Crispy Breaded Baked Pork Chops | Recipe

The best recipe for breaded baked pork chops with a crispy panko breading. Always tender, never dry — this easy pork recipe will be your family’s new dinnertime favorite!

If you were a 90’s child, surely you remember the Shake’N Bake craze. Mom’s everywhere were going nuts over the stuff, and breaded baked pork chops were slang’n left and right all over American dinner tables. As a 90’s child myself, I can totally vouch for the fact that while one side of the pork chop would remain nice and crispy, the bottom side left a whole lot more to be desired. Also, it might have been nice if they weren’t bone dry. Yeah. That would have been better for sure.

Breaded baked pork chops, crispy on both sides and not dried out, were like the mystical dinnertime unicorns moms just couldn’t seem to find. Such a pity. Especially when you consider there’s absolutely no denying the scrumptiousness of a perfectly cooked, crusted pork chop. Don’t get me wrong: The good ones existed…they just came out of a frying pan.

As much as we all love fried food, don’tcha feel better when you don’t eat it? Ugh. Me too. Such a bummer. So I set off on a mission. A mission to find a perfectly cooked, oven-baked, crusted pork chop. And guess what? Turns out, they’re a real thing after all.

HOW TO MAKE BREADED BAKED PORK CHOPS IN THE OVEN THAT WON’T DRY OUT

HOW TO COOK BONELESS PORK CHOPS IN THE OVEN

SEASON THE PORK CHOPS

In my humble opinion, one of the biggest mistakes people make when it comes to breaded meats is in the seasoning. Rather than focusing solely on the crust, give the pork itself a little love too. Seasoning the pork directly ensures flavor in every bite.

To do this, pat the pork chop dry using paper towels and sprinkle it with your favorite seasoning blend. I use my TAK House Seasoning, and the flavor is absolutely out of this world. Next up, the breading.

THE BREADING

Panko breadcrumbs are easy to find and they are usually located right next to the regular breadcrumbs in the baking aisle of your grocery store. The Panko crust is partially what makes these Breaded Baked Pork Chops addictively crunchy and crispy, but we can’t go and give it all the credit. How you bake them is of equal significance.

So, up to this point, the pork chops have been seasoned and breaded, and you are well on your way to the best pork chop you’ve ever laid taste buds on. All that’s left is to bake them to total and utter perfection.

BEST TEMPERATURE AND BAKING TIME FOR BREADED BAKED PORK CHOPS

375° is the perfect temperature to bake crusted, boneless pork chops at, and 26 minutes is all it takes. It’s a high enough temperature to ensure the pork chop breading gets nice and crispy, and a short enough stint in the oven to prevent them from getting dried out. 

The secret to crispy breading on each side is all in the flip. About halfway through the cooking process, the pork chops should be turned, allowing each side to brown up nicely. Drizzling the pork chops generously with olive oil on both sides prior to baking also promotes a perfectly crunchy crust.

There you have it: Perfectly cooked Breaded Baked Pork Chops made in the oven with an all-around crunchy Panko crust. The unicorn of baked pork chop discovered at last.  

MORE PORK RECIPES TO TRY

For more dinnertime pork recipes to add to your lineup, try these thick-cut, Smothered Pork Chops loaded with melty brie cheese, sautéetd apples, and crispy bacon, or make their quick-fix cousin, Skillet Pork Chops with Apples and Bacon.

Sprinkles and Sprouts has a pork recipe that comes together in less than 15 minutes and is accompanied by mushrooms, pasta, and a creamy sauce. Now tell me — what’s not to love about that?! Pork Stroganoff with Buttered Noodles. Yes, please.

For a pork dinner idea that feeds a crowd and requires the bare minimum when it comes to prep, make this easy Pork Loin Roast. That bad boy feeds our family for days, and we use the leftover for these incredibly fast (yet incredibly delicious) Chipotle Pork Tacos.

And last, but certainly not least, Oven-Baked Country Style Pork Ribs. This is an inexpensive, slow-cooking dinner perfect for Sunday supper and the ultimate comfort food! Enjoy!

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Crispy Breaded Baked Pork Chops

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

26 mins

Total Time

41 mins

 

The best recipe for crispy breaded baked pork chops with a crispy panko breading. 

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4

Calories: 619 kcal

Author: Kelly Anthony

Ingredients

• 4 boneless pork center loin chops about a 1/2" thick
• 1 1/2 teaspoon TAK House Seasoning or your favorite spice blend
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/3 cup milk
• 3 dashes hot sauce
• 1 1/2 cup plain Panko breadcrumbs
• 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven 375° and have ready a rimmed sheet pan lined with nonstick aluminum foil. Also, have ready a breading station consisting of three shallow trays or pie plates.

2. Pat the pork chop dry with a paper towel and sprinkle the seasoning blend evenly over both sides. Rub to adhere. Set aside while you prepare the breading trays.

3. Add 1 cup of flour to the first tray. Add eggs, milk, and hot sauce to the second tray and whisk to combine. In the last tray, stir together panko bread crumbs, Kosher salt, and pepper.

4. Dredge the seasoned pork chop in the flour tray, shaking off any excess, then dip it in the egg mixture (allowing excess to drip off), and back into the flour mixture. 

   Then, back into the egg mixture once more, and lastly coat thoroughly in the Panko breadcrumbs.
   

5. Transfer pork chops to the baking sheet and drizzle evenly with half of the olive oil. Turn the pork chops over, and drizzle with the remaining olive oil.

   Bake for 13 minutes. Flip the pork chops over, and bake for 13 minutes more. Allow to cool slightly, serve, and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts

Crispy Breaded Baked Pork Chops

Amount Per Serving

Calories 619 Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 31g 48%

Saturated Fat 7g 35%

Cholesterol 173mg 58%

Sodium 1435mg 60%

Potassium 657mg 19%

Total Carbohydrates 42g 14%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 2g

Protein 38g 76%

Vitamin A 3.7%

Calcium 12%

Iron 24.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.