Juicy Air Fryer Pork Chops
These juicy air fryer pork chops make for an easy weeknight dinner that are ready to serve in 3o minutes flat. They taste so good, you won't believe they were made in an air fryer!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 4 bone-in pork chops about 2 inches thick (~2 lbs.)
- 1 tablespoon bbq sauce optional
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Add the garlic powder, chili powder, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and paprika to a bowl and mix until combined. Season the pork chops with the spices on both sides. Use your hands to massage the spices into the pork chops. Let the pork chops sit in the spices for at least 20 minutes or longer for tender and juicy chops.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400ºF (or the closest temperature that your air fryer will set to). Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the air fryer basket.
- Place 2 pork chops (or all 4 pork chops if you have a larger air fryer) and drizzle the remaining olive oil over the pork chops. Cook the pork chops for 5 minutes and flip. If you are using bbq sauce, spread 1 tablespoon of bbq sauce over the top of each pork chop and cook for another 5 minutes. Just skip the bbq sauce if you are not interested.
- Remove the pork chops from the air fryer and enjoy.*
Notes
*Please see the internal temperature options for pork chops below. If you like your pork chops on the rare side, you may want to check the internal temperature earlier in the cooking time.
Internal Temperature of Pork Chops
- 145-150ºF – medium-rare
- 150-155ºF – medium
- 155-160ºF – medium-well
- 160+ºF – well done
Nutrition
Calories: 394kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 23g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g