This Easy Pork Dish Goes From Stove to Table in Less Than an Hour

Pork chops paired with small potatoes and broccoli makes a balanced and delicious meal.

This delicious dinner has everything you want in a meal after the holidays. Steve Klise/TNS

When you’re winding down after the holidays, the last thing you want to do is spend hours in the kitchen making a meal. This dish will come together in less than an hour, making it the ideal dinner for your family after surviving a jam-packed schedule.

The secret? Roasting the vegetables while cooking the pork. It’s all about multitasking. And as for taste, roasting unpeeled garlic cloves with potatoes and broccoli rendered them sweet and creamy, and that roasted garlic added depth and body to a creamy mustard pan sauce.

Pork Chops, Potatoes, and Broccoli With Mustard-Garlic Sauce

Serves 4

• 1 1/2 pounds small red potatoes, unpeeled, halved
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 10 garlic cloves, unpeeled
• 2 teaspoons table salt, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper, divided
• 1 pound broccoli florets, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 4 (8- to 10-ounce) bone-in pork rib chops, 3/4- to 1-inch thick, trimmed
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Adjust oven rack to lowest position, and heat oven to 475 degrees F. Toss potatoes, 3 tablespoons oil, 10 garlic cloves, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together on a rimmed baking sheet. Arrange potatoes cut side down and roast for 10 minutes.