These Maple Pork Chops are just the thing to level up your dinner game. Quick, simple, and big on flavor, they’ll have your family eager for more.

Maple Pork Chops are an Easy Weeknight Dinner

I like easy. Quick is also a bonus. Throw in inexpensive and you have my attention. Pork chops are all of these things. Yes, you can buy pork chops in whatever price range you are looking for, up to heritage tomahawk chops at over $10/pound. But most of the time, you can find them on sale. Typically I spend less than $2/pound on pork, and buy big packages when sales come up. It is great to add variety to our dinners, and is utter simplicity to cook up. These Maple Pork Chops have just the right balance of sweet and savory to satisfy any pallet, young or old. What makes them the best maple pork chops you can make? Simplicity. You probably have all the ingredients you need already (and regular sugar works, so don’t sweat the maple sugar). You’re only going to dirty one pan, and for less than $10 (including some basic sides like potatoes and salad) you’ve provided a meal that your family won’t associate with budget cooking.

What do you need for Maple Pork Chops?

There really aren’t a lot of ingredients in this recipe.

Pork Chops (4)
Apples (2) sliced
Maple Syrup (4 Tbsp)
Apple Cider Vinegar (4 Tbsp)
Mustard (2 Tbsp)
Seasoning mix (6 Tbsp)

The Seasoning blend that I use is about as simple as they come. Equal parts salt, garlic powder, and sugar. My uncle calls it “magic” and puts it on all of his meat cuts at some point during the cooking process. For this particular recipe I used maple sugar instead of cane sugar, keeping with the maple pork chops motif.

Start off seasoning the pork

Pat your pork chops dry with a paper towel and liberally season both sides. Yes, you need to touch the meat. No, it is not going to make you instantly ill. Fill a basin with some soapy water and have a towel handy so that you can continue to get seasoning without making it clump between handlings though. And only use about half of the mixture. You’re going to need to lightly season the pork twice more.

I cook everything in Cast Iron

That being said, use whatever pan you have that is oven safe. It is going to go right in the 350-degree oven with the pork chops. And start heating that pan up over med-high heat. You want it hot enough so that the pork sizzles and the sugar carmelizes when it touches the pan.

Sear the pork chops, 2-3 minutes, on both sides, top with sliced apples, and slide your pan into the oven. You’ve got about 10 minutes to prep the glaze.

Get that Maple Magic Ready

This part is pretty simple. Whisk your maple syrup, vinegar, and mustard together with a fork. After the pork has baked for 10 minutes, pour this mixture over the top of everything, and return to the oven for 10 minutes more.

Your Maple Pork Chops are Done.

Seriously. That is all it takes. Serve them up with whatever sides you can whip up in about 20 minutes, and you have a feast fit for Tuesday night. Check out the full recipe below for more detailed instructions.

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For more easy comfort food ideas to warm you up, try these out!

beef bulgur stew
skillet lasagna
leftover pot pie

Yield: 4

Maple Pork Chops

Name: Maple Pork Chops
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Dinners
Ingredients: 4 Pork Chops; 2 Apples, sliced; 4 tbsp Maple Syrup; 4 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar; 2 tbsp Mustard (pub or brown); 2 tbsp Salt; 2 tbsp Garlic powder; 2 tbsp Maple sugar; 1 tbsp Olive oil

These Maple Pork Chops are just the thing to level up your dinner game. Quick, simple, and big on flavor, they'll have your family eager for more.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

4 Pork Chops
2 Apples, sliced
4 tbsp Maple Syrup
4 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
2 tbsp Mustard (pub or brown)
2 tbsp Salt
2 tbsp Garlic powder
2 tbsp Maple sugar
1 tbsp Olive oil

Instructions

Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees
Heat a large oven-safe skillet over med-high heat.
Mix Salt, garlic powder and sugar together in a small bowl or jar.
Pat pork chops dry
Season both sides of pork with the mixture, using about half of it.
Add Olive oil to skillet and swirl to coat.
Sear pork chops in the skillet, roughly 2 minutes each side.
Sprinkle chops with the seasoning mix, top with sliced apples, and transfer to the oven using an oven-safe glove.
Bake 10 minutes.
Whisk together Maple syrup, vinegar, and mustard in a small bowl.
Remove skillet from oven, sprinkle with the seasoning mix, and pour syrup mixture over the top.
Return to oven and back for 10 minutes.
Remove skillet from oven and serve with your favorite sides.

Maple Pork Chops

Maple Pork Chops are an Easy Weeknight Dinner