Smothered Pork Chops

Name: Smothered Pork Chops
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 2.25 lbs bone-in pork chops (2¼- 2½ pounds); 1 tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp paprika; ¾ cup all-purpose flour (-save after coating chops, needed to thicken sauce.); 4 tbs unsalted butter; 2 tbs olive oil; 1 ½ cup sweet onion (-1 medium onion cut & sliced into half moons.); 1 tbs garlic (-finely minced (3-4 cloves)); 2 teaspoons fresh thyme (-finely chopped); 3 cups chicken broth; ½ cup heavy cream