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Learn how to cook pork chops with this easy boneless pork chops in oven recipe that is juicy, tender, packed full of flavors and takes less than 15 minutes.
How to Cook Pork Chops?
I have many pork chop recipes, and one of my favorite recipes to cook pork is baked pork chops with homemade dry rub.
Making pork chops is one of the easiest dinner recipes, especially for busy weeknights. Pork chops are delicious and can also be made in a pressure cooker, such as Instant Pot Pork Chops.
Today I am going to teach you how to cook pork chops in oven with a two-step process.
First, sear the pork in a skillet on stove top, until one side turn brown, but still raw inside. Finish cooking the pork chops in oven to seal in the juice.
The end results are perfect pork chops that taste so delicious, with tender and juicy meat. They are so good and you will want this dish on your dinner rotation!
Pork Chops in Oven Ingredients
- Boneless pork chops or pork tenderloin
- Unsalted butter
- Garlic
- Rosemary
- Maldon sea salt flakes (preferred), kosher salt or sea salt
Other Recipes You Might Like
- Pork Chops with Garlic Butter
- Baked Pork Chops with Homemade Dry Rub
- Boneless Pork Chops with Honey Garlic Sauce
Cooking Tips for Perfectly Cooked Pork Chops
- Buy boneless pork chops, about 1.5 inch thick. This is very important because a thicker cut will make sure that the pork chops are not dry and rubbery after baking in oven.
- Use a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, for example: Lodge cast iron skillet. The patina of the skillet, plus the combination of butter, garlic, rosemary and sea salt makes these pork chops so tasty and mouthwatering.
- When serving, slice the pork into bite-size pieces and sop up the buttery sauce on the skillet. The sauce is liquid gold; it’s so delicious and adds so much flavors to the pork chops.
- Avoid table salt and use sea salt. Sea salt really elevates the overall taste of oven baked pork chops.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Use Bone-in Pork Chops
You sure can. Bone-in pork chops takes longer time to bake, so please add 2 minutes to the baking time or check the internal temperature of the pork.
Cooked pork has an internal temperature of 145°F.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 244 calories per serving.
What to Serve with This Recipe?
Serve pork chops with side dishes. For a healthy meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
How to Cook Pork Chops?
Ingredients
- 12 oz (350g) boneless pork chops (2 pork chops 1.5 inch thick)
- Maldon sea salt or Kosher salt
- ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly pounded
- 4 sprigs rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C). Season the pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides. Set aside.
- Heat up a cast-iron skillet on high heat. Add the butter and as soon as it melts, add the pork chops. Sear for 1 minutes on the bottom side only. Turn off the heat and add the garlic and rosemary on the side of the skillet. Transfer the skillet to the oven.
- Bake the pork chops for 10-12 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 145°F (62°C) using a meat thermometer. You may also cut a slit in the middle to check doneness. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can we use dried rosemary and dried thyme?
You can.
Do I bake Bork uncovered , or should I cover with foil??
Do you flip the pork chops before putting them into the oven?
You don’t have to flip, but you can if you want to!
i love pork chops however iv given up making them because i can never get them to come out tender and juicy. I’m going to try this recipe hopefully it will work for me this time
Hi Bee and thanks for all of the great recipes! I see a lot of recipes that start on the stove in a skillet, the move to the oven. Why can’t the dish just be finished in the skillet on the stove top, saving the energy required to heat the oven. Your thoughts on this please? Thanks
You can finish cooking this on the stove top but high heat retains the juice inside the pork, and oven does wonder when it comes to cooking food.
Thank you for sharing how to cook pork chops. It’s probably the most challenging protein to make at home. I am going to try this weekend.
Awesome, thanks and do try out my recipe.
Hello,
I love your recipes. I just wanted to check that you are using rosemary and not thyme as in the photos? Thank you.
I used both rosemary and thyme as I had some leftover thyme.
Hi there,
2 questions about the pork chop recipe:
1) Do you mean sear 1 min on each side?
2) You mentioned pre-heating the oven at 425°F but what is the temperature for baking the oven for 10-12 minutes? Not sure what you mean by until the internal temperature is 145°F?
Thanks!
Just on the bottom side. Bake at 425F. Internal temperature of the meat is 145F means it’s fully cooked.