Italian Breaded Pork Chops, a delicious Family Dinner Meal. Pork chops baked not fried in a yummy Parmesan Breaded coating, makes this dish a healthy alternative. An Easy weeknight or weekend dinner idea.
Bread Crumbs tossed with freshly grated parmesan cheese and chopped fresh parsley take these Breaded Pork Chops to another level. So Good.
Thinking about my childhood always brings a smile to my face, because I think I was blessed with a great one.
I not only had wonderful parents and three amazing older sisters, but I also had the luck of living close to great people who were neighbours and friends of my family.
I was friends with the eldest daughter and I remember having the best conversations with her at night from my window.
They lived right across my house so that was the easiest way of talking to her when it was time to go to bed.
I always thought they had the best foods in their house and I remember thinking how cool that family was! Yes, that’s me, who would have thought that I would end up writing about this one day on my own blog for another great recipe?
I now understand that my parents didn’t have the extra money to afford the same food products since we were four girls and my mother was a stay-at-home-mom.
And isn’t it funny when you get older you realize, yes homemade really is better, not only healthier but even more delicious, from Cookies to Pasta and everything in between, including these Delicious Breaded Pork Chops.
My mouth would water (and still does) every time my friend’s mom offered me one of those fudgee o’ cookies or peanut pirate cookies.
I wasn’t much into sugar cereals though, and yes, they had those as well.
As time went on, those cookies and a few boxes of shake-and-bake found their way into my home too, and even now when I return to Canada for a visit, I dream of getting my hands on those cookies.
Baked Pork Chops
Not so much the shake and bake, because to tell you the truth I think my Baked Italian Breaded Pork Chops are better and healthier.
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They come out crunchy on the outside and nice and moist on the inside. Amazingly delicious! Try them, trust me, you won’t regret it. Buon Appetito!
Italian breaded pork chops
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 2 tablespoons olive oil for drizzling
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 350° (180°)
- In a medium mix together bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, salt and parsley, coat the pork chops very well with the crumb mixture one at a time, place on a lightly oiled (1/2 tablespoon/7 grams olive oil) baking pan, sprinkle lightly with salt (pinch) and drizzle with remaining olive oil. Bake in pre heated oven for approximately 35-45 minutes**, halfway through baking turn the chops over (in the last 5 minutes I raised the temperature to 390°/200°), for extra browning. Enjoy!
- ** Pork needs to be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
Nutrition
Sara Kolkmeyer says
Do I need to cover the pan with foil or leave uncovered?
Rosemary says
Hi Sara no need to cover it. Hope you enjoy it.
Patricia Ryan says
Hi Rose, Can you tell me how thick the pork chops should be? Also they look like rib chops.
Rosemary says
Hi Patricia, I don’t think they are rib chops, but they are thick cut chops (bone in). Hope that helps.
Savannah says
No shaming please.😀. I ran out of Shake and Bake. Decided to be a modern woman and find a recipe online. My home smells wonderful! Can’t wait to serve up your recipe. Loved your story too. Thank you, Rosemary.
Rosemary says
Hi Savannah, no shaming whatsoever! I love the stuff lol. Thanks so much I hope you enjoyed it. 🙂
Valerie says
Trying the recipe now I didn’t add the parmesan cheese because I didn’t have it. Do you think it’ll still taste good?
Rosemary says
Hi Valerie, I think it will still taste good, although the Parmesan does give it a nice flavour. Let me know.
mikki says
I will try your pork chops tomorrow afternoon. .Sound scrumptious. Thanks for the great recipes.
Rosemary says
Thanks Mikki, hope you enjoy it, let me know.
Joan P says
Tryed them that way before,but found dipping them in a beaten egg with salt and pepper, then the bread crumbs makes them taste even better……….. Also wanted to ask if you have a recipe for fulitella?
Rosemary says
Hi Joan, good idea, although I’m not too crazy about the taste of food dipped in egg and then baked fried ok. I’m sorry Joan I have never heard of fulitella, it must be dialect, what exactly is it and where is it from? 🙂
Eric @ Eat Like No One Else says
Thanks for this recipe. I wrote a post on my blog this morning about how to use pork chops that you buy at Costco and I included a link to your recipe. Have you ever tried brining your pork before breading them?
Rosemary says
Hi Eric, thanks for including my recipe. I have never tried brining, but now I think I will give it a go. Have a great weekend.
Dana (@Prudentwisdom) says
YUMMMY!!! Thanks for sharing on Blogger Brag Pinterest Party!
rose says
Hi Dana, Thanks, I love your party.
Stephanie says
I love this twist on an average pork chops, can’t wait to try this! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
rose says
Hi Stephanie, once again thanks for pinning my recipe.
rose says
Hi Dana, thanks again for having me.