Like chicken breasts, pork chops are an easy, crowd-pleasing weeknight staple that you can really never go wrong with. My favorite pork chops are cooked up in the oven, with nothing but a quick brine and a sprinkle of salt and pepper (although there’s no shortage of ways to cook pork chops , including on the grill or in the slow cooker, Instant Pot, and air fryer). Cooking them is often the easy part, but deciding on the best sides for pork chops is the trickier part of the dinner equation.
The good news, however, is that since pork chops are a lean meat with a mild taste, they can be paired with just about any side. From roasted potatoes to sautéed greens to fluffy mint-infused rice, here are some of our favorite sides that we turn to every time we’re making pork chops.
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All the Green Things
Meaty pork chops feel more like a well-rounded dinner when they are paired with a green vegetable — maybe that’s something cooked like roasted Brussels sprouts or sautéed spinach, or nothing but a crisp salad. Any of these sides will balance out the plate.
Not only is this easy weeknight side packed with light, refreshing flavors from lemon and ginger, but it also goes with pork chops no matter how you cook them up.
Broccolini is basically broccoli’s lazier (and arguably tastier!) cousin. And since there’s almost no prep involved, it can be on the table in next to no time.
We love you, romaine, but you've got competition. This easy Caesar salad comes together in a flash with shredded Brussels sprouts and homemade croutons.
Fresh green beans are stir-fried until blistered, then tossed with tangy pickled shallots and topped with crunchy, salty breadcrumbs.
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Potato Side Dishes
Pork chops and potatoes are commonly served together, and it’s easy to understand why. Whether you crave white spuds or sweet potatoes, these recipes want to buddy up with your chops.
Smothered with pesto and Parm, these potatoes are rich in garlicky, herby flavor and packed with cheese, with all the crispy goodness of the best roasted potatoes.
The high fan speed and concentrated heat of the air fryer makes baked potatoes that are fluffy and tender on the inside and shatteringly crisp on the outside.
These sweet potatoes require just three ingredients — sweet potatoes, butter, and salt — so what makes them so much more delicious than any other sweet potatoes is time and patience.
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Rice and Pasta Sides
Simple pasta and grain sides also pair well with pork chops. Instead of cooking up just a plain pot of rice, however, try something with a bit more spunk, like an orzo salad filled with roasted veggies, couscous infused with smoked paprika, or barley flecked with sage.
This recipe cooks in about half the time of steamed rice (just remember to maintain a full boil the whole time) and treats you to a side that just mind remind you of risotto.
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