This recipe for oven baked bone-in pork chops is an absolute all-time favorite! With just 4 ingredients and 30 minutes in the oven, we’ll make the most delicious pork chops you’ll want to make time and time again.
An easy pork chop dinner recipe
I love making oven baked pork chops because they’re super easy to make and require very little prep, very little cleanup, and since they cook in the oven, you can take care of other things without having to pay constant attention to them. No need to fire up the grill and mess around with a pan. If I have frozen pork chops, I just let them defrost in the refrigerator before work, and they’re ready to cook when I get home.
Delicious pork chops with only 4 simple ingredients
For this recipe we’ll use bone-in pork chops, which naturally are more flavorful and juicy than boneless. The pork chops get seasoned on both sides with some salt and pepper, then rubbed with brown sugar. The brown sugar lends itself perfectly to the natural flavor of the pork to create a sweet and savory flavor you will absolutely love.
Easy to Make Pork chops in the oven
The pork chops will cook low at only 325 degrees F, for 25 minutes, then spend 5 minuted under the broiler. This final step caramelizes the brown sugar and gives the pork chops an awesome flavor and color.
I recommend pork chops that are about ¾″ thick. Also, be sure to pat them dry with a paper towel before you add the seasonings. This is important. Bake them in a shallow baking dish lined with aluminum. This way cleanup will be easy when those sweet juices drip down.
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Oven Baked Bone-In Pork Chops
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 2
Description
Easy to make, oven baked pork chops. Perfect for a weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- 2 bone-in pork chops
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Mix together the salt, pepper, brown sugar and paprika. Rub mixture liberally onto both sides of the pork chops.
- Place pork chops on a foil lined shallow baking dish and bake on middle rack at 325F for 25 minutes, turning over after 15 minutes. Then, place pan in broiler (or top rack with oven on broil) for 5 minutes.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven Baked
- Cuisine: American
Kisha says
Had pork chops thawed and found your recipe looking for baking idea. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! I added garlic and onion powder but that was just for my liking. I love the fact that it LITERALLY took 5 minutes to to the rub together!
RecipeTeacher says
Perfect! I actually add onion and garlic powder most of the time too. 🙂 thanks for the feedback, Kisha!
Catherine says
Second time making this recipe. Love it because it’s so simple, adds a little pizzazz to normally boring pork chops, and it’s a hit with my son.
RecipeTeacher says
Mother and son approved… awesome! Thanks, Catherine!
Tracy says
Tryed this tonite with a thicker cut of chop added some garlic powder as well . Turned out not bad .I will make it again
Tracy lichacz says
Making this tonite added some garlic powder to this and using boneless chops and a thicker cut
Amy says
This was so easy to make and delicious! I would probably cook 5 minutes less but other than that – great easy recipe.
GG says
I’m giving this 5 stars because it probably IS good. Mine were horribly dry and tough. Maybe it’s PUBLIX meat. Maybe it’s my oven. I don’t know. I’m terribly disappointed in my dinner.
GG says
My pork chops are really thick and I have increased the temperature to 345. I’m shooting for 33-38 minutes cook time but we will see…I’m so nervous. I have difficulty getting pork chops to turn out TENDER AND JUICY. fingers crossed! I’ll post an additional comment after they are done.
Alicia says
These are delicious! I was skeptical for no reason. I increased the amount of the rub, the baking time and temperature because my chops were huge. I also added a little more of the rub prior to putting them under the broiler. They were tender, juicy and delicious, just as described. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Love it when easy recipes are so tasty that you can’t wait to make it again.
Gabriella S Kern says
I was trying to find a recipe for quick and easy chops as I didnt want to be slaving away for forever and had limited ingredients in the house. This recipe was a hit! I have never left a review before but this one calls for it. I didnt have brown sugar…but I did have white sugar and pure maple syrup so I made my own. Absolutely perfect. Will be making again and again.
RecipeTeacher says
Maple syrup is an excellent substitute for the brown sugar. Anything sweet pairs well with pork. Nicely done and thank you for the feedback, Gabriella!!
Kellie C says
Love this recipe so much! It’s a staple in our house! We cook it about every 1.5 weeks bc we all love it so much!! Yummmm!!!
RecipeTeacher says
Awesome! Thanks, Kellie!