10 Easy One-Dish Pork Dinners

Photo: Hector Sanchez
Photo: Hector Sanchez

Pork is one of those everyday, budget-friendly staples that can be used in so many dishes, and it's one of our top go-tos for when we want an easy and hassle-free dinner. Whether you’re a fan of ham, pork tenderloin, or a fried pork chop, there’s a cut of pork almost everyone at the table will enjoy. From sheet-pan dishes to throw-it-together bakes, pork can help make any meal burst with flavor without having to spend too much time on it. Don't want to have to wash too many dishes tonight? Good news: Some of our favorite pork dinner recipes are one-dish. We’ve got meals that come together in a single skillet, slow cooker, Dutch oven, and more. These tasty wonders will make dish duty a breeze. It’ll also help the cause that everyone at the dinner table will be a part of the clean plate club because trust us, these recipes are that good.

Skillet Sausage 'N' Rice

Southern Living
Southern Living

The flavors of smoked sausage, green bell pepper, and onion are the perfect combination in this skillet dinner. Their spicy and savory notes simmer together to create an easy weeknight dish that requires little clean-up.

Skillet Pork Chops with Apples and Onions

Becky Luigart Stayner
Becky Luigart Stayner

This hearty dish grabs extra flavor from browning the pork chops very well in the skillet in order to produce a flavorful pan sauce with mustard and cream. Apples and onions pair perfectly with the flavor palette.

Pork Fried Rice

Beth Dreiling Hontzas
Beth Dreiling Hontzas

This homemade fried rice is tasty, healthy, and easy to make in one skillet. Mix up the veggies if you feel like it!

Greek Pork Chops with Squash and Potatoes

Photo: Hector Sanchez
Photo: Hector Sanchez

Lemon juice, garlic, and oregano make these chops fresh and delicious. Not to mention, roasting them with squash and potatoes makes for an easy dinner.

Ham-and-Vegetable Cobbler

Iain Bagwell
Iain Bagwell

You can throw pretty much anything in this easy-to-make cobbler, but we made it with ham, sweet peas, mushrooms, carrots, and a flaky pie crust. Put the pie crust on top in a lattice design after cutting it in strips for an impressive presentation.

Slow Cooker Barbecue Pork

Jennifer Davick
Jennifer Davick

Most Southerners have a recipe for barbecue pork, but not many can say that the dish comes together in one pot. Our sweet, syrupy version is perfect for a night in or a potluck.

Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin

Caitlin Bensel; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners
Caitlin Bensel; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners

Pork tenderloin is a favorite weeknight meal for many, but this version adds a whole lot of flavor to this lean cut of meat. The best part is that this recipe only takes 30 minutes total to come together.

Smothered Pork Chops

Photographer: Alison Miksch / Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn / Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman
Photographer: Alison Miksch / Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn / Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman

We love everything fried and smothered and this recipe has it all covered. Fry your pork chops and make that delicious mushroom gravy in the same skillet.

Country Ham Hash

Hector Manuel Sanchez
Hector Manuel Sanchez

We usually associate country ham hash with breakfast, but who's to say you can't have this hearty breakfast for dinner? Full of ham, potatoes, peppers, and savory flavors, this recipe checks the box off on most major food groups.

Oven-Baked Risotto with Ham, Leeks, and Peas

Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

The Dutch oven does all of the work in this elaborate weeknight dinner. Everyone will be impressed with how delicious this recipe is, they won't believe you when you tell them it takes a mere 15 minutes of active time.

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