Grilled Bone-in Pork Chops is a lean meat that is easy to grill. This 4 ingredient recipe will leave your pork chops full of flavor and juicy.
Get My Easy Grilling Cookbook Bundle for 75% OFF
Grilling is one of my favorite ways to feed my family. The grill always makes our meat have that smokey flavor and you can make an entire meal right on the grill.
Grilled Bone-In Pork Chops is so easy to grill. The 4 ingredients that are added, leave the meat so full of flavor, tender and juicy. Plus the pork chop seasoning are simple pantry ingredients. You may even like to try this Pork Rub, Grilled Pork Chop Marinade Recipe, Blackstone Thin Pork Chops or make Maple Glazed Pork Chops for another easy recipe.
If you have a smoker, make sure to check out this Smoked Pulled Pork Recipe.
Table of Contents
- What type of Pork Chops are best to Grill?
- How to Grill Bone-In Pork Chops?
- Ingredients
- How to Make Grilled Bone-In Pork Chops:
- What temperature do you grill Bone-In Pork Chops?
- How long to Grill Bone-In Pork Chops?
- Serving Suggestions
- Frequently Asked Questions
- More Grilled Pork Recipes
- More grilled recipes
- Grilled Bone In Pork Chops Recipe
What type of Pork Chops are best to Grill?
We have grilled both boneless and bone-in pork chops and it depends on the thickness which one is better. Bone-in is are favorite to grill but they need to be at least one inch thick. You can also grill pork loin chops.
Boneless pork chops are good but they seem to get dried out faster than bone-in pork chops.
How to Grill Bone-In Pork Chops?
When preparing your pork chops to grill, make sure to preheat grill to 450 degrees. After seasoning your pork chops, place the bone in pork chops on the grill. Watch the pork chops closely so they don’t stay on the grill to long
Even a couple minutes to long can cause the pork chops to dry out. Pork chop can be grilled on a gas grill or a charcoal grill.
Ingredients
- Bone-In Pork Chops
- Olive Oil
- Paprika
- Salt
- Black Pepper
Scroll to see the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.
How to Make Grilled Bone-In Pork Chops:
- Step 1 – Prepare your gas grill – Preheat your outdoor grill to 450 degrees F.
Step 2 – Rub with oil – Rub the olive oil on both sides of the pork chops.
Step 3 – Combine Seasoning – In a small bowl, whisk together all the seasonings: paprika, salt and pepper.
Step 4 – Add Seasoning to Pork Chops – Sprinkle the seasoning mixture on each side of the pork chops and rub it into the pork.
Step 5 – Grill Pork Chops – Place the pork chops directly on the grill grates (on direct heat). Grill for 2 minutes per side. Then move the pork chops to indirect heat (upper rack).
Step 6 – Continue Grilling – Reduce the heat to medium and cook for another 10-15 minutes until the pork chops reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F. Use an instant read thermometer to check internal temp.
Step 7 – Rest, Serve and Enjoy – Let the pork chops rest for 5-10 minutes on a plate. Then serve warm and enjoy!
What temperature do you grill Bone-In Pork Chops?
Grilling pork chops on a hot grill is important. We like to preheat the gas grill to about 450 degrees. This ensure that the grill is hot and ready to grill pork chops.
We like to have the meat have the charred taste to them. So that is why it is important to grill pork chops on a hot grill. Check out How to Grill Pork Chops for more tips.
How long to Grill Bone-In Pork Chops?
Bone-in are flavorful pork chops. But they need need to be cooked the right length of time. Pork chops can be a little tricky to grill so that is why we always use a meat thermometer to ensure that we don’t under cook or over cook the pork chops. Plus to ensure that it is safe to eat.
When we grill pork chops we start off by cooking on the direct medium high heat for about 2 minutes on each side. Then we place the pork chops on the other side of the grill. Which is were the indirect heat is for the remainder of the time.
We always watch closely because pork chops can get dry real fast if cooked even a minute to long.
Serving Suggestions
There are many sides that go perfectly with pork chops. When we grill, we like to make sides that can be make on the grill so it is easy cleanup. While your pork is cooking, you can prepare these amazing sides.
- How to Grill Bake Potatoes – The bake potatoes come out perfectly with the crispy skin and soft and hot on the inside.
- Grilled Carrots in Foil – This is our favorite way of making carrots.
- Macaroni and Cheese – This is a perfect oven recipe that come out so cheesy and delicious.
- See more easy Sides for Grilled Pork Chops
Frequently Asked Questions
Refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days. These porkchops are great leftovers. They make the perfect lunch the next day.
I like to meal prep with leftovers. With the pork rib chops, you can cut the pork chops off the bone and place in a microwave safe container with rice and a vegetables.
There are multiple ways that you can cook bone-in pork chops. Growing up my mom always fried them and I have always fried them. Now I like to put them in the air fryer or bake them in the oven.
We think the bone-in pork chops always come out so tender and juicy and full of flavor. You can add different marinades to change the flavor.
Yes, you can freeze these tender pork chops by placing in a freezer safe container. Place in the freezer for up to 3 months.
More Grilled Pork Recipes
- Grilled Teriyaki Pork Chops Recipe
- How to Grill Pork Chops
- Grilled Rosemary Pork Chops
- Grilled Pork Chop Marinade Recipe
- Easy Grilled Bratwurst Recipe
- Honey Garlic Pork Chops
More grilled recipes
We love to hear from you. If you make this Grilled Bone In Pork Chops Recipe, please leave us a comment.
Grilled Bone In Pork Chops
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to 450 degrees F.
- Rub the olive oil on both sides of the pork chops.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the seasonings: paprika, salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle the seasoning mixture on each side of the pork chops and rub it into the pork.
- Place the pork chops directly on the grill (on direct heat). Grill for 2 minutes per side. Then move the pork chops to indirect heat (upper rack).
- Reduce the heat to medium and cook for another 10-15 minutes until the pork chops reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
- Let the pork chops rest for 5-10 minutes on a plate. Then serve warm and enjoy!
So easy and so delicious. We grilled bone-in loin pork chops from Whole Foods. They were 1-½” thick. Served with a quinoa salad.
This was Fabulous!!