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Grilled Pork Chops

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 20 min
  • Servings 4
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Delicious dinner ready in 20 minutes! Enjoy this grilled pork chops made with just three ingredients.
Updated Oct 19, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 4 pork loin or rib chops or boneless loin chops, 3/4 to 1 inch thick
  • 3/4 teaspoon seasoned salt or regular salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Steps

  • 1
    Prepare the coals or a gas grill for direct heat. Heat to medium heat, which will take about 40 minutes for charcoal or about 10 minutes for a gas grill.
  • 2
    Place pork chops on grill rack over medium heat. Cover the grill; cook 9 to 12 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking, until pork is no longer pink in center and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    You may need to move the oven rack so it is 5 to 6 inches below the heating unit. Set the oven control to broil. (For easy cleanup, line the bottom of the broiler pan with foil before placing pork on rack.) Place pork on broiler pan rack. Broil 9 to 12 minutes, turning once halfway through the broiling, until thermometer reaches 160° F or until pork is no longer pink and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper.
  • tip 2
    Use a heavy nonstick 12-inch skillet, or lightly coat a regular skillet with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Heat the skillet over medium heat 5 minutes. Add the pork chops. Cook uncovered 8 to 12 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking, until pork is brown on both sides, no longer pink in center and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F. If the pork chops have extra fat on them, fat may accumulate in the skillet; remove this fat with a spoon as it accumulates. Sprinkle pork with seasoned salt and pepper.
  • tip 3
    Use only boneless pork loin chops that are 3/4 inch thick. Heat closed medium-size contact grill for 5 minutes. Brush 1 teaspoon vegetable or olive oil on pork; sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper. Place pork on grill. Close grill. Cook 5 to 7 minutes or until pork is no longer pink in center and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F.
  • tip 4
    Pork chops are a lean cut of meat and don't have much fat throughout the muscles. They can become tough and dry if overcooked so be sure to check for doneness using an instant-read thermometer.
  • tip 5
    Fresh, lean pork should be pink with a white to grayish tint of coloring and have a fine-grained texture. Check that it is trimmed of excess fat around the edges. A little fat running through the meat, called marbling, is desirable because it adds flavor and tenderness. Look for chops that are the same thickness so they will finish cooking at the same time.

Nutrition

170 Calories, 8g Total Fat, 24g Protein, 0g Total Carbohydrate, 0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sering
Calories
170
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
13%
Saturated Fat
3g
14%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
300mg
12%
Potassium
300mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
0g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
24g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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