BBQ Pork Chops in the Oven are super simple but full of flavor! It’s an easy dinner idea that goes with so many great side dishes, especially these baked beans with hamburger. The recipe is similar to how to cook pork steaks and the result is a juicy, delicious cut of meat.
Hello again Fantabulosity readers. It’s Meg from Meg’s Everyday Indulgence again! I’m so pumped to share this recipe with you today. (Photos updated by Fantabulosity in 2024.)
I have a feeling a lot of you out there are always on the hunt for simple yet delicious dinners that you can get on the table in a flash. You know, the ones that don’t require a mountain of ingredients that you don’t have on hand. (Or at least the recipes that require little prep like this Coca-Cola BBQ Pulled Pork or bbq pork steak recipes.)
Why You’ll Love These Baked Pork Chops
If you love easy recipes that use simple ingredients, then you’ll love this one!
You’ll find that these baked pork chops use staple ingredients, so much like these broiled pork chops and these creamy crock pot pork chops, and I’m betting you already have all or most of these on hand.
- Pork Chops
- Onions
- Barbecue Sauce
- Basic Spices (to create a delicious, flavorful rub)
Also, since the pork chops are thinly cut and boneless, they cook very quickly, making them perfect for nights when you don’t have much time to get dinner on the table.
Baking cuts of meat in the oven can result in a juicy, tender cut of meat, and these pork chops are no different.
Ingredients
Pork Chop Rub
Before the boneless pork chops go into the oven to bake, a simple rub is sprinkled all over both sides.
All the ingredients in the rub are pretty basic pantry staples. This includes salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, and paprika.
Almost all of the spices are used in equal amounts (excluding the salt, and if you’re using table salt, you may want to use ½ teaspoon) so it’s super simple to mix up and makes a big impact on the flavor.
The Secret to Good Pork Chops
This boneless pork chop recipe has a little secret that adds so much flavor to this cut of pork. By slicing an onion and and layering it along the bottom of your baking dish, adds a lot of flavor to the pork chops.
How to Cook Baked Pork Chops
First, as the chops sit on the onion slices and bake away, the onion flavor is imparted upon them. But no fear, it’s not a crazy oniony taste that will cause your kids to revolt but a nice, subtle flavor boost.
The second plus is that once the chops are done cooking, the onions have softened and become seasoned with the rub, barbecue sauce, and pork juices, which makes for a great topping to your chops.
TIP: You could easily double or triple the amounts and keep the extra in an airtight container to have it ready for next time.
Barbecue Sauce for Pork Chops
Now the great debate may be on. What kind of barbecue sauce do you like? Hot, sweet, smoky, all of the above?! I’m a sweet, Kansas City style barbecue sauce girl all the way. My husband grew up in KC and I grew up just a few hours away so it’s in our DNA to like the sweet saucy stuff.
You obviously can use whatever kind of barbecue sauce you like best and they will all pair well with the rub.
Expert Tip
I chose to use somewhat thinly cut chops to keep this a quick cooking meal. I’m always on the lookout for quick, healthy and homemade dinner options for nights when we have dance, Cub Scouts or conferences so it’s nice to have another option to add to the arsenal.
What to Serve with BBQ Pork Chops
There’s nothing better than the staples when it comes to sides dishes that go with BBQ. This red skin potato salad is one of our favorite savory salad recipes but pasta salad recipes are always a good option too! Or, it’s hard to have pork without this KFC Copycat Coleslaw recipe!
More Pork Chop and Pork Steak Recipes You’ll Love:
If you love cuts of pork these are some other great easy recipes that you’ll want to try out for sure. Or, if you’re a fan of using the slow cooker, give these slow cooker bbq pork steaks a try! (Pork steaks are taken from the shoulder of a pig and are usually tougher than chops… but juicier.)
Did you make this? I’d be so grateful if you left a “star” rating below to let me know what you thought! Then, the next time you need a quick and easy recipe, come back to Fantabulosity to browse all of my easy recipes!
Recipe
Baked BBQ Pork Chops
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Ingredients
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced into ¼-inch rings
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 4 ¼-inch thick boneless pork chops
- ½ cup barbecue sauce
For the BBQ Rub:
- 1 ½ Tablespoon kosher salt If using table salt, you may want to use less.
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Layer onions in a large cast iron skillet or 9×3 baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the kosher salt, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, paprika and pepper.
- Sprinkle both sides of the pork chops with the bbq rub. Place the seasoned chops on top of the onions. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and brush both sides of the chops generously with barbecue sauce. Bake another 10 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145 F. Remove from oven and let rest for 3 minutes before slicing. Top with onions when serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
Kindra J. Gunn says
I tried this recipe. I had about 12 chops so I used an aluminum pan. My choos were thicker, so I increased the cook time. The chops were so juicy and tender. My family loved them. Thank you so very much for sharing this recipe.
Jessica says
This is so lovely to hear and thank you so much for sharing!
Kelly says
I made this for dinner with thin boneless pork loin chops. I preheated my oven to 400. After 15 minutes they were no where done. The onion slices were not even cooked. I had to cook this for 20 minutes longer. I was pretty good though
Jessica says
Hi Kelly! Thank you for sharing!
Connie says
I am not a big fan of pork chops but these were so wonderful! I bought thicker chops but just increased the time a bit. Loved the onions too! I will definitely make it again! Thank you for the recipe!
Jessica says
This is so great to hear about the baked pork chops Connie, thank you so much for letting us know!
Dreama McPeak Nunnally says
Way too much salt, had to add more bbq sauce to help offset it. And I only used 1 Tbsp not 1 1/2 Tbsp. Maybe a typo? Otherwise, super easy and tender. It’s a keeper, will just use 1/2 tsp next time.
Susan says
Pork chops were very moist. Agree that there is a typo in the recipe relating to the salt and to use 1/2 to 1 teaspoons instead. Otherwise recipe is a keeper.
Sharyll says
Do you cover them while baking?
Jessica says
Hi Sharyll. You shouldn’t need to cover them unless they’re sitting really close to the top of the oven or you notice the chops starting to burn.
G. Reed says
Followed the recipe. When it came time to slice, the chops were not cooked all the way through. Had to keep putting it back in the oven five minutes at a time. Decided to slice everything and brown the sliced pork in a skillet til I could see that it was cooked through. Was really disappointed. Other recipes say to brown the chops in a skillet before baking. I should’ve done that here.
Jessica says
Hi there. Sorry you were disappointed. I wonder if the pork chops could have been thicker than ours. Or perhaps the oven temps were different. There can be some variables here, especially when others have had success. But yes, cooking pork until an internal temperature of 145° is definitely recommended since so many things can factor in.
Matt says
Okay, that turned out fantastic. I used my own spice rub mixture and a binder of yellow mustard with Franks Red Hot. I let the pork sit with the dry rub in the fridge for 6 hours. Baking times and temperature were spot on! I added white wine to the skillet to deglaze after removing the chops and onions. Then I reduced and added a bit of heavy cream. Made a nice gravy. The chops were juicy and prefect! Thank you for the recipe!
Jessica says
Hi Matt! Oh wow… this sounds absolutely amazing, and I’m so glad that you shared this, and love hearing that the time and temperature was perfect too. Thank you for sharing!
Linda Johnson says
I followed the receipe and liquid that was left after cooking I added corn starch and water cooked the sauce with half & half was delicious…
Jessica says
Oh wow!!! Making the liquid in to gravy sounds delicious! Thank you so much for sharing.
Barbara Pfeiffer says
Can I use bone in chops and chops not so thick? Looks great!
Jessica says
Hi Barbara! I’m sure you can, it may just reduce the cook-time a little? So I’d watch it and check the internal temp!
Tracey says
This was delicious!! I added about a teaspoon of brown sugar and cooked for 20 minutes then basted with bbq sauce for another 10 minutes because frankly undercooked pork makes me nervous. This came out perfect and the hubby said this is really good twice. It’s a keeper.
Jessica says
Yay! Thank you for letting us know Tracey! I’m so glad that you liked them!
Becky Hardin says
These pork chops are going on my must make list!!! They look so delicious!
Stephanie says
This recipe was so good! I loved the grilled onions with these pork chops!
Jessica says
Yay!!! Thank you so much for dropping a note about the pork chops! XO
Andie Thueson says
I don’t why, but I always forget about Pork! These look so amazing, pinning for later!
Jessica says
Mmmm! I love pork recipes too. Pork chops seem more affordable that other meat choices sometimes too!
Alli says
BBQ and pork chops go hand and hand this recipe is absolutely perfect.
Jessica says
Yumm!!!! Right!? I think they do too! Thank you!
Courtney says
These are so easy and delicious, my whole family loved these perfect pork chops!
Jessica says
Yaaay!!! We all love them too. Thank you!