These Oven Baked Pork Chops are seasoned with simple spices and then baked to perfection. This baked pork chop recipe produces succulent, tender, juicy and flavorful pork chops every time!
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INGREDIENTS
EASY PORK CHOP MARINADE
1 tbsp garlic powder, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tbsp lemon juice
EASY BAKED PORK CHOPS
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp celtic sea salt
1 tsp fresh cracked pepper
4 pork chops, 1/2″ thick boneless chops – NOT extra thick or super thin
INSTRUCTIONS
Add lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, pork chops, salt, and pepper to a ziploc bag and marinate for at least 3 hours, and up to overnight.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and place cast iron pan (or other heavy oven safe pan) in oven.
When oven is 375 degrees and pan is scorching hot (but not smoking), carefully swirl olive oil in pan and heat until shimmery.
Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
Add in pork chops, without crowding the pan.
Close oven and cook to browned on one side – about 6 minutes.
Flip pork chops and place back in oven.
After 6 minutes, check pork’s temperature. If pork chops are thinner, they cook much faster – pork chops are done when they are 145 degrees internally.
If pork chops are not done, keep cooking until they are (cooking time will vary widely based on the thickness of your pork chop, whether or not there is a bone, etc. – so I find it’s best to go from temperature instead of time.)
When pork is 145 degrees internally, remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before serving enjoy .