Name: Air Fryer Pork Chops
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Ingredients: 2 pieces center-cut, bone-in pork chops (1 ½ – 2 inches thick); 1 tbsp oil; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon black pepper

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These Air Fryer Pork Chops are a no brainer any day of the week. Easily prepared and cooked to perfection, let the taste take you away.

Pork Chops are a classic choice for dinner. You can fry them, you can bake them, you can grill them. And you can Air Fry them! Pork may have been given a bad rap in terms of healthiness. But like everything, it is fine in moderation.

What's great about these Air Fryer Pork Chops is the amount of oil needed is drastically reduced.

This is of course due to the Air Fryer aspect of this recipe. This recipe is part of my series of classic Air Fryer recipes to try out.

Adding in the perfect seasonings, you have a balanced savoury sweet taste. A plus is they are ready in under 20 minutes.

Ingredients Needed

Pork chops: we are using bone in pork chops. You can also use boneless pork chops for this recipe.
Seasonings: garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, brown sugar, salt and pepper.
Oil: vegetable, canola or olive oil works fine. We only need small amount of oil, good thing about air fryer.

How to make Air Fryer Pork Chops

Step 1. Mix garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Stir until well combined.

stir spices to make air fryer pork chops

Step 2. Rub pork chops with oil both sides. Generously coat pork chops with seasonings.

coat pork chops with seasonings to make the best air fryer pork chops

Step 3. Place the pork chops in air fryer basket and cook at 400F for 12 minutes. After 6 minutes flip meat and cook for another 6 minutes.

air fryer pork chops until until crispy and tender

Step 4. Serve Pork Chops with rice, mashed potato or salad. Enjoy!

Cooking Tips

make sure to pre-heat air fryer for 5 minutes. don't skip this step.
coat pork chops with seasonings generously for extra flavour.
best pork chops for the air fryer are thick, center cut, bone-in chops. Somewhere between 1 ½ inches to 2 inches thick. They are juicy!
the amount of seasonings will be sufficient for up to 3 Pork Chops.

More Air fryer Recipes?

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Served with a tasty vinegar sauce, this Air Fryer Lechon Kawali is a juicy, crispy and savoury treat for the whole family.
This Air Fryer Crispy Pata is better than take out!
Save your money and make the best Air Fryer Veggie Lumpia in less than 30 minutes.

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