Baked Pork Chops and Rice
This Baked Pork Chops and Rice recipe is home cooking at its best. Flavorful seasoned rice and onions baked with seasoned bone-in pork chops.
A DELICIOUS ALL-IN-ONE PORK CHOP MEAL
This recipe for Baked Pork Chops and Rice is one of those recipes is definitely comfort food. It is deceivingly simple but it is always a family pleaser. Many of y’all grew up on this meal. I’m certainly not reinventing the wheel here. But in my mind, it is these most basic of recipes that we always come back to because they are comforting and they taste like home and family and the food of our childhood.
Second time making this and it is amazing! Well done on this one!
– Janet
TIPS FOR MAKING PORK CHOPS AND RICE:
- You don’t want to use quick cooking rice for this recipe – it would turn out too gummy. You can substitute the white rice for brown if you prefer. I haven’t tried it with cauliflower rice so I can’t say how that would turn out.
- Make sure both sides of the pork chops are seasoned well with salt, black pepper and garlic powder.
- It’s also important you get a good browning on these pork chops. Don’t cook the pork chops all the way through. Get the skillet really hot and quickly brown each side. This adds a lot of flavor and color to the final dish!
- I like to serve this with some steamed broccoli as an additional side dish and maybe some French Bread.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- salted butter
- long grain rice
- yellow onion
- celery
- salt, pepper and garlic powder
- vegetable oil
- bone-in pork chops
- beef stock
- Worcestershire sauce (optional)
HOW TO MAKE BAKED PORK CHOPS AND RICE:
Preheat oven to 425F degrees. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add in butter until it starts to melt, then add in rice along with celery and onion. Stir and cook until rice begins to brown slightly and onion and celery soften just a bit. Then put rice mixture into bottom of 9×13-inch baking dish.
Pour beef broth over rice. Also add in Worcestershire sauce (if using.)
Using that same skillet, over high heat, add in a couple tbsp. vegetable oil. Season both sides of pork chops lightly with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Place 2 pork chops in skillet at a time and brown both sides. You aren’t cooking them all the way through. You just want to get a nice brown color on both sides (about 2 minutes per side). Follow the same process for the last 2 pork chops.
Place pork chops on top of rice mixture in baking dish. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
Place in oven and bake for about 35-40 minutes. The rice should be tender and the liquid absorbed and pork chops should be thoroughly cooked to 145F degrees.
I sprinkled a little dried parsley on top to give it a little color. This is not necessary.
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Originally published: June 2013
Updated photos and republished: January 2021
Baked Pork Chops and Rice
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons salted butter
- 1 ½ cups long grain rice
- ½ cup chopped yellow onion
- ½ cup chopped celery
- 3 ½ cups beef stock
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 bone-in pork chops
- salt, pepper and garlic powder, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add in 3 Tablespoons salted butter until it starts to melt. Then add in 1 1/2 cups long grain rice along with 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion and 1/2 cup chopped celery.Stir and cook until rice begins to brown slightly and onion and celery soften just a bit.
- Then put rice mixture into bottom of prepared baking dish.
- Pour 3 1/2 cups beef stock evenly over rice. Then pour on 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (if using). You can give it a gentle stir.
- Using that same skillet you used for the rice, over high heat (you want it good and hot) add in 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil.
- Season both sides of 4 bone-in pork chops with salt, pepper and garlic powder, to taste.
- Place 2 pork chops in the skillet at a time and brown both sides. You aren't cooking them all the way through. You just want to get a nice brown color on both sides (about 2 minutes per side).
- Follow the same process for the last 2 pork chops.
- Place pork chops on top of rice mixture in baking dish. I gently push them down a bit so they are covered with a bit of the liquid.
- Cover baking dish with aluminum foil. Place in oven and bake for about 35-40 minutes.
- The rice should be tender and the liquid absorbed and pork chops should be thoroughly cooked to 145F degrees.
Notes
- Updated to add: You can use 3 1/2 cups of water with 4 beef bouillon cubes instead of the beef stock. Some people felt that more liquid was needed to fully cook the rice so I have adjusted the recipe from 3 cups to 3 1/2 cups. Adjust as needed.
Nutrition
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Can I use boneless Pork chops? would the cooking time differ?
Good question. I haven’t tested these with boneless. Boneless can dry out really quickly so you have to be careful. If I were to try it out, I would probably soak them in a brine for a bit first to make sure they don’t dry out while baking.
Second time making this and it is amazing! Well done on this one!
I’m curious if anyone has made this ahead of time & frozen.
My wife and I loved this!! Was very flavorful and the pork chops were very tender.
Wonderful and love that rice isn’t mush and porkchop is tender and delicious
Delicious. I added mushrooms and sautéed with the celery & onions.
I made in cast iron Dutch Oven and subbed Chicken Stock for beef…. It is delicious!! Took a picture to show you, just can’t figure out how to add (technology impaired)… Thank You for the recipe!
great recipe. my only suggestion would to recommend using some of the beef broth to deglaze the pan to get all that flavor left by the pork chops
Turned out great! Pork chops were perfectly cooked and the rice was so yummy!
I made the recipe exactly a written except I forgot the Worcestershire sauce. The pork chops were tender and the rice was fluffy. Next time I might try adding some mushrooms and making a little less rice.
It is a great recipe. Thank you.
I cooked this tonight and wow, I thought I was a horrible cook. Life took a 20 year bad detour for me, but I’m back baby!! <3
Great recipe!
Very good! Highly recommend thank you!
Turned out great – my hubby loved it!
Hi Brandie-
I just wanted to say I LOVE your recipes-you are my go-to site for planning my meals-This pork chop and rice recipe is the ONLY one my husband requests-I have tried many others but he says not to mess with the best -LOL so you are the number one favorite at our house-
I have made many of your recipes and have been very pleased with every single one that I have tried.
We love that you use ingredients we have on hand or that we can easily get at the local Walmart -Just wanted to stop in and let you know we love you in our household and to Thank you for all you do.
Keep em coming
Awww Cathy – wow! I can’t tell you how much that means to me!! I really appreciate you taking the time to come and comment. I sometimes wonder what recipes are working and which ones aren’t so these comments really help me know if I am on the right track or not. Thank you!!
I was pleasantly surprised by this recipe! I was going to shake and bake pork chops, but when I had no bread crumbs or S&B, I looked for an alternative. I had no celery, and I used chicken broth, so this was modified based on Pantry Survival rules. Everyone really liked it, the chops were moist, and the rice was fluffy and flavorful. I only seasoned our chops with pepper and smoked paprika, and it was all good. I was tempted to add a little thyme and sage to my leftovers to evoke a Thanksgiving stuffing twist – I’ll try it on leftovers and see how it goes.
can I use chicken broth instead
I don’t see why not!
I decided to try this recipe today. I am very impressed. The Worcestershire took it to a whole nother level. Thank you for sharing.
So happy to hear that Lorna! Thanks so very much!
Do you think it would work to just make it with the rice and not the pork chops? I don’t have the chops on hand?
Hi Celine! Yes it should. Just keep an eye that the rice doesn’t dry out but you should be fine!
We really enjoyed this. Definitely lots of flavor!
I will be making again. Thanks for sharing your recipe! Take care
The BEST pork chop and rice recipe! First time making and the flavor was incredible! Pork was super tender and juicy; rice was tender and so flavorful! Really easy to prepare and make; made with two large bone in pork chops.
Yay!! That makes me so happy to hear! Thanks so much for taking the time to come back and comment!
Greetings,
Thank you for this recipe! I’m not a fan of porkchops but my wife loves them. She bought porkchops that were on sale which gave me an opportunity to find a recipe. My wife is a successful business person and spends a large amount of time in her office during the day. I have a culinary background and I do all the cooking. When I find a recipe, make sure I have the ingredients and get in the kitchen, It’s like a Zen thing for me. I made two additions which are personal favorites for me:
1: I sweated a full mirepoix before adding the rice: I wanted them softened;
2: I set aside a cup of the broth, deglazed the skillet after browning the porkchops and added that to my rice mixture and it added a nice bit of flavor.
My wife said: “These are the best porkchops I’ve ever had!”
Thank you! I’ll be using this in the future when my wife wants porkchops!!
Made this exactly as instructed and it’s delicious. My dear departed wife used to make this and it was one of my favorites from her. Thank you for a bitter sweet memory and a fantastic recipe.
This dish was so tasty! I found that 3 1/2 cups of liquid was too much, I ended up draining some of it off. I would easily make this again though, it was a huge hit for everyone in my family!
I love it! I followed the recipe as is…except I use white basmati rice
(my preference) and reduced it to one cup (dry). I used the generic version of A1 because I was out of worcestershire. Thank you for the great recipe.
Delicious! I used thicker cut pork chops that I got on sale. Worked really well for us!
It was delicious. I used 1 cup rice & 2 cups water. Rice cooked up perfect.
Found this recipe on Pinterest looking for pork chop recipes – it turned out great. The whole family loved it – even the kids. Got some beautiful thick cut pork chops on sale and seasoned them well with the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Delicious!
Even my 6 year old, who eats approximately nothing, asked for 2nds and 3rds. This was excellent. (He said he’d rather have this than a piece of candy.)
I probably would not use the full 3.5 cups broth next time, it was soupy when it came out of the oven, but the rice absorbed some of the excess by the time the meal was over.
Recipes our family likes end up on paper recipe cards after several times of making it, but this one is going right to a recipe card.
Thank you!
So happy I tried your recipe – it’s delicious – pure comfort food for sure – thank you for sharing it with all of us!!
That’s wonderful Peggy – thank you for coming back to comment!
This dish was amazing. Definitely will add to my list of family favorites.
Followed the recipe except I used two cups of beef broth and a can of mushroom soup. Turned out great …
Can I use rice a roni? But still prep it like you said.
Rice a roni isn’t actually rice – it is a pasta. I haven’t tried that but I’m not sure it would work to be honest.
Do I need to adjust the time or anything if I have center cut porkchops instead of bone in? and are they going to be tough if i use this recipe since they aren’t bone in?
I haven’t tested it with center cut – I’m sorry. Just go by temperature of the pork chops (145F) – thats really the only way to know you haven’t overcooked them 🙂
I made this today and it was great following the recipe exactly. Just wondering how to brown the pork chops more without drying them out.
I used a screaming hot cast iron pan, a light brush of oil on each chop along with seasoning, and 2 mins per side. Should give them great color. If your chops are super thin, go less time. Key is to keep the pan hot hot hot!
Thanks so much Ron! So happy you enjoyed this recipe!
The flavor was great and the chops were tender.
This recipe deserves à 10+!!! I didn’t have célery so I used bell pepper and celery salt instead. Fresh mushrooms also à plus…but the kicker was sliced habanero fresh out my garden. Thank you so much, I’m gonna wake my wife up nowshe loves it too!
You are too kind – thank you so very much Glenn!
came out perfect first time. decided to add spices and substitute chicken legs. worked great and hubby is happy! thank you
Thanks so very much Sandy! I love hearing that!
It was fantastic…everything turned out perfect. I will make again
Love hearing that! Thanks so much Brenda!
Could you use rice a Toni type rice in place if the long grain rice? If so would you cook it all the same.
Thanks
Rice a roni isn’t actually rice. It’s a pasta (vermicelli) so it wouldn’t work the same with this recipe but I haven’t tested so couldn’t tell you exactly how to do it. I’m sorry!
I made this recipe exactly as written at least 5 times already. And it gets better and better every time. Thx for sharing.
Thanks so very much Kathy! I really appreciate you taking the time to come back and comment!
I tweaked a bit. I used Jasmine rice. Chicken stock. Added mushroons. Pepper infused olive oil on dredged chops. Some whole grain mustard. I made a pan sauce wih the drppings in the browing pan with some milk and sour cream. We loved it.
So, in other words you didn’t make the recipe.
LOL – your comment made me giggle 😉
So in other words, you didn’t make this recipe.
My son was recently diagnosed with UC (Ulcerative Colitis) and so we have been experimenting with new recipes using chicken and pork. I found this recipe and it was a hit with the boys. I have used this recipe many times now and it has always been devoured before the night’s end.
I’m so so happy this is one that everyone can enjoy in your house! I love hearing that! Thank you for taking the time to come back and comment!
Been looking for this recipe and now found it. Made this years ago and LOVED it! Flavors are wonderful! Thanks for reposting! Making this for a family group lunch tomorrow! So excited! My new made up word this will be YUMMILICIOUS!
I’m thinking about using this recipe, but using a pork tenderloin instead of the chops. What do you think?
I am gonna try this recipe this week and will let you know It looks fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!1
Made this dinner the other night for the first time. It was a HUGE hit. My husband said I definitely needed to make it again. My oldest son had 3 or 4 helpings of the rice. Yum!
This Turned out very good. I followed the directions and it was awesome my family loved it. I will be making this again.
It was very tasty will make it again
I can’t rate it yet because it’s still cooking, but I may have goofed. I doubled it, and after 35 minutes, there is still a LOT of liquid in it.
family loved it. I doubled the rice recipe and made one pan with pork chops and one with chicken tenders. Both turned out great!