Smothered Pork Chops with Collard Greens and Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Extra lean pork loin tenderloins

  On sale at Publix: Publix Extra Lean Pork Loin Tenderloins, Boneless

  $3.50 $6.99

• 14.5 oz Glory Foods Collard Greens

  On sale at Publix: Glory Foods Vegetables, Reduced Sodium, 14.5-oz can

  $1.20 $2.39

• 1.5 lb Potatoes

  about $1.25

• 2.75 oz Pioneer Gravy Mix

  On sale at Publix: Pioneer Gravy Mix, 1.61 or 2.75-oz pkg.

  $0.80 $1.59

• 1.5 cups Water

  pantry

• 2 tablespoons Butter

  pantry

• to taste Salt

  pantry

• to taste Black pepper

  pantry

• 0.25 cup Milk

  about $0.75

Prices are from Publix the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.

Steps

1. Peel and cut potatoes into chunks, boil in salted water until tender, about 15 to 18 minutes, then drain and mash with butter, salt, and milk.
2. While potatoes cook, cut pork tenderloin into 4 thick chops.
3. Heat a skillet over medium-high, season chops with salt and pepper, and sear 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden, then set aside.
4. Pour collard greens into the skillet with their liquid and stir in gravy mix dissolved in water, simmer 5 minutes, then nestle pork back into the greens.
5. Simmer 3 to 4 minutes more to warm pork through, then serve with mashed potatoes alongside.

Why it’s cheap

3 of the 9 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 18, 2026, led by extra lean pork loin tenderloins at $3.50 instead of $6.99.

The sale items rang up $5.47 under their regular prices.

Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $1.71 a serving, or $6.84 for 4 servings.

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