Breaded and Baked Panko Pork Chops

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!

SHAKE N BAKE PORK CHOPS ARE HISTORY

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 panko 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.

Breaded baked panko 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: Good pork chops existed…they were just smothered in gravy, came packaged with scalloped potatoes in creamy pork chop casserole form, or came directly out of the frying pan.

As much as we all love fried food, don’t you feel better when you don’t eat it? 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 OVEN-BAKED BREADED PANKO PORK CHOPS

1. SEASON THE PORK CHOPS

Think about how you would go about making classic Baked Pork Chops, the kind without the breading. You would start with the seasoning, yes? Of course. One of the biggest mistakes people make when it comes to breaded meats is from a lack of seasoning. Rather than focusing solely on the crust, give the pork 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.

2. MAKE 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.

3. TEMPERATURE AND BAKE TIME FOR BAKED BREADED PANKO 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.  

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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*

Fat 31g48%

Saturated Fat 7g44%

Cholesterol 173mg58%

Sodium 1435mg62%

Potassium 657mg19%

Carbohydrates 42g14%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 38g76%

Vitamin A 185IU4%

Calcium 120mg12%

Iron 4.4mg24%

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