Healthier Baked Pork Chops I Recipes

HEALTHIER GOLDEN PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Rinse pork chops, pat dry, and season with seasoned salt and pepper. Place them in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Combine onion, mushrooms, and soup in a separate small bowl. Mix together and spoon over chops.
• Cover and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 more minutes. (Note: Time could be less or more depending on thickness of chops.) Pork chops are done with their internal temperature has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
• Pour sauce into a medium pot and bring to a simmer. Whisk together cornstarch and 1/2 cup of sauce in a small bowl. Whisk into pot and simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes longer. Serve with pork chops.

HEALTHIER BAKED PORK CHOPS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Rinse pork chops, pat dry, and season with garlic powder and seasoning salt to taste. Gently press pork into flour to coat and shake off excess flour. Dip into beaten egg, then press into bread crumbs. Gently toss between your hands so any bread crumbs that haven't stuck can fall away. Place breaded pork into a 9x13-inch baking dish.; do not stack.
• Bake in preheated oven to brown bread crumbs, about 10 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour.
• While baking, combine cream of mushroom soup, milk, and white wine in a bowl. After pork chops have baked for one hour, cover with soup mixture. Replace foil and bake until sauce is hot and bubbly and pork juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C).

JUICY BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Turn your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a small bowl, mix together the paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and oregano.
• Drizzle the 1 tablespoon of olive oil over both sides of the pork chops. Sprinkle the spice mix evenly over both sides of the pork chops and place them in a baking dish. (see notes) Drizzle them with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
• Bake the pork chops uncovered for 18 minutes, or until they reach an internal temperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Once you remove them from the oven, let them rest in the pan for 5 minutes before serving.

GARLIC BUTTER BAKED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix together the butter, thyme, and garlic. Set aside.
• In a cast iron skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. When the skillet is really hot, add the pork chops. Sear until golden, about 2 minutes per side.
• Pour the garlic butter mixture over the pork chops. Place the skillet in the oven, and cook until the pork chops reach an internal temperature of 145ºF, about 10-14 minutes. The time depends on the thickness of your pork chops.*
• Remove from the oven. Using a spoon, pour some of the butter sauce left in the skillet onto the pork chops before serving.