Smoky Bacon Baked Pork Chops
Baked pork chops covered in a smoky bacon and cheese mixture and served with a simple vegetable salad, this is a quick gluten-free and low-carb meal you can wrap up in less than 30 minutes.
Pork is fairly easy to make in the oven. Meals like Pork Tenderloin with Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Capers and Pork over Warm Kale and Asparagus Salad take less than 30 minutes to make. They are great options for busy workdays.
These smoky bacon baked pork chops are another quick dinner you can wrap up after work. It requires no marinating and very minimum prep work. To make it even faster, cook the bacon beforehand.
To make a full meal out of it, any vegetable slaw will pair well with the pork chops. I served them with Thai vegetable salad. You can just open up a salad kit and toss things together to save more time.
By the way, these baked pork chops are gluten-free and low in carbs. Super duper yummy and healthy!
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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Main, Pork, Gluten Free
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
Baked pork chops covered in a smoky bacon and cheese mixture.
Ingredients
- 2 (3/4-inch thick) bone-in pork chops (about 1 pound)
- 1 teaspoon mesquite seasoning
- 1/2 cup pepper jack cheese, shredded
- 2 tablespoons green onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons cooked bacon pieces
- 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from chipotle in adobo
- Chopped green onion for garnishing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Season pork chops with mesquite seasoning and place in an cast iron skillet.
- Combine cheese, onions, bacon, mayonnaise and adobo sauce. Spread cheese mixture evenly over pork chops.
- Place on the middle rack of your oven and bake for 8-9 minutes.
- Switch to broil and broil for 2-3 minutes or until pork is browned and the internal temperature reaches 145°F.
- Garnish with green onions and serve with vegetable slaw. (I served them with Thai vegetable salad, click here for the recipe.)
Notes
This recipe can be easily made for 4 servings by doubling the amount of the ingredients. Instead of using a cast iron skillet, prepare a baking sheet by lining it with aluminum foil for baking the pork chops.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 524
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 433.9mg
- Fat: 34.3g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 2.2g
- Fiber: 0.2g
- Protein: 49.3g
- Cholesterol: 167.1mg
About the Author
Sharon Chen is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and author of the Complete Sous Vide Cookbook. She believes food not only brings healing but also connection. As the creator of StreetSmart Kitchen, she aims to make meal prep easier than ever and help you find balance, ease, joy, and simplicity in the kitchen as you improve your well-being.
I made this for my friends last weekend and they all loved it! The best part of this recipe is that it’s healthy, too.
This recipe reminds me of a dish that I once had in one of the food centre located here in Singapore. Ah. Such memories.
Shall whip up this dish one of the days! thanks for sharing!
Really? Very cool. Please let me know if it tastes like that dish you had before once you get a chance to whip it up at home. 🙂
Is it realyy ober 1,717 calories??? For one serving???,
Hi Tanya! That was a mistake. Thanks for your comment. I’ve updated the nutrition info in this recipe.
Why do 99% of the people always make comments about how good it looks or sounds instead of waiting until they have actually tried it and then leaving a comment. It takes forever to find any comments about how it really taste or tips and tricks to making it.
Hi, what tips and tricks are you looking for? If you have any questions about this recipe, I’d be happy to answer them. And I agree – it’d be great to see comments from those who actually made this recipe. But sometimes people just don’t write comments.
Yummy! This looks delicious!
Yum, yum! We don’t do a lot of pork chops here (my husband isn’t really a fan), but these look like they could win him over!
Pork is one of my husbands all time favorites. And I never make it for him 🙁 He usually grills it- thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I’m definitely saving this one!!
Thanks Jill. I hope you and your husband enjoy this recipe. It’s easy to make, I promise. 🙂
YUM! These look and sound absolutely amazing. Adding them to my must make soon list!
I’ve never cooked pork chops much, but this recipe makes me want to try again. It’s probably been a year or two since they’ve been on my table. Yum!
My mouth watered while reading and looking at the delish pictures. I will be saving this and giving it a go.
I’m getting hungry when I see this. Looks so yummy!
What a delicious recipe! I need to try this!
Yum! I love pork chops and can only imagine how good the bacon makes these taste!
Oh my! That looks amazing! Saving this for next week!
Belle | One Awesome Momma
These look simply delicious, although as an English person living in France I have
no idea what mesquite seasoning is or what I could replace it with ?
Hi Tricia, mesquite seasoning is a seasoning mix that’s usually used for grilling meat. You can make your own though. Here are the ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion flakes, 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon marjoram, 1/4 teaspoon sage, 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard seed, 1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder. Just combine everything and season the pork. Hope that’s helpful. 🙂