The Best Oven Baked Boneless Pork Chops are made with a simple jerk lime marinade and only 12 minutes of baking! Dinner never tasted so good!
"I don't need another easy and delicious dinner idea," said no one ever 😉 While it helps to make some foods on repeat, it's also nice to change things up!
And, if you've had my lemon pepper chicken, you know I don't mess around with a good marinade 🙂
So, now let me introduce you to my easy and delicious 'go to' boneless pork chops recipe that I've been making for years! You just need 4 ingredients, including fresh lime and jerk seasoning. Yum-O!
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Why You'll Absolutely Love This Recipe
If you're wondering why I suggest baking boneless pork chops in the oven, it's because it's easier and less messy than cooking them on the stovetop!
- Quick and Easy You just mix fresh lime, jerk seasoning, and olive oil to make a quick marinade. Then, after it marinates for about 30 minutes, it cooks in bakes in the oven for 12 minutes max!
- 4-Ingredient Recipe Boneless pork chops, fresh lime, jerk seasoning, and olive oil. That's it!
- Kid-Tested, Parent-Approved This is one recipe that all of my kids enjoy, even the ones that don't like spice. My husband and two of my kids like to add A-1 sauce to them, while my oldest and I prefer the pork chops as is.
Ingredient Notes
- Thin Cut Boneless Pork Chops I buy them pre-cut, but you can definitely buy a pork loin and cut them into pork chops yourself.
- Jerk Seasoning Also known as Carribean Jerk seasoning. For some reason, it's getting harder to find jerk seasoning at my local grocery store, so I recently bought it online. If you are particular about your seasoning, be sure to use your favorite.
- Lime This recipe calls for the zest and juice of one lime. Zest the lime before slicing it in half to get the juice out. Use a microplane or the microplane side of a box grater to get the zest.
- Olive oil I use extra virgin olive oil. Avocado oil will work just as well.
How to Cook Boneless Pork Chops
- Zest and juice one lime. Be sure to zest the lime before juicing it.
- Make the marinade by mixing the lime zest, lime juice, olive oil, and jerk seasoning together in a small bowl.
- Trim off the fat that you see around the edges of each pork chop. Then, coat all sides of the boneless pork chops in the marinade. Marinade for 30 minutes.
- Lay the pork chops on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at for about 10-12 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees Fahrenheit. See 'helpful tips' section below.
Dietitian Tips
I admit that I often make one pot meals because it's easier and I can get everything in one dish. Still, if there is a food that a child doesn't like in a one pot dish, they likely won't eat any of it. So frustrating, I know.
Serving meat separate from other foods on the plate and/or serving sauces with meat might be the key to getting your kids to eat more protein at meals.
Oh, and trimming off the visible fat from meat is an easy way to reduce the amount of saturated fat in a meal.
Meal Prep Tip
When making these pork chops for dinner, start with marinating the pork chops. Then, while the pork chops are marinating, preheat the oven and start cooking everything else so that it will all finish around the same time.
Also, keep in mind that a lot of veggies can cook (or roast) in the oven at the same temperature as the pork chops, but the amount of time may vary.
For instance, roasted broccoli and asparagus takes about 12 minutes in the oven, so you can put those in at the same time as pork chops. However, roasted root vegetables will take longer.
Another idea is to utilize your air fryer to make a veggie like sweet potato chunks and your stovetop to make mashed potatoes while the pork chops marinade and bake in the oven.
What to Serve with Pork Chops
When you serve meat separately from other foods, there are just so many options of what you can serve it with!
- Rice White or brown
- Quinoa or Farro
- Mashed Potatoes
- Roasted Mini Potatoes
- Brussel Sprouts
- Green Beans
- Broccoli Parmesan
- Sweet Potato Fries
- Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chunks
- Applesauce
Helpful Tips
- The exact amount of time the pork chops will take to bake will depend on how thick they are. When baking at 400 degrees, pork chops that are only ½ inch thick, will cook in 7-8 minutes, while pork chops that are ¾ inch thick will take closer to 12 minutes.
- Make sure the pork chops are the same thickness, so they cook in the same amount of time.
- For juicy pork chops (that aren't chewy), be sure not to overcook them.
- Some people like to add brown sugar, garlic powder, or onion powder to boneless pork chop recipes, but I've found that it's not necessary with this recipe.
- You can either use a sharp knife or kitchen scissors to trim off visible fat from around the edges of the pork chops.
- You can either marinade the pork chops in a sealed plastic food-safe bag or in a shallow baking dish.
Questions You May Have
I don't see why not. A good rule of thumb would be to cook them at the same temperature but for less time or reduce the temperature of your air fryer by 25 degrees and cook for the same amount of time.
Whether making oven baked or air fryer, be sure to cook them until they reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Yes! I used to make these on the stove top before I realized how much easier it was to bake them in the oven. For thin boneless pork chops, cook them on a skillet over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes on each side, until they reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
Yes. However, bone-in pork chops take longer to bake in the oven. So, you'll want to keep an eye on the internal temperature.
Store leftover pork chops in a food-safe container with a lid and refrigerate for up to 3-4 days.
No. Just put them in the oven and let them bake.
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Oven Baked Boneless Pork Chops
Equipment
- 1 Box Grater or Microplane to zest the lime
- 1 Kitchen shears or a sharp knife to trim off visible fat.
Ingredients
- 4 Thin-Cut Boneless Pork Chops
- 1 Lime Juice and Zest
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil extra virgin
- 2 tablespoon Caribbean Jerk seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉.
- Zest the lime. Then, juice the lime.1 Lime
- Make the marinade by mixing the lime zest, lime juice, olive oil, and jerk seasoning together in a small bowl.1 Lime, 1 tablespoon Olive oil, 2 tablespoon Caribbean Jerk seasoning
- Trim off the visible fat from each pork chop.4 Thin-Cut Boneless Pork Chops
- Rub both sides of each pork chop with the marinade. Let it set to rest and marinate for 30 minutes.
- Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until an internal temperature of 145℉ is reached.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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- The exact amount of time the pork chops will take to bake will depend on how thick they are. When baking at 400 degrees, pork chops that are only ½ inch thick, will cook in 7-8 minutes, while pork chops that are ¾ inch thick will take closer to 12 minutes.
- Make sure the pork chops are the same thickness, so they cook in the same amount of time.
- For juicy pork chops (that aren't chewy), be sure not to overcook them.
- Some people like to add brown sugar, garlic powder, or onion powder to boneless pork chop recipes, but I've found that it's not necessary with this recipe.
- Either use a sharp knife or kitchen scissors to trim off visible fat from around the edges of the pork chops.
- Either marinade the pork chops in a sealed plastic food-safe bag or in a shallow baking dish.
- If you have kids who like A-1 sauce, consider serving it on the side with these pork chops.
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