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The Best Baked Garlic Pork Chops Recipe

The Best Baked Garlic Pork Chops Recipe Ever is the best oven baked pork chop recipe ever - perfect rich, tender, juicy garlic baked pork chops that are incredibly easy and restaurant quality. With tons of tips for juicy baked pork chops, how to bake pork without drying it out, and how long to bake pork chops for perfectly tender pork!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
5 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 559 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice divided
  • 4 pork chops 1/2" thick boneless chops - see instructions for extra thick or super thin baking time differences
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp Fresh cracked pepper
  • 3 tbsp butter or olive oil
  • ½ lemon sliced into thin rounds
  • 10 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp parsley fresh cut, to garnish

Instructions

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  1. Add 1 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil, garlic powder, pork chops, salt, and pepper to a ziploc bag and marinate for at least 3 hours, and up to overnight. 
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 
  3. Pat pork chops with paper towel to completely dry from any moisture from marinade. 
  4. Season generously with salt and pepper. 
  5. Heat a heavy cast iron pan (or oven-safe heavy pan) on medium high until very hot.
  6. Add butter or olive oil until melted and foamy or light and shimmery. 
  7. Add in pork chops, without crowding the pan.
  8. Cook until browned on one side - about 3 minutes. 
  9. Add garlic, lemon slices, remaining 2 tbsp lemon juice to pan as you sear the other side. 
  10. As pork chops brown on the other side, stir garlic slightly and ladle the butter/oil, lemon juice, and garlic from pan over the pork. 
  11. When chops are browned on both sides, transfer to oven and cook until internal temperature reaches 145-150 degrees, about 15 minutes for a thick pork chop. For thin pork chops, only 5-10 minutes in oven might be needed. Use thermometer to gauge how close your pork is to being fully cooked since chops can vary so much! 
  12. If you go by the older guidelines, it used to be 160 degrees, but the USDA now says 145 is good. Note that pork can still sometimes look a touch pink even when fully cooked, so go by the temperature.
  13. Let rest 5 minutes before serving. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 559kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 46g (92%) Fat 39g (60%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Polyunsaturated Fat 21g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 168mg (56%) Sodium 757mg (32%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 559

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 559kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 46g 92%
Fat 39g 60%
Saturated Fat 13g 65%
Polyunsaturated Fat 21g 124%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 168mg 56%
Sodium 757mg 32%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.