Cheesy Pork Chop Casserole – How to Use Leftover Pork Chops

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Cheesy pork chop casserole is the perfect way to use leftover pork chops and is a great recipe to sneak extra veggies and beans in your kid’s diets. So, what do you do with leftover pork chops? Or steak? It just isn’t the same when you heat them up the next day. Are they? This is why I love my cheesy pork chop casserole.

Cheesy pork chop casserole is the perfect way to use leftover pork chops and is a great recipe to sneak extra veggies and beans in your kid's diets.

So, I try to use mine in casseroles. And the benefit of the casseroles is that I can “sneak” in some extra goodies. Veggies or beans for much-needed fiber. As you know I have a stubborn pooper.

Cheesy pork chop casserole is the perfect way to use leftover pork chops hide veggies and beans in this hash brown and pork chop recipe.

Cheesy Pork Chop Casserole Ingredients

This recipe already uses the obvious, leftover pork chops. But in addition to that is an area of nutritious ingredients that will not be expected by your un expecting children or husband.

Cheesy pork chop casserole is the perfect way to use leftover pork chops and is a great recipe to sneak extra veggies and beans in your kid's diets.

These are the ingredients for this hidden vegetable recipes.

  • Pork chops cut into cubes
  • Bell Pepper
  • Onion
  • Celery
  • Chickpeas – These are totally optional
  • Cream of mushroom or chicken soup
  • Sour cream
  • Shredded cheese – Colby Jack, Cheddar or Velveeta
  • Hash browns – Cubed variety
  • Butter
  • Corn Flakes
  • Parmesan Cheese
  • Creole or Cajun seasoning

How to make Pork Chop and Hashbrown Casserole

Start by chopping up one onion, one green pepper, and two celery stalks. For the garlic lovers, throw in some minced garlic.

dice up vegetables

Saute in a couple of dabs of butter.

saute in butter

Cut the chops into bite-size pieces.

cut chops into bite-size pieces

Add to the vegetables.

add chops to vegetables

While the meat is heating up, mix together the hasbrowns, sour cream, a can of cream of mushroom or chicken soup, and 8 ounces of cheese. Add 1 teaspoon of creole seasoning or seasoned salt if you don’t want to kick it up a notch.

mix everything together

If you are using the beans in your recipe, chop up the garbanzos to be about the size of the hash browns.

chop up the beans

Then  stir them into the hashbrowns. Stir the sauteed vegetables and pork chops into the hash brown mixture as well.

stir in the hashbrowns

If you want to freeze half of this cheesy pork chop casserole, split between two 8 x 8 pans. If you want to enjoy leftover, put casserole ingredients into one large 13 x 9 pan.

bake in the oven
Mix together a half a stick of melted butter, two cups of corn flakes and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
mix together

Sprinkle the buttery cheesy corn flakes over top of each casserole.

Cheesy pork chop casserole is the perfect way to use leftover pork chops hide veggies and beans in this hash brown and pork chop recipe.

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes on 350°. If you are cooking the frozen casserole, let thaw in the fridge for 24 hours and then bake for 35-45 minutes.

Cheesy pork chop casserole is the perfect way to use leftover pork chops hide veggies and beans in this hash brown and pork chop recipe.Serve the casserole immediately. The great thing with this casserole is there is no need for sides so your kids will think they got away with no vegetables.

Cheesy pork chop casserole is the perfect way to use leftover pork chops hide veggies and beans in this hash brown and pork chop recipe.

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Cheesy pork chop casserole is the perfect way to use leftover pork chops hide veggies and beans in this hash brown and pork chop recipe.

Cheesy Pork Chop Casserole

Cheesy pork chop casserole is the perfect way to use leftover pork chops hide veggies and beans in this hash brown and pork chop recipe.
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Course: Entree, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Casserole, Casserole Recipe
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 458kcal
Author: Leah @ Beyer Beware

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cubed cooked pork chops
  • 1 whole onion, diced
  • 1 whole bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 can garbanzos beans, chopped optional
  • 32 ounce-bag hash browns
  • 10.5 ounce-can cream of chicken soup
  • 16 ounces sour cream
  • 8 ounces Colby Jack cheese
  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups corn flakes
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning

Instructions

  • Saute the onions, peppers, celery, and garlic for 3-5 minutes in a tablespoon of butter. Add the cubed pork chops to the skillet and continue to cook until heated.
  • In a large bowl, mix soup, sour cream, and cheese together. Fold hashbrowns and beans into the soup mixture along with the creole.
  • Combine the pork and vegetables into the potatoes.
  • Pour into two separate 8 X 8 pans or one large 13 x 9 pan. 
  • Combine four tablespoons of melted butter, corn flakes, and parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over the two small casseroles or large casserole.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes on 350 degrees. 

Notes

Freeze casseroles up to 3 months. Bake frozen casseroles on 300 degrees for 45 minutes or thawed casseroles on 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 502mg | Potassium: 397mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1264IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 342mg | Iron: 3mg
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10 Comments

  1. That looks really good. We hardly ever have left overs though! I'm going to have to get two packages of chops out next time!

  2. Looks fabulous! And I love all the hidden veggies, thanks for linking this to This WEek's Cravings. We hope to see you next week!

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