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Easy baked pork chops with four ingredients: bone-in chops, dry rub, butter and thyme. This is one of the best baked pork chop recipes ever, so tender and juicy!
Baked Pork Chop Recipes
I love pork chops in oven.
How to bake pork chops?
I am sure many of you have had dry, tough and rubbery recipes with the pork tasting like a shoe.
To get tender oven baked pork chops with juicy meat, you need to know how long to bake, at what temperature and the baking time.
My easy recipe takes only 5 minutes prep time and calls for only four (4) ingredients:
- Bone-in center cut pork chops
- Dry rub
- Unsalted butter
- Thyme or other herbs such as parsley, rosemary or oregano.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
The recipe yields tender pork chops in oven for the entire family.
All you have to do is just shake, mix all the ingredients together and the oven will do the all the work!
How To Make Baked Pork Chops
This is an easy recipe that calls for simple ingredients and method.
My homemade dry rub is a great seasoning and marinade for pork chops. It adds amazing flavors.
First, prepare a baking tray and place the pork chops. Add melted butter, dry rub and thyme together.
Mix all the ingredients together and bake in the oven and you will have the most amazing pork dinner!
Oven Baking Tips
For moist, juicy and tender results, please follow my tips and techniques below:
- For bone-in pork chops about 1-inch thick, bake at 425°F for 12 minutes. The internal temperature of cooked pork should be 145°F (62°C).
- For boneless pork chops about 1-inch thick, bake at 425°F for 10 minutes.
- If you don’t have a thermometer, check doneness of the pork by cutting a slit in the middle.
- For 1-inch thick pork loin chops, there is NO NEED to turn them over while baking. You want to keep one side of the pork tender, moist and juicy.
Why Are Baked Pork Chops Tough
There are two main reasons for tough and dry results.
- The oven temperature is too high.
- Roasting and baking for too long in the oven.
Bake for 12 minutes at 425°F is the golden rule. However, no pork chops are exactly of the same thickness.
If you have a thicker pork chops that is over 1-inch thick, you should increase the baking time by a few minutes.
You can also use an a meat thermometer to measure the internal temperature. If you don’t have it available, just use a knife to cut a slit in the deepest part of the pork to check doneness.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are five types available in the market: porterhouse, ribeye, sirloin, center cut and blade chops. For home cooking, it’s best to get center cut chops (sometimes known as New York pork chops).
Yes, you sure can. Boneless pork chops with the same thickness will work.
You don’t have to cover them if you are baking at 425°F for 12 minute. You want the heat to cook the surface while retaining the juice inside. The chops will remain tender and juicy if you follow the instructions in the recipe card.
To ensure tender oven baked pork chops, I don’t recommend baking frozen pork chops because they will become tough. Thaw the frozen chops at room temperature before trying this recipe.
This recipe is only 288 calories per serving.
What To Serve With This Recipe
Serve this dish with side dishes. For a healthy meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Baked Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. bone-in center cut pork chops , 3 pork chops
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons homemade dry rub
- 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C).
- In a baking tray, add the butter, dry rub and thyme to the pork chops. Make sure both sides of the pork chops are nicely coated.
- Bake the pork chops for 12 minutes, or until the meat is fully cooked (internal temperature of 145°F (62°C). You can check doneness by cutting a slit in the middle of the pork to check. If you pork is thicker, bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and rest for 3 minutes before serving with your favorite hot sauce or as is.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Delicious and easy!!
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I don’t know what I missed, but I cooked my pork chops for 15 minutes at 425 and they were still super raw….After I cooked them for about 40 more minutes, they were delicious.
Did you preheat the oven at 425F? If you cook for for 40 minutes at 425F with 1-inch pork chops they will be way way overcooked and rubbery.
These are the best pork chops I have ever had?
Thanks Dee, yes, they are the best pork chops. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
So very good. Thank you very much!
Thanks Kim, please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
My pork chops were far from serving temperature after 10 minutes. I followed the directions , using 4 boneless loin chops 1 inch thick. The nice sauce did not stay on them and that was disappointing as it was such a good sauce. Had to bake them longer and the sauce scorched in the baking dish. Next time I might brown the meat first then put the sauce on and bake them.
You can check the doneness by cutting a slit in the center. The pork chops should be cooked after 10 minutes. Longer baking time will make them dry and rubbery. I didn’t know why the sauce didn’t stay on yours.
Recipe for dry rub please
The recipe of dry rub has a link in the recipe card, please click on the link, or search it on my website. Anyway, it’s here: https://rasamalaysia.com/homemade-dry-rub/
Made it exactly according to recipe. So easy, It was tender and delicious. Used 4 chops and baked additional 5 minutes. Made dry rub and stored it in a jar. Another
winner!
Hi Vivian, that’s awesome, you can use the dry rub to make many recipes.
Mine didnt brown. Looked eeh. So i had to quick fry them up. Better!
Sounds good!
I tried the Baked Pork Chop Recipe tonight and they were amazing! My whole family loved them which with three teenagers that is not an easy task. I found your recipe at the last minute so I was so happy that your ingredients were all things I already had in my pantry so thank you! I am looking forward to trying more of your recipes – I think we will try the Instant Pot Pork Chops next yum!
Hi Deana, I am so happy you tried my baked pork chops. All my recipes are very easy and delicious. Please definitely try more and I am sure you will be happy with the results: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Do you put a foil cover over the pan when baking them or do you not use any cover?
I didn’t use any foil to cover since the baking time was only 12 minutes. You can cover it if you like.
Hi Bee
Thanks for sharing this recipe I made them for supper and there were no leftovers. Thanks very delicious
Kind Regards
Thembi
Hi Thembi thanks for trying my baked pork chops. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/