Instant Pot Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy [Homemade]

Instant Pot Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy is made with fresh and all natural, homemade ingredients. No need to use canned cream of soup. Low carb/keto option in recipe notes.

Get ready to make your taste buds dance with this Instant Pot Pork Chops in Homemade Mushroom Gravy recipe.

A true comfort food, especially when served over Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes.

There are no cans of cream of soup in this Instant Pot Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy recipe. Instead, with only a few ingredients and my easy method, the gravy will totally be from scratch.

No short cuts here as it is so easy to make your own Homemade Cream of Anything Soup, why would anyone use the nasty stuff that comes in a can? I cannot think of any reason at all.

 

The Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker makes quick work of superior homemade cream of mushroom soup in one pot..

I am happy to report that this Instant Pot Pork Chops in Homemade Mushroom Gravy recipe is one of  the most popular pork chop recipe around!

Ingredients for Instant Pot Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy

• Pork Chops
• Butter
• Heavy Cream
• Instant Pot Bone Broth or Better than Bouillon Chicken Base
• Mushrooms and Onions
• Potato Starch
• TOG House Seasoning
• Salt and Black Pepper.

Get ready for some flavor explosion!

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I get so many comments and questions on my posts, so I try to provide as much information as possible about the recipe to help you, my readers.

I try to provide as many tips and tricks and answer anticipated questions, so your recipe will be the best, the very first time, including how and why my methods work. This extra bit of information should help to provide you with a perfect cooking experience every time.

If you would rather skip right to the recipe or video, please scroll to the bottom of this page, where you will find the full and complete printable recipe.

 

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  Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base

Clearly, using homemade products is best. However, the first time I made my Instant Pot Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy, I used Better than Bouillon Chicken Base and it was fantastic.

Can I Use Chicken Bouillon instead of Bone Broth?

• Yes, of course.
• We usually have containers of Pressure Cooker Homemade Bone Broth in the freezer and simply defrost it in the refrigerator or warming in the pressure cooker.
• When I am in a hurry, I reach for my jar of Better than Bouillon Chicken Base, which does a fantastic job as well.
• Vegetable Bouillon Base or a Box of Chicken Broth can also be used.
• In the original recipe, I used Better than Bouillon Chicken Base and the recipe was an immediate hit. 🙂

When using Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base, try using a little more than one teaspoon per one cup of water or liquid.

You will get more of a concentrated flavor, similar to my Pressure Cooker Homemade Chicken Broth.

 

Whisk together your “Cream of Mushroom Soup” ingredients.

How to Make Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup.

• Whisk together cream, bouillon, butter, potato starch, salt and pepper.
• For a condensed cream of soup, this mixture would cook down in a saucepan.

However, using a Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker there is no need to first thicken the soup, just to have to thin it down.

Another recipe, where I incorporate my by scratch “cream of mushroom soup” is my Instant Pot Tuna Noodle Casserole. It is a major taste difference when using homemade ingredients and not cans of cream of soup.

Low carb and keto option found on the recipe card below.

 

I like to cut the mushrooms partly in slices and partly in half slices. Who knows why, I just do. Humor me.

Sure looks better than mushroom pieces that have been sitting in a can for who knows how long, doesn’t it?

Why Use Cremini Mushrooms?

• Cremini Mushrooms pair perfectly in this recipe. They are also called Baby Bellas.
• They are just small Portobella mushrooms. Button (white) mushrooms are not recommended for this recipe (or anything else really).
• They have little taste and aren’t very mushroomy, if you know what I mean.
• Cremini Mushrooms are big on flavor.

Hehehehehehehe, my blog, I can make up words if I want. 🙂

My Instant Pot Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy has been the favorite in the Instant Pot Community Group since January 2016 and I bet it will become your favorite too.

If you love mushrooms, try my Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff (Pressure Cooker) recipe. It is the very best stroganoff I have ever had. People go crazy for this recipe.

 

Make sure to rinse your pork chops with water, to remove any loose bone shards.

Thin to medium bone-in pork chops work best for this recipe and will yield the most flavor. Boneless pork chops don’t have much fat and therefore tend to be drier and less flavorful.

Most cuts of pork require little cooking time in the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker. This Pressure Cooker Balsamic Spiced Apple Pork Tenderloin recipe is so juicy and only cooks under pressure in the amount of time it takes to come

 

I season the chops with my TOG Seasoned Salt Recipe, but you can use store bought Lawry’s Seasoned Salt or any favorite seasoning.

I make a large amount at a time, so that my Seasoning Salt is always on hand. One of my readers swears by Bavarian Style Seasoning for this recipe.

 

A light sear is all the pork chops need to ensure the potato starch sticks.

Potato Starch v. Flour

• Potato starch is lighter in texture and in taste.
• Flour does not work well under pressure. The cook time is so short and the flour does not hae a chance to proper cook and not taste raw. Plus, it may prevent your Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker from coming to pressure and you may experience the burn notice.
• I prefer potato starch over cornstarch for most of my recipes, but for this recipe, I have no preference, as they both work very well.
• Potato starch is actually great to use as a coating when pan frying seafood, chicken and fish as it prevents the food from sticking to your cooking pot. My Pressure Cooker Salisbury Steak in Mushroom Gravy is a perfect example.

Check out this delicious Air Fryer Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings recipe to see how crispy food gets with potato starch.

 

Kathy Betit Gallagher from one of the Pressure Cooking Groups, frequently makes my Instant Pot Pork Chops in Homemade Mushroom Gravy recipe.

She has posted numerous times in the Facebook groups that she adds onions and garlic before deglazing the pot, which I think is brilliant.

Therefore, I have taken her advice and added this option to the recipe.

It only takes a minute more, but it is very much worth that time.

 

It is always important to deglaze the cooking pot after browning or sauteeing to make sure nothing is stuck on the bottom of the cooking pot. Not doing so will prevent your Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker from coming to pressure and may show a burn notice.

Why Deglaze with Sherry?

• Sherry adds additional flavor to the recipe. It will quickly bubbly away and help to loosen all those stuck on brown bits (fond) from the bottom of the cooking pot.
• Shaoxing Wine, which is cheaper, is a GREAT substitute as the result is almost identical. In fact, I use the Shaoxing Wine more than sherry these days.
• Of course, you can always choose to use broth.

As you know by now, I love my Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk and I’m gonna keep mentioning it, until everybody gets one. It is in my top five favorite utensils.

 

Add in the Cremini Mushrooms…. You’re already thinking, yeah, this looks much better than canned cream of junk, right?

I prefer a thinner gravy, so I wrote this recipe for a thinner gravy.

However, if you like a thicker gravy, simply dredge the pork chops through potato starch first, before searing.

 

The pork chops and juice that has accumulated on the plate, goes right into the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker cooking pot.

 

If you would like to cook your rice (or potatoes) at the same time and in the same pot with your Pressure Cooker Pork Chops in Homemade Mushroom Gravy, please check out my Pressure Cooker Perfectly Cooked Pot In Pot Rice recipe for step by step instructions.

You will just need these two accessories. One pan from this Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker Stackable Insert Pans set and Stainless Steel Tall Legged Trivet.

Can I Cook Potatoes Pot In Pot?

• Yes, absolutely!
• Cooking potatoes instead of rice, using the PIP method is a wonderful idea!
• You can catch all the delicious gravy after mashing the potatoes.
• If you use thin pork chops, quarter the potatoes and cook for 4 minutes.
• If you use thicker pork chops, just cut your potatoes in half and cook for 6-8 minutes.

Some people quarter potatoes and then simply place them on a Stainless Steel Tall Legged Trivet right inside the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker cooking pot.

The potatoes will cook at the same time as the Pork Chops in Homemade Mushroom Gravy. You could even add in raw and halved carrots in with the potatoes, if you like! Once you remove the stainless steel flat bottomed insert pan with the potatoes, it is super easy to make my Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes, if you chose potatoes.

 

Serve up the pork chops over my Pressure Cooker Creamy Mashed Potatoes or my Pressure Cooker Healthy Potato Carrot Mash and a green vegetable.

I hope you enjoy this recipe, as much as we do in my home!

More Instant Pot Pork Chop Recipes to Make:

• Pressure Cooker Orange Glazed Pork Chops
• Pressure Cooker Orange Glazed Pork Chops
• Instant Pot Pork Chops and Baked Beans (Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker Thai Moo Wan Sweet Pork w/Coconut Rice and Pressure Cooker Lechón Asado {Cuban Pork with Mojo} are both frugal fabulous recipes made with pork.

Kitchen Equipment and Essentials

• Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker
• J.A. Henckels Classic 8 inch Chef’s Knife
• Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
• Simply Gourmet (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
• Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
• Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk– a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
• Rachael Ray Stoneware EVOO Oil Dispensing Bottle
• Porcelain & Bamboo Salt Box with Spoon
• Gravity Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder
• My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board & Compartments
• Ekovana Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker Stackable Pans Set
• Stainless Steel Tall & Short Legged Trivet
• Pressure Cooker Perfectly Cooked Pot In Pot Rice recipe for Potatoes too!

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Originally published January 19, 2016. Republished May 10 , 2019

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