Baked Pork Chops with Parmesan-Sage Crust
Juicy pork chops coated in a crispy crust of fresh breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, and sage, then baked to perfection. This elegant main dish combines Italian flavors with tender meat for a delicious weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- •1½ cups fresh breadcrumbs
- •1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- •1 tablespoon dried rubbed sage
- •1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- •2 whole large eggs
- •¼ cup all purpose flour
- •4 piece bone-in center-cut pork loin chops
- •2 tablespoons butter
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •1 serving lemon wedges
- •1 serving orange wedges
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix breadcrumbs, cheese, sage and lemon peel in pie dish. Whisk eggs in medium bowl to blend. Place flour on plate; season generously with salt and pepper. Coat pork chops on both sides with flour; shake off excess. Dip chops into eggs, then coat on both sides with breadcrumb mixture.
10 min
- 2.
Melt butter with oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops to skillet and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer skillet with pork to oven. Bake until pork chops are crisp on the outside and meat thermometer inserted into pork registers 150°F, about 20 minutes.
24 min
- 3.
Transfer pork chops to plates. Garnish with lemon wedges and orange wedges, if desired, and serve.
1 min
