Easy Mexican Pork Chops Recipe

These Mexican pork chops are easy to make and go great with a side of homemade Mexican rice or Mexican cauliflower rice. Versatile and delicious!

It’s hard to go wrong when you take Mexican seasonings, add them to meat and fry them in a pan. Add cheese and you pretty much have a hit on your hands. One day I was trying to come up with a Mexican inspired recipe for pork chops because I had a hankering for some Mexican rice but my husband wanted pork chops.

That’s how this recipe came about. If you love pork chops, another tasty option is my Keto pork chops recipe with homemade ranch seasoning mix.

My son and I don’t eat meat, but my daughter and my husband enjoyed the recipe. The key here is not to overcook the pork. I used boneless pork loin chops but you can use whatever type of pork chops you want. I think thinner chops would be better, but you can use thick ones if you want.

The National Pork Board recommends cooking pork chops to an internal temperature of 145° F and then letting them rest for about 3 minutes before serving.

I apologize for the quality of the photos. I honestly hadn’t intended on publishing the recipe. Sometimes I just want to make dinner for the enjoyment of it, and not worry about taking photos. But this did turn out good and was a great compliment to my homemade Mexican rice.

The pork itself is low carb, keto, gluten-free, etc. Obviously the Mexican rice is not. There are plenty of recipes for low carb Mexican rice though so you can easily make a rice that fits with your diet.

Easy Mexican Pork Chops Recipe

This recipe is made in a single skillet, if you use an oven-safe skillet, you can pop it in the broiler at the end to make the cheese nice and brown and bubbly. I like cast iron for this reason. Plus cast iron doesn’t have any finishes that can chip off and be potentially dangerous. It’s easy to clean and can last a lifetime if you take care of it.

I like Lodge brand cast iron because it’s made in the USA.

If you are new to cast iron, you can grab a starter set. This one is the wildlife series which is really cool!

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