Instant Pot Pork Chops

These Instant Pot pork chops are fall-apart tender with a sweet, spicy garlic sauce—quick, easy, and packed with flavor.

Also try pork chop and rice casserole, turkey wild rice casserole, or this Instant Pot blackened chicken alfredo. Honey mustard pork chops are good also.

Why You’ll Love It

Full of flavor: Boneless pork chops are a versatile protein. You can cook them in so many ways, but if you want to maximize and bring out their full flavor, choose this Instant Pot pork chops recipe which cooks the pork to perfection, along with the highly tasty sauce.
Easy to prepare: A lot of Instant Pot recipes are easy, and that’s one reason it’s a popular kitchen gadget. For this recipe, you season and sear the meat, and then make the sauce. Add the pork back in, cook for a little longer, and it’s done!
Economical: Fresh or frozen pork chops tend to be an economical choice when compared to steak, seafood and sometimes even poultry. That doesn’t mean it isn’t delicious though – far from it! You can make Instant Pot pork chops with gravy and garlicky sweet and sour flavors for the whole family for just a few dollars.

Instant Pot Boneless Pork Chops Ingredients

Pork chops: Choose boneless pork chops for this dish.
Chicken broth: For moisture and flavor.
Ketchup: Gives the sauce a sweet tang.
Soy sauce: Adds savory saltiness to the sauce.
Balsamic vinegar: Both sweet and acidic – as well as delicious in the sauce.
Herbs and seasonings: Paprika, bay leaf, garlic, and parsley add subtle flavors.
Cornstarch: To thicken the sauce.

How to Make Boneless Pork Chops in the Instant Pot

For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.

Sear the meat: Sprinkle onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper on both sides of each pork chop, then sauté in the Instant Pot on sauté mode in a little olive oil for a couple of minutes per side to brown pork chops perfectly. Remove pork chops to one side.
Make the sauce: Cook the garlic in the Instant Pot, then add the broth. As that cooks, whisk the ketchup with the soy sauce and vinegar, and mix this into the sauce that’s in the Instant Pot.
Combine the pork with the sauce: Put the pork and bay leaf in the sauce and pressure cook in the Instant Pot for a couple of minutes.
The finishing touches: Let the Instant Pot pressure release, set the tender pork chops to one side, and whisk the cornstarch slurry into the sauce until thickened. Serve garnished with fresh parsley.

Substitutions and Variations

Pork chops: You can use bone-in pork chops if you prefer them. It’s so easy to cook pork chops of any kind, and an Instant Pot only makes this easier. Although the pressure cooking an Instant Pot delivers is ideal for lean boneless pork chops that tend to cook fast, you can easily sub bone-in ones and the cooking time shouldn’t be much different, if at all.
Seasonings: You can also adjust the amount of garlic used, adding less or more as you wish, omit the bay leaf, use another kind of oil instead of olive oil, and use any kind of paprika (smoked paprika is especially good here!). This is sure to become one of your favorite Instant Pot pork chop recipes!

Serving Suggestions

Side dishes: Whether your preference happens to be rice, mashed potatoes, egg noodles, crusty bread, or something else, this juicy Instant Pot pork chops with gravy dish is wonderful served over any of these. You can add some boiled, grilled or steamed veggies too. Gouda cream cheese corn, cheesy vegetable casserole and this Italian rice salad are delicious sides.
Dessert: Serve up strawberry tiramisu to finish your meal on a tasty note!

How to Store Pork Chop Leftovers

Store: Leftover pork chops should be good for up to 4 days in the fridge in an airtight container.
Freeze: You can freeze leftovers for up to 3 months in a freezer-safe container, then thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
Reheat: About 2 minutes in the microwave or 10 minutes in a 300 degrees F oven will reheat the pork chops perfectly.