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.

4 servings
35 min

Ingredients

  • 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. 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. 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. 3.

    Transfer pork chops to plates. Garnish with lemon wedges and orange wedges, if desired, and serve.

    1 min