I love to serve mine with cubed roasted potatoes or creamy garlic mashed potatoes with a side of vegetable like this easy sauteed cabbage.
Easy oven baked pork chops recipe
This is about to be the best bone-in pork chop dinner recipe you will ever make. Well, apart from this honey garlic pork chops. If you have been following this blog for a while, you would know I am a big preacher of minimal ingredients big flavour. A good example of such recipe is my stove top chicken thighs, and the review speaks for itself as well. You should check it out. Related post: if you love this recipe then you will love my homemade pork steak marinade. It is so delicious and can be used as a marinade for any cut of pork meat.
Why you will love this pork chops recipe
Apart from the fact that this recipe is affordable, it is super quick and easy to make too. This is a simple 30 minutes meal the whole family would enjoy.
You do not need to marinate this pork chops before cooking it and trust me, you will not be disappointed with the outcome. The flavours in it are so good, I can tell you how delicious the pan sauce is. It makes a great pork gravy too.
with this recipe, you won’t have to worry about your pork drying out or turning out bland as I will walk you through how to perfectly cook pork chops in the oven with tips on how to get it right at all times
This recipe can be made into sheet pan meal, i.e. you can bake the pork chops along with vegetables or potatoes in the oven using one baking tray. I did that with this one pan chicken dinner recipe.
The spices used to season the pork are pantry staples and you also make it your own, mild spicy, pick your side.
This recipe is gluten free and can be made paleo or keto too.
The ingredients you will need to make this recipe
Bone-in Pork chops but you can also use boneless cut, my pork chops are just about 1-inch thick Extra virgin olive oil Smoked paprika Brown sugar Fennel seeds Garlic granules Onion powder Oregano parsley Salt and black pepper
How to make oven baked pork chops
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F for a conventional oven or 180C/365F for fan oven Pat the pork chops dry with a kitchen towel and place on a baking tray. Season the pork with salt and peppers and set aside To a bowl, add extra virgin olive oil, fennel seeds, oregano, parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, brown sugar and mix together to combine to form a marinade. Rub the marinade on the sides of the pork. Drizzle with about a tablespoon of olive oil and bake in the oven uncovered for 10 minutes. Bring the pork chops out of the oven, flip sides and baste with the pan juice. Return the pan into the oven and continue to bake for another 7 minutes or until the internal temperature reads 165F. Transfer the pork chops to a plate, cover with an aluminium tin foil and rest for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
How long should I bake pork chops
My best opinion is you let the thickness of the meat guide you. Mine was a little bit less than an inch and that was why I did not grill so as to not overcook it. For 1-inch size pork, cook between 17 to 20 minutes at 400F/200C for a conventional oven or 180C/360F for a fan oven. For boneless pork chops, start checking from 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145F/62C
What to serve this recipe with
For a complete healthy meal, I like to serve pork chops with sauteed green beans (recipe coming soon) steamed broccoli or carrots and baked potato wedges. Other serving suggestions include Mac and cheese and I have just the right recipe for you. Super creamy coleslaw Mushroom rice Roasted broccoli and cauliflower
Tips
Let the thickness of the pork guide you on how long you bake them for. If the pork thickness is not up to an inch, then cook the pork lesser than specified in this recipe.
For more caramelised finish, place the pork under the grill/broil for few minutes before serving.
For optimum flavour, marinade this pork chop for about 30 minutes or overnight preferably. You can double this recipe if using more than 4 pork chops.
Watch how to make it
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Pork seasoning rub Baked pork steak Pork steak marinade If you made this easy baked pork chop recipe, don’t forget to leave me feedback. Tag me @thedinnerbite on Instagram and save away to your Pinterest. Please subscribe to the blog if you haven’t for free new recipes in your inbox DID YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE? PLEASE RATE IT AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT. USE #THEDINNERBITE OR TAG @THEDINNERBITE ON INSTAGRAM SO I CAN SEE YOUR PHOTOS, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR CREATIONS. THANK YOU!
