Tired of dry pork chops? Stop your pork chops from drying out, bake them at high temperature for a shorter amount of time! House of Meats suggests baking pork chops at 425° F., at this temperature, 4 oz. boneless pork chops take between 8 to 10 minutes to cook.
Preheat oven to 425° F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. This sure makes for easier clean-up.
Pat pork chops dry with paper towels.
Rub pork chops with the olive oil and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
Combine the rub ingredients; brown sugar, paprika, onion powder, dried thyme, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Stir to mix well.
Rub the spice mixture over all sides of the pork chops.
Bake pork chops at 425° F., at this temperature, 4 oz. boneless pork chops take between 8 to 10 minutes to cook.
After your pork chops have baked for about 8 minutes, you will want to check on them frequently with a quality instant read meat thermometer. The USDA recommendations state that you cook pork chops to an internal temperature of 145° F and then allow the meat to rest tented with foil for at least 3 minutes. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
Bone-in pork chops can be used instead of boneless. Bone-in chops will take a few minutes longer to cook.
Serve with Mashed Potatoes with Green Beans, Roasted Vegetables (you can do these on the same pan, timing is everything here, start veggies ahead of chops).
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat oven to 425° F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. This sure makes for easier clean-up.
Pat pork chops dry with paper towels.
Rub pork chops with the olive oil and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
Combine the rub ingredients; brown sugar, paprika, onion powder, dried thyme, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Stir to mix well.
Rub the spice mixture over all sides of the pork chops.
Bake pork chops at 425° F., at this temperature, 4 oz. boneless pork chops take between 8 to 10 minutes to cook.
After your pork chops have baked for about 8 minutes, you will want to check on them frequently with a quality instant read meat thermometer. The USDA recommendations state that you cook pork chops to an internal temperature of 145° F and then allow the meat to rest tented with foil for at least 3 minutes. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
Bone-in pork chops can be used instead of boneless. Bone-in chops will take a few minutes longer to cook.
Serve with Mashed Potatoes with Green Beans, Roasted Vegetables (you can do these on the same pan, timing is everything here, start veggies ahead of chops).