Cracker-y, Crumble-y, Parmesan-y Pork Chops

Olive Garden Italian dressing, crushed up buttery crackers, and Parmesan cheese work beautiful magic together in this simple (yet flavorful) seven ingredient recipe: Cracker-y, Crumble-y, Parmesan-y Pork Chops!

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Cracker-y, Crumble-y, Parmesan-y Pork Chops, anyone? So much flavor here! Briefly marinated in Olive Garden dressing, then coated in a seasoned batch of crushed up buttery crackers & Parmesan, these baked pork chops epitomize heart warming comfort food.

I thought that the dressing would add a bit more flavor to this little pack of pork chops than just dredging them in egg before their cracker crumble coating, and this turned out to be a good decision! Filling & delicious, these cracker-y, crumble-y pork chops were the perfect end to a chilly fall afternoon spent raking & bagging leaves.

Cracker-y, Crumble-y, Parmesan-y Pork Chops

Ingredients

1.25 lbs center cut boneless pork chops (4 small chops)
3 Tbsp Olive Garden Italian dressing
18 buttery round crackers (Ritz or equivalent)
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp garlic powder

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray the bottom of a small baking dish with cooking spray.

Brush the top and sides of each of the pork chops generously with dressing, then flip them over and brush the other side. Make sure that each chop is nicely coated.

Add the crackers, Parmesan, and seasonings to a food chopper or small food processor. Pulse just until crushed and combined.

Spread the cracker crumb mixture out on a dinner plate. Dredge each chop with the crushed crackers, pressing the cracker crumb mixture into the chops with your hands to coat. Place the chops in the prepared baking dish.

Bake your cracker-y, crumbly pork chops at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, or until cooked through.

Broil on high for 2 minutes to brown the topping, and enjoy!

Note: You can substitute ALDI’s Tuscan Garden restaurant style Italian dressing, or equivalent, if you don’t have Olive Garden dressing on hand.

That’s a tasty baked pork chop

Apparently these pork chops smell amazing to cats, because Bad Kitty Lucy would not leave me alone for a single minute while I was making & photographing this recipe. I ended up having to lock her up in another room so that I could finish!

Besides that, though, they taste amazing to people. High School Kid and I quite enjoyed ours served with simple steamed broccoli & roasted potatoes (not pictured) on the side, and you have time to throw together a side or two while the chops are baking in the oven.

And let me just give another quick shout out to my little Ninja Express food chopper in making the cracker crumble coating here. I’ve had mine for years, use it constantly, and it’s so much easier for small jobs than dragging out the whole big food processor.

Got more Parmesan and dressing?

To help you make the most of these flavorful ingredients: Here’s a super easy, five-ingredient sheet pan dinner recipe to throw together with more of your Parmesan and dressing. Why not try an Olive Garden dressing sheet pan chicken dinner another night this week; it’s quite different from these pork chops, yet uses a couple of the same main ingredients.

Or, if you want to take your pork chops & Olive Garden dressing in another direction: Enjoy this recipe for smothered skillet pork chops with bell peppers & onions.

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Olive Garden Italian dressing, crushed up crackers, and Parmesan cheese work beautiful magic together in this simple (yet flavorful) seven ingredient recipe: Cracker-y, Crumble-y, Parmesan-y Pork Chops!

Course dinner

Cuisine pork chops

Keyword baked pork chops, olive garden dressing, parmesan, pork chops

Prep Time 13 minutes minutes

Cook Time 32 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Author Rachel Singer

Ingredients

• 1.25 lbs center cut boneless pork chops 4 small chops
• 3 Tbsp Olive Garden Italian dressing
• 18 buttery round crackers Ritz or equivalent
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray the bottom of a small baking dish with cooking spray.
• Brush the top and sides of each of the pork chops generously with dressing, then flip them over and brush the other side. Make sure that each chop is nicely coated.
• Add the crackers, Parmesan, and seasonings to a food chopper or small food processor. Pulse just until crushed and combined.
• Spread the cracker crumb mixture out on a dinner plate. Dredge each chop with the crushed crackers, pressing the cracker crumb mixture into the chops with your hands to coat. Place the chops in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake your cracker-y, crumbly pork chops at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, or until cooked through.
• Broil on high for 2 minutes to brown the topping, and enjoy!

Notes

You can substitute ALDI’s Tuscan Garden restaurant style Italian dressing, or equivalent, if you don’t have Olive Garden dressing on hand.

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