Easy Italian Breaded Baked Pork Chops
Italian Breaded Pork Chops, a delicious Family Dinner Meal. Pork chops baked not fried in a yummy Parmesan breaded coating it makes this dish a healthy alternative. An Easy weeknight or weekend dinner idea.
Servings: 5 pork chops
Calories: 314kcal
Ingredients
- 5 pork chops (thick cut 1- 1½ inches (2½ - 3.8 cm)
- ½ cup bread crumbs
- 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano Romano (or Grana)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1-2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped*
- 2 tablespoons olive oil for drizzling
*You can also substitute with ½ -1 teaspoon dried parsley.
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 375° (190°). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- On a large plate mix together the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, salt and parsley, coat the pork chops very well with the crumb mixture one at a time, place on prepared baking sheet, sprinkle lightly with salt (pinch) and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Bake in pre heated oven for approximately 30-35 minutes**, halfway through baking turn the chops over, and sprinkle with any extra crumbs. In the last 5 minutes I raised the temperature to 390F/200C, for extra browning. Let the chops sit 3-5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Pork needs to be cooked to an internal temperature of 145F / 62C.
How to Store the baked pork chops
Any leftover pork chops should be stored in an air tight container in the fridge for up to three days. Or they can be frozen for up to three months.Nutrition
Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 307mg | Potassium: 532mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1.3mg