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Tender, juicy pork chops are lean and delicious. If they’re not already part of your weeknight groove, take a gander at our best pork chop recipes and get cooking!

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Fun Pork Chop Recipes To Mix Up Your Routine

Lean and tender, pork chops really are the “other white meat.” Whether you want to dress them up or keep things weeknight-simple, we’ve rounded up our very best pork chop recipes to inspire you. From juicy, pan-seared pork chops with rich sauces like mushroom cream or savory tomato, to recipes for pork chops that coat the meat in a crispy crust of some kind (hello, Schnitzel!) there’s sure to be a pork chop meal idea here to help you decide what to serve up tonight.

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Saucy Pork Chop Recipes

Sticky, Asian-inspired hoisin sauce makes a perfect pair for tender, juicy pork chops. Or, in the depths of winter, pork chops in mushroom cream sauce might call to you. Whatever pork chop recipe you pick, remember this: The trick to keeping your chops from drying out is to rely on your trusty meat thermometer. An internal temp of 145 degrees Fahrenheit, and your chops are done!

  • Hoisin Glazed Pork Chops

  • Pork Chops in Tomato Sauce

  • Pork Chops with Mushroom Cream Sauce

  • Pecan Crusted Pork Chops with Apple Chutney

  • Hoisin Glazed Pork Chops These addictingly sweet and umami-laden Hoisin glazed pork chops come together in just a few simple steps and are the perfect way to get out of that weeknight dinner rut.
  • Pork Chops in Tomato Sauce Our recipe for pork chops in tomato sauce with caramelized onions plays with the sweetness of tomatoes and peppery fresh basil with grated parmesan and a heaping serving of pasta.
  • Pork Chops with Mushroom Cream Sauce If you’re craving a delicious, one-pan dinner that can be made in less than 30 minutes, then these skillet-seared pork chops covered in mushroom cream sauce will be your new best friend.
  • Pecan Crusted Pork Chops with Apple Chutney Can you think of anything that screams fall more than pecan crusted pork chops with apple chutney? Ha, didn’t think so!

Retro-Classic Pork Chop Dinner Ideas

The olden days knew a thing or two about how to cook pork chops for dinner, and these three pork chop recipes are not messing around. Schnitzel is maybe the most classic pork chop recipe, ever, and for good reason. It’s rich and flavorful, a favorite for human beings of all ages. Shake and bake is like that, too. And buttery garlic chops — well, who would say no to garlic butter?

  • Pork Schnitzel

  • Homemade Shake and Bake

  • Garlic Butter Pork Chops

  • Pork Schnitzel Lean, quick, easy, protein-packed and crowd-pleasing, pork schnitzel is our schnitzel of choice!
  • Homemade Shake and Bake Whether you’re making shake and bake pork chops or chicken breasts, our homemade shake and bake recipe is a quick ticket to crispy outsides and juicy insides, sans frying!
  • Garlic Butter Pork Chops Garlicky butter sauce elevates humble pork chops in our company-worthy, weeknight-friendly garlic butter pork chop recipe.

Fun Pork Chop Meal Ideas

The only problem with some pork chop recipes is that they’re one-and-done, meaning you still have to come up with a side dish or two. Well, these five pork chop recipes help you map out the whole meal, meaning you only have to think about one ingredient list and one recipe — hurray for that.

  • Baked Pork Chop and Asparagus Sheet Pan Dinner

  • Pork Milanese Bowls

  • Pork Chops with Asparagus and a Lemon Sage Cream Sauce

  • Apricot Pork Chop Sheet Pan Dinner

  • Grilled Pork Chop Caprese

  • Baked Pork Chop and Asparagus Sheet Pan Dinner One pan. 30 minutes. Irresistibly delicious and healthy, this tender baked pork chop and asparagus sheet pan dinner gets a major flavor boost from a simple, genius garlicky mayo-mustard sauce.
  • Pork Milanese Bowls This bowl features skillet-fried pork cutlets on a bed of bright and lemony parmesan rice. Finish it off with crunchy arugula and juicy cherry tomatoes for a hearty meal we love for lunch or dinner.
  • Pork Chops with Asparagus and a Lemon Sage Cream Sauce Juicy browned pork chops and tender asparagus in the creamiest lemon sage sauce are what’s for dinner. There’s parmesan in the sauce, and we like to grate more on top when it’s time to eat!
  • Apricot Pork Chop Sheet Pan Dinner Brushed with a simple glaze, this apricot pork chop sheet pan recipe is succulent and hearty. Roasted with potatoes and Brussels sprouts, the chops make for a complete one-pan meal, too!
  • Grilled Pork Chop Caprese Dinner couldn’t be easier, or fresher, than this beautiful pork chop caprese. All you need is a simple seasoning and less than ten minutes on the grill for this fabulous summer recipe.

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