Simple is best for weeknight dinners! Try this oven baked pork chops and potatoes bake for a family friendly, healthy meal any night of the week.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
This post is sponsored by the Utah Pork Producers Association. As always, all opinions are honest and my own.
On busy weeknights, I think simple is best, and that's the case with these oven baked pork chops and potatoes. We love making garlic Parmesan pork chops and honey mustard pork chops and this recipe gives us a nice variation.
With only two ingredients and a handful of pantry spices, dinner doesn't get much easier than this!
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🛒 INGREDIENTS
You'll only need a few things to make this dinner recipe. Check your spice cabinet before heading to the grocery store.
- pork chops - Pork is a tender and flavorful protein perfect for feeding your family. For this recipe, you can use bone-in pork chops or boneless pork chops. Just make sure they're at least ¾" thick. Pork is packed with protein. Eating 20 – 30 grams of protein per meal helps fuel your body and may help you feel fuller. That being said, every 3 ounces of pork is packed full of 22 – 24 grams of protein depending on the cut.
- red potatoes - I used red potatoes but you can also use Yukon gold, baby potatoes or any other thin skinned potatoes.
- seasonings
- vegetable oil - this helps the seasoning adhere to the potatoes. You can also use canola oil or olive oil.
It's that easy! See the printable recipe card for quantities.
🥣 How to make pork chops and potatoes in the oven
Before you get started, preheat your oven to 400°F. Grab a large cast iron skillet, oven-safe skillet, or rimmed baking sheet.
- Make a seasoning blend by combining garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and black pepper.
- Step 2: Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel. Season both sides of the pork chop with half of the seasoning you made.
Note: Drying the pork chops will help the seasoning adhere better and help the pork chops to brown rather than steam.
- Step 3: Cut washed potatoes into 1-inch chunks. Drizzle with olive oil and toss with the remaining seasoning.
Add the potatoes to the pan and bake for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, lay the pork chops on top of the potatoes in a single layer.
Cook an additional 15-18 minutes, or until chops are cooked through to a temperature of 145°F.
📖 Variations
Spices are the best way to mix up this pork chop recipe.
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Sage or thyme are classic pairings with pork and you can easily add one of these dried spices to your pork chop dinner.
For a Mediterranean twist, try making the same recipe with lemon zest and dried oregano. This combo is bright and herbaceous!
🍽 Serving Suggestions
Add a simple garden salad, a green veggie like asparagus and green bean salad, or oven roasted broccoli to balance things out.
Storage
Store leftovers in the refrigerator, covered, for three days.
Top tip
When you buy pork at any grocery store across the United States, you are supporting family farms in Utah and the United States. Check out this other recipe for smothered pork chops - yum!
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Pairing
These are my favorite dishes to serve with oven baked pork chops:
Oven Baked Pork Chops and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops ¾" thickness
- 2 ½ pounds red potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 ½ Tablespoons vegetable oil
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Make a seasoning blend. In a small bowl stir together 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon black pepper and ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika.
- Pat 4 pork chops dry with a paper towel, place on a clean plate. Season both sides of the chops with half of the seasoning mix (about ⅛ teaspoon per side).
- Wash 2 ½ pounds red potatoes to remove any debris. Cut into 1-inch pieces and place in a large bowl. Add 1 ½ Tablespoons vegetable oil to potatoes and toss to coat. Sprinkle potatoes with remaining seasoning.
- Add potatoes to a large cast iron skillet or sheet pan. Bake potatoes for 20 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven and carefully mix potatoes. Place chops on top of the potatoes in a single layer. Return pan to oven and bake an additional 15-18 minutes, or until chops are cooked through to a temperature of 145°F.
Notes
- Oil: Olive oil or melted butter can be substituted for vegetable oil.
- Potatoes: Russet, Yukon golds, halved baby potatoes, or even sweet potatoes can be substituted for red in this recipe.
- Pork Chops: Boneless pork chops can be used in this recipe. If pork chops are thicker than ¾" thick, you will need additional cook time. Use a meat thermometer to check for a temperature of 145°.
- This recipe used a cast iron skillet, but almost any oven safe dish would work. A rimmed cookie sheet or a 9x13 dish would all work for this recipe.
- Boneless pork chops can be used in place of bone-in.
Nutrition
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