Best Baked Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 small onion , coarsely chopped
• 4 bonelesss pork chops
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
• 4 cloves garlic , minced, or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon red pepper , Optional
• 1 teaspoon chili powder , Optional
• 0.5 teaspoons salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with oil.

2. 2

   Scatter onion evenly into the prepared baking dish; arrange pork chops on top of onion.

3. 3

   Stir maple syrup, mustard, garlic, red pepper, chili powder, and salt together in a small bowl; pour evenly over pork chops. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until chops are no longer pink in the center and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes.