Get the Recipe: Homemade Shake and Bake Pork Chops
A retro classic that's still delicious, especially with this easy homemade shake and bake mix. It's made from simple pantry ingredients, so it's always at the ready for a quick and easy oven pork chop dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs thick, bone-in centre-cut pork chops, about 4 chops 1-inch thick *see Note 1 below
For the homemade shake and bake-style breading:
- 1 cup unseasoned (plain) dried breadcrumbs, (not "Italian-style breadcrumbs")
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and levelled
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 3/4 teaspoons garlic powder, (not garlic salt)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 - 1 1/4 teaspoons fine table salt
- 1 3/4 teaspoons poultry seasoning, *see Note 2 below
- 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil, or similar neutral-flavoured cooking oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F (non-convection/not fan-assisted) with the oven rack in the centre of the oven. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray the foil with cooking spray or brush lightly with oil. Set aside.
- Add all the shake and bake ingredients except the vegetable oil to a medium bowl. Stir together well. Drizzle the vegetable oil over the mixture, then use a spoon to stir and, with the back of the spoon, gently press the mixture until the crumbs are evenly moistened and sand-like in texture. *Take your time with this step. You want all the crumbs moistened and no dry flour visible.
- Transfer the crumb mixture to a plastic zipper bag. Add one pork chop at a time to the bag. Zip up, then shake, flip and gently press through the bag until the pork chop is evenly coated in crumbs. Place the coated pork chop onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining pork chops, one at a time.
- Bake 1-inch thick bone-in pork chops in the preheated 400F oven for about 25 minutes, or until pork registers 145F internal temperature. (Oven time can be anywhere between 20-30 minutes for bone-in pork chops depending on thickness, with thinner pork chops needed less oven time.)
- If the pork chops would benefit from a bit more browning, switch the oven setting to broil and broil briefly about 6-8 inches from the heating element. Watch closely so they don't scorch!
Oven time will vary depending on the cut of pork chop and the thickness. Refer to the chart in the recipe notes below for guidance on different pork chops. In all cases, cook pork until it registers 145F internal temperature.
Notes
Note 1: Bone-in, centre-cut pork chops about 1-inch thick are recommended. The extra fat in this type of chop brings extra flavour to the coating, while the coating keeps the chops lovely and juicy. See below for the adjusted cooking time for boneless pork chops.
Note 2: Look for Poultry Seasoning in the spice aisle. It is a blend of a number of spices, typically used to season turkey stuffing. If you can't find it or don't want to buy it, there are numerous DIY poultry seasoning recipes available online you could use.
Tips!
If using leaner boneless pork chops, consider brushing them lightly with vegetable or olive oil before breading, to make a bit more fat available to the breading for flavour and crispness.
Oven time is approximate and will vary based on the type and thickness of your pork chops. Always cook pork to an internal temperature of 145F.
1-inch thick bone-in pork chop - approximately 25 minutes (Reduce oven time slightly for thinner bone-in chops or increase it slightly for thicker bone-in chops.)
1-inch boneless pork chops - approximately 20 minutes (Reduce oven time for thinner boneless pork chops or increase it for thicker boneless pork chops.)
Be sure to read the notes above this Recipe Card for more tips, substitution suggestions, step-by-step photos and serving suggestions!
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 483kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 51g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 152mg, Sodium: 837mg, Potassium: 896mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 278IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 30mg, Iron: 2mg
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