Pork Chop Casserole - with green beans, potatoes and gravy

cream of mushroom soup

🥗Healthier: homemade mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: cream of celery soup

Homemade sauce can reduce sodium and preservatives.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still melting well.

pork chops

🥗Healthier: chicken breasts

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive.

green beans

🥗Healthier: asparagus

💰Cheaper: frozen peas

Frozen peas are often cheaper and easy to use.

Pat each pork chop dry with a paper towel to help the flour stick.

Season the pork chops generously with salt and black pepper.

Coat each pork chop in flour, ensuring to cover every nook and cranny, then shake off the excess flour.

Heat canola oil in a pot to about a quarter of an inch deep on medium heat.

Once the oil is hot, carefully place the pork chops in the oil and let them sit without moving for about 5 minutes to brown.

Flip the pork chops and brown the other side for another 5 minutes.

Remove the browned pork chops and place them on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.

Slice the potatoes into 1/4 inch thick slices.

Drain the liquid from two cans of green beans, saving half the liquid from the third can.

In a large pot, layer sliced potatoes, followed by green beans, seasoning each layer with salt and black pepper.

Layer the pork chops on top of the potatoes and beans, continuing the layering process with more beans and potatoes as needed.

In the same pot with a tablespoon of oil left, heat it back on medium heat to make the gravy, scraping up the bits from the bottom.

Add flour to the pot and cook it around, then add more black pepper.

Gradually add water to create a gravy consistency, then add salt to taste.

Stir in the cream of mushroom soup to enhance the gravy.

Pour the gravy over the layered casserole in the pot, ensuring to cover the pork chops and vegetables well.

Cover the pot and bake in the oven at 350°F for 2.5 to 3 hours, checking for doneness due to the thickness of the chops.

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