This recipe for easy marinated pork chops is a family favorite in our house and is the perfect combination of sweet and savory. With only six simple ingredients, it’s a simple dish you can prep ahead of time and cook in a flash for a delicious weeknight dinner!
The photos from this 2016 blog post + recipe recently got a little refresh and I wanted to share it here again. I hope you all continue to love this recipe as much as we do!
I’ve been meaning to share this recipe for marinated pork chops with you guys forever. It’s one of my absolute favorites and finds its way onto my weekly meal plan on a regular basis.
I have my mom to thank for introducing me to this delicious dish. She’s been making it for our family to enjoy for dinner for years, but it wasn’t until she stayed with us for a few weeks after Chase was born that I watched her make it that I realized how simple it was to whip up on a busy weeknight. Simple + Delicious = Instantly intrigued!
The last time my mom made this dish, I watched her prep everything and we measured the ingredients as she chopped and cooked so I could easily make the pork chops myself and eventually share the recipe with you guys on the blog. My mom assured me it’s a hard one to mess up and measuring everything out isn’t really necessary once you have a basic idea of the proper ratios, but when I’m going to make something for the first time, I like a general idea of just how much of each ingredient I need. Now I can easily eyeball everything and once you make this recipe one time, I have a feeling you will be able to do the same, making this dish all the more simple!
We typically enjoy these pork chops with roasted sweet potatoes or a grain like brown rice or farro and roasted veggies but it pairs well with so many sides and even makes a great salad topper!
Keep this recipe in your back pocket for the next time you find yourself scratching your head as to what to make on a busy weeknight when you want something fast, simple and delicious!
Easy Marinated Pork Chops
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Easy Marinated Pork Chops
- Prep Time: 4 hours
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours 12 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: dinner, pork
- Cuisine: American
Description
Easy marinated pork chops — a family favorite and the perfect combination of sweet and savory. Made with only six simple ingredients!
Ingredients
4 pork chops (bone-in or boneless)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
1/4 cup coconut aminos or soy sauce
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup maple syrup (or brown sugar)
Instructions
- Combine everything but the pork chops in a large freezer-size zip-top bag. Squish everything around to create the marinade.
- Place pork chops in the bag and toss to coat. Lay flat in the fridge for four hours (or more — overnight is great!), flipping the pork chops halfway through marinating time. (If you aren’t home and able to flip the pork chops, don’t worry about missing this step!)
- Remove pork chops from marinade and discard the marinade.
- Heat a large skillet to medium-high heat. Place pork chops in skillet and cook for approximately 5-6 minutes on each side, or until center is no longer pink and the pork chops are lightly browned.
- Remove from heat and let rest for a couple of minutes before plating and serving. Season with salt and pepper as desired.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Jarred minced garlic and/or ginger paste will work well in this recipe if you don’t have fresh garlic or ginger on hand or are simply looking for a way to make this recipe even easier.
- Chicken breasts or a full pork tenderloin will also work well in this marinade if that’s more your style!
Keywords: pork recipes, pork chops, marinated pork chops, pork chop marinade, pork marinade
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Trying this soon! I never really know what to do with pork chops, so this looks like a nice change from the regular grilled version we otherwise have. Perfect!
Yum! I’m not familiar with coconut aminos. Does it have a sweet taste to it?
Coconut aminos taste a lot like soy sauce!
Pork chops have always intimidated me but this sounds super easy (and delicious). I’m definitely pinnning these for later 🙂
Yum! I think this needs to go on my meal plan for next week, I can’t even remember the last time I had pork chops!
I haven’t cooked with coconut aminos yet! I need to try it! Pretty pictures!
Those look great! The easier the better for my family! 🙂
Yummm! Thanks so much for sharing, I need some new ideas for what to do with pork chops. About how large are those pork chops in the pictures. Pork chops come in a variety of sizes at my grocery store.
These four pork chops totaled about 1.5 lbs. you can definitely use bigger or smaller pork chops in the marinade, you’ll just want to adjust the cooking time accordingly!
This looks incredible! Thanks for sharing and linking up the salad — I was going to have to ask about it because it looks really good too!
I was recently introduced to Coconut Aminos while on Whole 30. I love the sauce! I’ve been on a gluten free diet for 15+ years but still have an intense love for Asian Food. I think Coconut Aminos taste so much better than GF soy sauce. The sodium content is drastically reduced. So good!
These look great!
Sara | Lipstick, Lattes & Lunges
What a fabulous dinner idea! Your plate looks like our typical dinner, but we usually go for chicken or fish. I will have to switch things up a little and try this recipe.
Looks tasty and simple enough… I’m in! Anything with minimal ingredients is the way to go in our household nowadays.
I shared an amazing appetizer on the blog yesterday that used four ingredients and it’s one that consistently flies off the shelves! (But then again, everything with pears does. 🙂 )
Thanks for sharing!
We had pork chops a couple weeks ago! This seems like a very easy recipe. I love the sweet potatoes–they are so versatile! Thanks for sharing!
I saw you mentioned brown sugar but I don’t see brown sugar as part of the recipe. I just want to make sure I’m not missing anything. I want to make this sometime this week! 🙂
Disregard, I did miss the brown sugar at the end…I’m losing it today! Sorry!
Yum! I love pork chops. Great recipe, Julie!
Looks yummy! It’s been a while since I’ve had pork chops. I’ve never used sunflower oil to marinate before. Maybe I’ll give it a try. Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for the great recipe! I think I’m going to bake these instead of grilling them on the stovetop, can’t wait to try it! And thanks for the link to the greens/farro recipe, I’m ALWAYS looking for healthy sides. Thanks!!
These look so good! I finally had good kale for the first time a couple of weeks ago. In the past it has always been SUPER chewy, but a friend of mine made the most delicious salad at her dinner party a few weeks ago. 😀 Now I can jump on the kale train!
Just out of curiosity- what’s the benefit of using coconut aminos over low sodium soy sauce?
I never know what to do with pork chops and this looks so good!!
I’m not much of a pick chop person, so I’m always intrigued when I see a park chop recipe that actually makes me want them! I’ll have to give this a try! I peel the skin off my ginger root and stick it in the freezer whole, so when I need minced ginger, I pull it out frozen and use a grater to grate some. It makes ginger super easy and I don’t have to let any go to waste!
Looks wonderful! Any suggestions for substituting the brown sugar?
I am adding this to my must-make list, sounds like my kind of meal! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Those are actually very interestingly shaped pork chops LOL! The marinade sounds delicious! So easy and tasty to prepare for dinner!
I can’t wait to try this! I’m not really a pork fan, but I think it will be delicious on chicken, too!
I made this last night and it was so good! I used your same side pairings too (sweet potato & sauteed spinach). I just came back here to grab the recipe and put it in my recipe book. Thanks for sharing such a delicious recipe!!
Just wanted to drop by and let you know that I made these a couple weeks ago and they were awesome. My husband doesn’t like pork chops because of how dry they get but this marinade and flavoring took it to a whole new level. He even requested it again for this week of meals!
Thanks!!
SO happy to hear this! Thank you for letting me know!
This sounds really nice. gonna make this for tea one night. Thanks. Simon
I made this when we had some friends over, and it was a big hit. Even the picky kids cleaned their plates without having to be pestered. It was so easy, too. The perfect kind of recipe. Thanks, Julie!
Could you use dried herbs in place of fresh?
If so how much?
I did a tsp of dried garlic and ginger and it was great!
I’ve been wanting a new pork chop recipe, I can’t wait to try! Have you by chance froze this (chicken in the marinade) for future cooking?
Delicious! I marinated chunks of pork loin and then made a shish kabob of the pork with zucchini, mushrooms and red onion. I brushed the marinade on the veggies right before grilling. It was so good!
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This was outstanding!! We started making your chicken chili recipe almost on repeat weekly over the winter and so when I saw this pop up I knew we’d love it too. My husband said he wants this to be a part of our weekly meal prep. I love reading your blog for the family and fitness content, but honestly, your recipes are the best every time!
I’ve never made pork chops before and when I told my family our dinner plan they were NOT excited but took one bite and totally loved it! My husband ate four of them and couldn’t stop raving about 🙂 I served them with Trader Joe’s mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus. Thanks for the super easy recipe, happy to have something new and relatively healthy to add to the dinner rotation!