These Best Damn Parmesan Garlic Pork Chops are coated in a simple mix of Parmesan cheese, garlic, and seasnings and made in the air fryer for easy cooking. Packed with amazing flavor, these tender pork chops are the perfect easy dinner for when you need a quick yet delicious meal that delivers big on taste!
Why Love These Garlic Parmesan Pork Chops?
When it comes to air fryers, there are so many versatile meals you can make. Check out my 30 Best Damn Air Fryer Recipes for Quick Weeknight Dinners for more ideas!
For this garlic parmesan pork chop recipe, I use bone-in pork chops that are about an inch thick. This ensures an absolutely juicy pork chop, while the air fryer keeps the cooking time low.
The flavors of the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper are all easy pantry staples, and when mixed with the Parmesan cheese, they create a delicious and savory crust on the pork chops—no breadcrumbs needed!
With all these simple elements, you’ll have a restaurant-quality meal in under 10 minutes. It may be an easy pork chop recipe, but it’s definitely but it’s showing up like the MVP on your dinner table.
Made with Simple Ingredients
- Bone-in pork chops: I like to use the rib cut chops, but really, any will work just fine. If you use boneless chops, be sure to adjust the cooking time accordingly.Â
- Grated Parmesan cheese: This adds a lovely nutty, crunchy coating to the chops without needing any bread crumbs!Â
- Spice mix: Garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper are all you need to achieve the best flavor.
- Egg: This helps bind the seasoning to the pork chops.
Preparation
Start by mixing the spices together in a small bowl. Then, place the mix in a shallow dish. In a medium bowl, crack open an egg and beat it well.
Next, dunk the pork chop into the egg mixture. Make sure to get it all coated. Then, lift it out of the bowl and let any excess drip off before placing it into the seasoning mix, covering both sides. Gently rub the mixture in and make sure it’s all well coated.
​Cooking
Just like an oven or grill, preheating the air fryer is recommended for best results. Preheat your air fryer for 5 minutes at 400°F.
Add the seasoned pork chops, then air fry for 8-10 minutes. When the pork chops are done, they’ll be a beautiful golden brown color on the outside.Â
Pro tip: Your cook time may vary depending on the thickness of your pork chops. For accurate cooking, use an instant read thermometer to ensure the internal temperature is at least 145°F.
Serving
Your pork chops are now ready to enjoy! Make sure to let the pork chops rest for a few minutes before plating. I recommend serving these chops with Dijon mustard—it’s so good!
What to Serve with Garlic Parmesan Pork Chops
When it comes to side dishes, I love to serve the chops with a fresh, crisp salad. You also can’t go wrong with some delicious spuds! These Best Damn Mashed Potatoes or Best Damn Air Fryer SweetPotatoes bring that “wow” factor.
If you’re craving greens, my Garlic Parmesan Roasted Asparagus is the perfect pairing! And I mean, come on, everyone loves more parmesan cheese!
Storage & Reheating
Store your leftover garlic parmesan pork chops in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, you can either use a microwave or heat them in a skillet with some olive oil over medium heat.
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Best Damn Air Fryer Parmesan Garlic Pork Chops
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 pork chops
Description
These juicy pork chops are coated in a flavorful blend of Parmesan cheese and garlic, perfectly cooked to golden perfection in your air fryer.
Ingredients
- 2 bone-in pork chops
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbs garlic powder
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees for 5 minutes
- Mix Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and place in a shallow dish or plate.
- Beat egg in a bowl. Dunk pork chops into egg, let excess drip off, then place in seasoning to coat both sides.
- Place in preheated air fryer at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Internal temp should be 145 degrees.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Wendy says
So easy to make and probably are the best damn pork chops I’ve had!
Jeannine says
This is a ten star recipe. I have tried so many different recipes for pork chops and almost gave up on finding the perfect chops. This is it. Prepared exactly as the recipe stated and wouldn’t change a thing. They were delicious and moist and I shared the recipe with a friend who was having a picky guest for dinner and he took one bite and raved about how great they were…now she’s his favorite hostess!!! Thank you so much for simple and delicious recipes.
Lynne says
These are delicious as always????
Geri says
I used Italian bread crumbs and just added pepper turned out nice and moist great flavor.
Nancy says
Delicious but I tweaked recipe a bit and reduced the garlic powder to 1 tsp of garlic powder. They were still plenty garlicky. Next time I would cut the salt in half as I found it was too salty for me.
Tammy Arnold says
I’d you use the wire rack, basket or sear pan?
RecipeTeacher says
So in a standard basket or tray style air fryer, you’d use the respective tray or basket.
PattiAnn says
I make a similar recipe, but spread chop with a light coating of Dijon mustard instead of egg. Adds one more layer of flavor.
Thanks for your recipe.
Gracie Corona says
Is it parmesan cheese in a bottle or fresh grated
RecipeTeacher says
I use the grated Parmesan cheese in the 8oz plastic containers. But you certainly can use fresh too!
Samantha says
Will the cook time or temperature be different for boneless?
RecipeTeacher says
It will be maybe a minute or 2 less time, depending on the thickness of the pork chop. Everything else is the same.
Lee Ann says
Do you think this would be as good with boneless chops?
RecipeTeacher says
Absolutely
Kimberly says
Hi, I’m wondering about the cook time if I want to cook 6 pork chops at a time… they sound delicious. Thanks
RecipeTeacher says
If you can fit them all in the air fryer at once, maybe just another minute or so but it should be pretty close to the same time.