Pork Chops with Blue Cheese Gravy

The seasoning on these pork chops is simple, but perfect and the gravy is beautifully rich and decadent with a bit of bite from the blue cheese.  My husband wanted to douse everything in sight with the gravy and I can't say I blame him.  I do strongly recommend using a meat thermometer when you cook the pork chops--they can get tough quickly so you'll want to watch it and remove it from the pan as soon as it hits 145 degrees.

Pork Chops with Blue Cheese Gravy

Number of Servings: 4
Time to Prepare: 30 minutes

• 2 Tbsp butter
• 4 pork chops
• salt
• black pepper
• garlic powder
• 1 cup cream
• 2 oz blue cheese

Season the pork chops on both sides with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.  Fry the chops until they reach 145 degrees internally, turning occasionally to brown evenly.  It will take about 20 minutes, more or less depending on how thick the chops are.

Remove the chops to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.  Stir the cream into the skillet, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.  Stir in blue cheese and cook, stirring constantly, until the blue cheese melts and the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.  Pour sauce over the warm pork chops and serve.

Source: slightly adapted from AllRecipes