Instant Pot BBQ Pork Chops

These Instant Pot BBQ Pork Chops are a family dinner favorite made easy! With just a few simple ingredients and your pressure cooker, you can have a batch of tender bone-in pork chops slathered in a thick, tangy bbq sauce on the table in 30 minutes.

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Check out my Air Fryer Pork Chops and my Tuscan Pork Tenderloin for more pork recipes!

If you haven’t made pork chops in your Instant Pot yet, what are you waiting for? This new and improved way to cook BBQ pork chops eliminates the risk of overcooked, dry meat. Instead, you’ll make moist and juicy pork chops coated perfectly in sauce every time.

But not just any BBQ sauce. These Instant Pot BBQ pork chops are basted in a sweet and tangy mixture of traditional BBQ sauce, honey mustard dipping sauce, and honey, and it’s downright delicious.

This simple Instant Pot recipe comes together in 20 minutes with minimal ingredients and pairs with practically any side. It’s perfect during the week when you need a lean source of protein everyone will love.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Makes melt-in-your-mouth pork chops coated in a unique honey mustard BBQ sauce.
• Pork chops are a relatively budget-friendly source of lean protein, and the remaining ingredients are staples you may already have.
• It comes together in 30 minutes, with very little hands-on work. The Instant Pot makes most of the magic happen. 
• You can pair it with just about any side for a family meal everyone will love.

Ingredients You'll Need

• Pork Chops: Thick-cut, bone-in pork chops are best for this recipe. The fat from the bone helps keep the meat moist as it cooks, resulting in more flavorful, juicy pork chops. You can use boneless, of course, but you’ll need to reduce the cooking time. See the FAQs for tips.
• Salt & Ground Black Pepper: To flavor the meat.
• Water: This is your necessary pressure cooking liquid and the base of the honey mustard bbq sauce. You can make the sauce even more flavorful by using low-sodium chicken broth here.
• Traditional BBQ Sauce: Use your favorite thick, sweet, and tangy tomato-based sauce. This can be homemade or store-bought, in which case you can’t go wrong with Sweet Baby Ray’s.
• Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce: This sauce is a mixture of honey and mustard, as the name suggests, but it often has mayo as well to give it a creamy texture. This can be homemade (see FAQs) or a store-bought sauce. Again, Sweet Baby Ray’s makes a good one.
• Raw Honey: Adds the right amount of sweetness and helps thicken the sauce.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Step 1: Prep pork chops. Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel and season generously on both sides with salt and pepper.

Step 2: Mix sauce ingredients. Add water, BBQ sauce, honey, and honey mustard dipping sauce to the Instant Pot, and whisk until combined. Then, nestle the pork chops in with the sauce.

Step 3: Pressure cook. Lock the lid in place, ensure the pressure valve is sealed, and then pressure cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.

Step 4: Release steam. When the timer stops, manually quick-release the steam. Once the valve drops, open the lid, remove the pork chops, and set them aside on a serving platter..

Step 5: Reduce sauce. Turn the Instant Pot to sauté mode, and bring the sauce to a simmer. Let simmer for about 5 minutes or until the liquid reduces by about half.

Step 6: Finish and serve. Spoon the sauce over the pork chops, and serve hot with your favorite sides.

NOTE: You can print the FULL recipe with all ingredients & detailed instructions below!

Expert Tips

• Plan so you have enough time to place the pork chops on the counter 20-30 minutes before cooking them. Bringing the meat to room temperature helps it cook up evenly, soft, and tender.
• If you’re new to cooking with a pressure cooker, you may want to stand back and use a long handled kitchen tool to quick release the steam.
• To check for doneness, insert a food thermometer into the thickest part of the pork chop near the bone and make sure the internal temperature is at least 165 ℉. 

Variations & Serving

Switch up the BBQ sauce: I’d imagine other kinds of sweet and tangy BBQ sauces would blend well with honey mustard for the sauce. For example, Korean or Hawaiian BBQ sauce would be great!

Serving suggestions: Make this a meal with any of your favorite sides. Here are my favorite sides to serve with Instant Pot BBQ pork chops:

• Dairy Free Mashed Cauliflower
• Balsamic Vinegar Broccoli
• Instant Pot Vegetable Fried Rice

Storing & Freezing

Storing: Place cooled leftover pork chops in an airtight container and keep them in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Freezing: Place the pork chops in a freezer-safe container or bag, remove as much air as possible before you seal it, and keep it in the freezer for 2 to 3 months.

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