Honey Garlic Baked Pork Chops are incredibly tender and juicy baked pork chops coated in a sticky honey garlic sauce. If you’re looking for an amazing bone-in baked pork chops recipe, this is it!
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AN EASY & DELICIOUS BAKED PORK CHOPS RECIPE
Honey Garlic Baked Pork Chops couldn’t get any better! They are delicious and tender, and they simply melt in your mouth. The combination of flavors is BE-YOND!
Who could use a quick, weeknight dinner, without a mile long list of ingredients, that comes together in about 30 minutes?! *waving*
Who could also use a make-ahead, OR a freezer-friendly pork chops recipe?!
If you’ve been with me for a while, then you definitely know my love for honey-garlic-all-the-things. Ever since hitting publish on my Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken recipe, gazillion readers have asked for me to share a similar recipe, but with pork chops.
This recipe is an incredibly quick and delicious way to serve bone-in baked pork chops, and I can guarantee your whole family will love them. Seared until browned then baked (or grilled) in the most succulent honey garlic sauce, how could you not love them?!
Grab your pork chops plus some simple ingredients that you already have in your pantry, and let’s get this cooking party started.
HOW TO MAKE HONEY GARLIC BAKED PORK CHOPS
- We start with making the honey garlic sauce, first, by combining honey, soy sauce, garlic, sweet chili sauce, ketchup and seasonings.
- Next, we will pour that sauce over our chops, then heat up some oil in an oven safe frying pan.
- Add the chops to the pan and cook just until browned on both sides; about 2 minutes per side.
- Transfer the pork chops to a preheated oven and continue to cook for an additional 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
That sweet, gorgeous, saucy glaze – it makes my mouth water just by looking at it!
HOW TO MAKE HONEY GARLIC PORK CHOPS ON THE GRILL
- Reserve two tablespoons of the honey garlic sauce for basting.
- Coat chops in the remaining honey garlic sauce mixture.
- Place chops on a greased grill over medium-high heat.
- Close the lid and cook, about 5 minutes per side, basting the pork chops 2 times while they cook.
Keep this meal on the healthier side by serving the baked pork chops with a zucchini stir fry or some cauliflower rice. My Instant Pot Loaded Mashed Cauliflower would also be grrrreat!
HOW TO MAKE PORK CHOPS AHEAD
- Place pork chops in a large ziploc bag and add the honey garlic sauce; close the bag, rub the sauce all around, and place in the fridge for up to 8 hours.
- When ready to make the pork chops, remove bag from the fridge, set on the counter for at least 10 minutes, then cook.
HOW TO FREEZE PORK CHOPS
- Place pork chops in a large ziploc bag.
- Pour the honey garlic sauce over the pork chops, tightly seal the bag and place in the freezer.
- When ready to make the pork chops, remove bag from the freezer the night before, place in the fridge, and defrost overnight.
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:
- Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken
- Honey Garlic Chicken and Vegetables Rollups
- Pork Chops and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner
- Skillet Pork Chops in Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- Creamy Dijon Pork Chops
ENJOY!
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Honey Garlic Baked Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon no salt ketchup
- 1/2 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 (4 ounces each) bone-in pork chops, fat trimmed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- In a small mixing bowl combine honey, garlic, soy sauce, ketchup, chili sauce, and oregano; mix until thoroughly combined.
- Place pork chops in a large bowl, pour the sauce over the pork chops, and mix it all around.
- Heat olive oil in an oven safe 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the pork chops and sauce to the skillet; sear chops on both sides until just browned, about 2 minutes per side.
- Remove from heat, add the butter, and place pork chops in the preheated oven.
- Cook for an additional 15 to 18 minutes, or until cooked through. Pork chops are cooked through when internal temperature reaches 160F.
- Remove from oven and transfer the pork chops to a serving plate.
- Spoon the sauce over the chops, garnish with parsley, and serve.
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Notes
HONEY GARLIC PORK CHOPS ON THE GRILL
- Reserve two tablespoons of the honey garlic sauce for basting.
- Coat chops in the remaining honey garlic sauce mixture.
- Place chops on a greased grill over medium-high heat.
- Close the lid and cook, about 5 minutes per side, basting the pork chops 2 times while they cook.
HOW TO MAKE AHEAD
- Place pork chops in a large ziploc bag and add the honey garlic sauce; close the bag, rub the sauce all around, and place in the fridge for up to 8 hours.
- Set on the counter for at least 10 minutes, then cook.
HOW TO FREEZE
- Place pork chops in a large ziploc bag.
- Pour the honey garlic sauce over the pork chops, tightly seal the bag and place in the freezer.
- When ready to make Honey Garlic Baked Pork Chops, remove the bag from freezer the night before, place in the fridge and defrost overnight.
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Nutrition
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Amazing recipe! My pork chops turned out so delicious! I plan to make pork chops like this from now on! Thank you!
That’s great! I’m very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
At what point do you add the butter and do you cover the pork chops when they’re in the oven?
After browning the pork chops, remove skillet from the heat, add the butter, and place pork chops in the preheated oven. No need to cover.
Cook for 15 to 18 minutes more, or until cooked through.
If you scroll down to the recipe card, you will find the recipe in its entirety; all the ingredients, instructions, nutritional analysis, and so on.
so you’re adding the butter to the skillet just to put it in the pan in the oven?
Yes.
I love this recipe I have made it several times ❤️ I would like to put chops in the crockpot and if so for how long?
Hi!
Usually, for pork chops, I just cook them on LOW in the slow cooker for about 2 to 2.5 hours for boneless pork chops. If using bone-in chops, it could take 4 to 5 hours on LOW. Pork chops can dry out easily, so be sure to check them early.
Awesome sauce! I added about a quarter cup of brown sugar and 2 tbsp chili sauce. I put it on baby back ribs and it was delicious!
That’s great! I’m very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Was delicious, definitely making this again. It was perfectly mosit and tasty !
Thank you so much! I’m very glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Do you think I could use this recipe on a pork loin? It sounds amazingly delicious 😅
Yes! I actually have a recipe like that for pork loin 👉 https://diethood.com/pork-loin-roast-recipe/
I’ve tried this recipe twice. My sauce doesn’t end up like a thick glaze, but rather is very watery. I’m using really thick boneless chops, but other than that I’m following the recipe as posted. Any ideas on what I’m doing wrong?
Maybe you put the butter/oil in together? Or is your chili sauce really thin?
I love how flavorful these came out! This might be a new family favorite.
Betina
I adore this recipe! I use boneless chops and a Dutch oven ( stove heat is at medium because of the high heat convection my Dutch oven achieves). After the suggested few minutes on the stove I pop the lid on and put it in the oven. Once internal temp is right I take the whole thing out of the oven, slice the pork in thin slices, then return the Dutch oven and pork to the stove on medium low heat for a few minutes so that the sauce thickens and the pork gets covered. Its great over lime cilantro rice ^_^
PS: If you don’t have honey around maple syrup ( the real stuff) works great too!
Thank YOU! I am very glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
The marinade for this is amazing. I let the pork chops sit in a salt water brine for 1 day then I placed the chops in themarinade for 2 days. I then cooked the pork chops on the grill . It was one of the best I ever eaten. Much better cooked on the grill rather than the oven
I’m very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂