serves two really hungry folks :-) Offer some hot garlic bread, a salad and a glass of wine with it and enjoy!
4 pork chops
salt
pepper
½ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup olive oil
3 cups (24 oz.) marinara sauce (homemade or purchased)
½ tsp. red pepper flakes, optional
½ lb. spaghetti
Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops. Sprinkle the flour over the chops to lightly coat them. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large deep skillet.
Add the chops and cook until nicely browned on both sides. Work in batches if necessary to prevent crowding the pan.
Place the browned chops back into the skillet and pour over the marinara sauce. Cover and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the chops are done all the way through (about 20 minutes).
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the spaghetti according to the package directions.
When the spaghetti is done, remove the chops to a plate and cover with foil. Add the red pepper flakes, if using, to the marinara sauce.
Drain the spaghetti and add it to the sauce. Toss to coat the spaghetti with the sauce. Add a small amount of the pasta cooking water if the marinara sauce is too thick.
Serve chops alongside spaghetti. Top with grated parmesan cheese.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops
- salt
- pepper
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 cups (24 oz.) marinara sauce
- (homemade or purchased)
- ½ tsp. red pepper flakes, optional
- ½ lb. spaghetti
- Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Salt and pepper both sides of the pork chops.
- Sprinkle the flour over the chops to lightly coat them.
- Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large deep skillet.
- Add the chops and cook until nicely browned on both sides. Work in batches if necessary to prevent crowding the pan.
- Place the browned chops back into the skillet and pour over the marinara sauce.
- Reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until the chops are done all the way through (about 20
- minutes).
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the spaghetti according to
- the package directions.
- When the spaghetti is done, remove the chops to a plate and cover with foil.
- Add the red pepper flakes, if using, to the marinara sauce.
- Drain the spaghetti and add it to the sauce. Toss to coat the spaghetti with the sauce. Add a small amount of the pasta cooking water if the marinara sauce is too thick.
- Serve chops alongside spaghetti.
- Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
Other pork and pasta recipes you might enjoy from around the Internet:
- Leftover Pork, Peppers and Pasta from Green Lite Bites
- The Kitchn’s Rigatoni and Shredded Pork in Mustard Cream Sauce
- Pork Bolognese from A Dash of Sass
- Eclectic Recipes’ Vodka Cream Pasta with Italian Sausage
- Braised Pork Roast with Rigatoni from That’s Not What the Recipe Says
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This looks really good! …as I’m sitting here eating popcorn for dinner… shame on me. Happy Weekend:@)
Hey – sometimes popcorn is just what you want! Enjoy your weekend :-)
Why have I never combined pork chops and pasta before?!?! This looks wonderful and certainly fits the bill for a fast family meal.
You should try the pork chops and pasta. It turned out very, very good. We both loved it!
Gorgeous!
I love this combination!
Great photo too :)
We would love this dinner, sounds easy, the pictures is mouth watering! Lovely dish!
Thanks, Claudia! I know it’s not “authentic” Italian, but it sure is good anyway :-)
What would make it authentic. My Italian mom used to always make pasta with pork and i forgot how it tasted so good. Great recipe. You need to have a good marinara recipe though, I agree the canned stuff has gotten better but no thanks. Ha Ha.
Was wondering what to have this Sunday and your recipe made up my mind.
Pork and pasta. Perfect…. and easy!
Thanks.
Let me know how you like it, Teri!
I am making this tonight! I googled food network and yours loooks better than any of theirs. All I had available was boneless pork chops and pasta and Spaghetti sauce. It’s gonna be awesome. I’ll add some fresh Basil or Thyme and lots of other spices. Thank you!!!!!
I am a busy college student who was looking for a new and easy way to make some porkchops I had in the freezer and made this recipe tonight. SO good! Thank you for the recipe, I’ve never had pork chops with red sauce but it is now something I will continue to make! :)
This was fast and easy! Taste great too! THANK YOU!
I was going to make this tonight and got the chops all browned and then decided I didn’t want to dirty another pan to cook pasta. :-( But, I still plan to do it sometime soon. Thanks for the great idea!
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