What to Serve with Pork Chops - Great Sides for Pork Chops Dinner Ideas

The mild flavor of fresh pork goes well with many different seasonings –savory and even sweet – and only requires simple ingredients to make an outstanding dinner. See some great sides for pork chops ideas if you're looking for what to serve with pork chops tonight.

Pork chops are one of the most popular pork cuts, flavorful and a great source
of protein. Pork can be enjoyed cured, processed, or fresh.

Pork chops recipes

Vegetable side dishes to serve with pork chops

Pork chops go great with a big variety of vegetables, prepared in many ways: roasted, steamed, grilled, braised, and more. Here are some of the best sides ideas and recipes to inspire you:

Potato

The combination of meat and potatoes is very comforting. The mild starchy flavor of the potatoes serves as a blank canvas to complement the flavor of the pork. Here are some potato side dishes that go great with juicy pork chop:

• Creamy parsley potatoes with carrots
• Mashed potato stuffed roasted tomatoes is a classic choice
• Oven-fried potatoes are a perfect side dish with pork chops
• Cheesy potato and zucchini bake
• Creamy mashed potatoes with sour cream and chives.
• Loaded baked potato, topped with bacon bits and cheddar cheese.
• Roasted fingerling potatoes with rosemary.
• Scalloped potatoes in a creamy cheesy bechamel sauce.
• Crispy French fries potato seasoned with pepper and herbs.

Mushrooms

• Make a mushroom sautée oyster or cremini and cook them with butter, onion, and garlic for a simple side dish.
• You can also prepare a mushroom sauce that goes great with grilled chops. There are more sauce options below.

Squash and sweet potato

• Mashed pumpkin topped served with pickle onion on top is a low-carb option that everyone will enjoy.
• Roasted pumpkin with onions, garlic, and sage. Add a bit of maple syrup to elevate the dish.
• Sweet potato fries is my favorite sweet potatoes recipe, and can be made with both the American orange sweet potato and boniato (batata). A great side dish, and perfect for grilled pork chops.

Carrots

• Roasted carrrots with butter and dill.
• Caramelized carrots with honey and orange. Toss the carrots with olive oil, aniseed, cumin, pepper, cinnamon, orange zest, cayenne pepper, orange juice, and honey. Roast over high heat oven until tender. The sweetness of the side dish complements the pork perfectly.

Green beans 

• A healthy side dish is steamed green beans drizzled with olive oil and simply seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Make into green bean casserole by broiling steamed green beans with some cream and cheddar.
• Stir-fried green beans with bacon, soy sauce, white rice vinegar, some brown sugar, ginger, and garlic. 

Zucchini

• Zucchini bake: In a cheesy potato and zucchini bake.
• Zucchini salad: A lovely spiralized zucchini salad of Asian inspiration.
• Sauted zucchini: Shaved thinly or passed through a spiralizer. Cook it for 3 minutes with butter and garlic. Finish it with some basil.

Broccoli

• Steamed broccoli: served with butter and garlic. 

Cauliflower

• Steamed cauliflower, drizzled with butter or olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper.
• Mashed cauliflower with butter, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese.
• Riced cauliflower.

Brussel sprouts

• Roasted Brussels sprouts: Roast the sprouts in a pan with olive oil, garlic, and parmesan cheese.

Mixed vegetable stir-fry

• You can combine a mixture of different veggies and make a quick stir-fry. In a skillet or pan, heat some vegetable oil. Sautee vegetables like mushrooms, carrots, broccoli, snow peas, leeks, bell peppers, and green onions. Use herbs and condiments to taste like ginger and garlic, and add the sauce of your preference, like soy, oyster, or teriyaki sauce.
  
  The idea is to use what you have in your fridge or pantry to make a delicious side dish.

Perfect side salads with pork chops

• Potato salad: Try this healthy no-mayo potato salad or this Dominican potato salad with beets or apples.
• Coleslaw: Made with carrots, cabbage, onions, and mayonnaise, it’s tasty, crisp, and one of the best side dishes for grilled pork chops.
• Arugula salad:  with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and grapes. Toss with a vinaigrette and add cooked bacon and green scallions to add more flavor.
• Pasta salad: Like this ensalada de coditos, an elbow pasta with a creamy mayonnaise-based dressing, or this pasta and avocado salad. You can also add celery and cubed apples for a crunch and enhanced texture.
• Couscous salad: It’s a fast and easy side dish.
• Spinach salad: Made with a simple lime juice vinaigrette, add slices of red onion, and almonds to make it crunchy, apples shaved thinly, and season with salt, pepper, and ginger.
• Bulgur wheat salad (or try this gluten-free tabouleh).
• Rice salad: A tasty salad based on leftover white rice, pineapple, sweet corn, and other flavors.

What fruits go well with pork chops

Pork chops pair well with many fruits apples, peaches, lemons, figs, and oranges. You will love this recipe for pork chops with mango salsa.

You can also add fruit to the salads, serve them grilled, or make sauces and glazes for the pork chops.

Lemon juice adds brightness to the chops, and fruits bring sweetness and
different textures to the side dishes.

Great sauces with pork chops

Pork chops are very flexible and can be served with spicy, savory, and sweet sauces. Here are some great ideas:

• Homemade BBQ spicy guava sauce
• Chimichurri sauce
• Wasakaka garlic sauce
• Caribbean rum BBQ sauce

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