Oven Roasted Pork Chops with Garlic and Thyme
A 4-ingredient oven roasted pork chop recipe is an easy dinner recipe that versatile enough for those busy weeknights when you don’t have a lot of time to spend making dinner.
This recipe for flavorful Oven Roasted Pork Chops a quick and easy dinner recipe for busy weeknights! Bone in pork chops are seared in a hot cast iron skillet then oven roasted with garlic and fresh thyme to finish.
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❤️ Why you’ll love it
Tender pork chops: juicy pork chops that are fork tender make the best dinner
Easy pork recipe: this tasty recipe made with just 4 ingredients and a short cooking time, is an easy way to add variety to your meals without a lot of work.
Naturally low carb: made with simple ingredients, this pork chop recipe is perfect for keto low carb and paleo diets.
🥘 Oven Roasted Pork Chops Ingredient List
Bone-In Pork Chops: I used thin chops. If using thick pork chops, be sure to adjust time accordingly and use the meat thermometer to gauge the internal temperature for donesness.
Unsalted butter: if using salted butter, omit the salt from the recipe.
Salt
Black pepper
Fresh garlic cloves
Fresh Thyme sprigs
🍽 Equipment
Cast Iron Skillet: this produces the best results as the cast iron pan provides even heat for cooking.
Instant-Read Thermometer
Tongs
Cutting Board
Sharp knife
🔪 How to make Oven Roasted Pork Chops
Prep time: 5 minutes
Baking time: 12 minutes
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium high heat until hot.
- Place 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet to melt.
- Season pork chops on both sides with salt and black pepper.
- Place the pork chops in the hot skillet and sear in the melted butter for 2 minutes on each side.
- Remove from heat.
- Add the remaining butter, crushed garlic cloves, and thyme sprigs to the hot skillet and transfer to the oven.
- Roast pork chops in the oven for 12 minutes, until the meat thermometer registers an internal temperature of the pork chops is 145 degrees F.
- Transfer oven roasted pork chops to serving platter and spoon 1 teaspoon of garlic thyme sauce over top of pork.
- Allow pork chops to rest for 3 minutes.
💭 Top Tips
- Sear the pork chops in a hot skillet to ensure a good browning on the meat.
- Be sure to allow the chops to rest for at least 3 minutes before serving.
- I do not recommend thick boneless pork chops for this recipe as the thicker the cut the longer cooking time you need and less tender the outcome.
📖 Variations
- Use ghee or olive oil in place of butter.
- Substitute 1 teaspoon of garlic powder for the garlic cloves and add to the salt and pepper mixture when doing so.
Side Dishes to Serve with Pork Chops
Garlic Mashed Cauliflower with Browned Butter
Roasted Acorn Squash with Maple Browned Butter
Mashed Cauliflower with Garlic and Chives
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Honey Garlic Pork Chops are another skillet recipe that is bursting with sweet and savory flavors.
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📖 Recipe
Garlic Roasted Pork Chops
A 4-ingredient oven roasted pork chop recipe is an easy dinner recipe that versatile enough for those busy weeknights when you don’t have a lot of time to spend making dinner.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound Fresh Pork Bone-In Chops , thin cut
- 2 tablespoons butter , divided
- 4 cloves garlic , crushed
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- salt , to taste
- black pepper , to taste
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Heat a cast iron skillet over medium high heat until hot.
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Place 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet to melt.
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Season pork chops on both sides with salt and black pepper.
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Place the pork chops in the hot skillet and sear in the melted butter for 2 minutes on each side.
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Remove from heat.
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Add the remaining butter, crushed garlic cloves, and thyme sprigs to the hot skillet and transfer to the oven.
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Roast pork chops in the oven for 12 minutes, until the meat thermometer registers an internal temperature of the pork chops is 145 degrees F.
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Transfer oven roasted pork chops to serving platter and spoon 1 teaspoon of garlic thyme sauce over top of pork.
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Allow pork chops to rest for 3 minutes.
Notes
Tips and Substitutions
- Sear the pork chops in a hot skillet to ensure a good browning on the meat.
- Cook the chops to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F for the best flavor.
- Be sure to allow the chops to rest for at least 3 minutes before serving.
- Use butter in place of ghee.
- If you are out of fresh garlic, sprinkle the pork chops with 1 teaspoon of garlic powder at the same time you season with salt and pepper.
- Be sure to baste the pork chops with melted ghee when serving for a super delicious, moist, pork chop.
- Be sure you only crush the garlic and not mince it. As the garlic roasts in the oven it will caramelize and soften. It will be absolutely delicious with the pork chop.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 399kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 36gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 147mgSodium: 185mgPotassium: 617mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 408IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mgNet Carbohydrates: 2g
