Baked Pork Chops

Name: Baked Pork Chops
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 teaspoons paprika; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 4 bone-in pork loin chops (8 ounces each); 1 tablespoon olive oil

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

A quick spice rub makes these easy baked pork chops extra juicy and tasty.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 bone-in pork loin chops (8 ounces each)
1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine the first 7 ingredients. Drizzle chops with oil; rub spice mixture over both sides of pork chops. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish.
Bake, uncovered until a thermometer reads 145°, 25-30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1 pork chop: 361 calories, 16g fat (5g saturated fat), 109mg cholesterol, 538mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 44g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Our oven-baked chops are extra juicy, and the rub is sweet, salty and savory. It would go nicely on any cut of pork. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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