Pork chops wrapped in bacon and coated in brown sugar and chili powder. O-M-YUM! They are a little sweet, a little spicy, and a whole lotta delicious!Â
Bacon-Wrapped Pork Chops
Description
Bacon-Wrapped Pork Chops – a little sweet, a little spicy, and a whole lotta delicious! Easy enough for a weeknight dinner and fancy enough for a dinner party! Serve with some green beans and rice.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and top with cooking rack.
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In a shallow dish, combine brown sugar and chili powder.
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Wrap each pork chop with two slices of bacon. Coat bacon-wrapped pork chops with the brown sugar and chili powder mixture. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
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Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Turn oven to broil and broil the pork chops 2-4 minutes or until they reach 140°F.
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Remove from the oven and let pork chops rest 5 minutes before serving (the temperature will continue to rise to 145°F).
Note
- We suggest using regular sliced bacon and not thick-cut bacon in this recipe. Thick-cut bacon won’t crisp up as easily.
- This recipe uses 3/4-inch thick boneless chops, if your chops are thicker or thinner, the time will need to be adjusted.
- Are Bacon-Wrapped Pork Chops gluten-free? Yes! All of the ingredients in this recipe are gluten-free.
- For a low-carb/keto-friendly dish, you can substitute Swerve or Truvia Brown Sugar blend for the brown sugar.
- These are also delicious brushed with some BBQ sauce after cooking.
- Pork is safe to eat when it reaches an internal temperature of 145ºF.
- Use a meat thermometer to check the temperature.
- To ensure tender and juicy pork chops, it is important to not overcook the pork.
- You want the cooked pork chops to have a hint of blush when you cut into them.
- It is perfectly safe to eat pork that is slightly pink!
Pork, Chops, Bacon
