Name: Baked Pork Chops
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 pieces bone-in pork chops (1-inch thick); 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 0.5 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper

A glaze that caramelizes in the oven while the pork gets tender — minimal effort, maximum flavor.

Juicy, Tender, and Impossibly Easy Baked pork chops were one of the first things I learned to cook on my own, and they taught me the most important lesson in all of cooking: a meat thermometer is your best friend. Overcooked pork chops are a tragedy, but when you nail the timing, they're juicy, tender, and absolutely wonderful. Choosing Your Chops Go for bone-in, centre-cut pork chops at least 2.5cm thick. Thin chops dry out before they even have a chance to develop flavour. The bone insula