These apple and bacon stuffed pork chops make the perfect meal for the holidays or a meal that requires you to entertain guests. everyone is always very impressed by this dish.
These stuffed pork chops may be a tad bit more labor intensive, but they are well worth it! I use Stove Top stuffing to cut down on the work a bit and the meal tastes just fine.
Ingredients
4 slices Hormel bacon
1 cup finely chopped cooking apple
½ cup finely chopped onion
½ cup finely chopped celery
1½ teaspoons Morton salt
1 teaspoon ground McCormick black pepper
1 cup Stove Top cornbread stuffing mix
½ cup College Inn chicken broth
4 (1¼-inch thick) bone-in pork rib chops, trimmed (about 1 pound each)
2 tablespoons Wesson vegetable or canola oil, divided
Instructions
In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet, keeping drippings in pan. Set bacon aside to cool.
Add apple, onion, and celery to bacon drippings in skillet; cook until apple mixture begins to soften, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
In a small bowl, combine salt and pepper. Crumble bacon, and add it to the apple mixture in skillet with ½ teaspoon salt mixture, stuffing mix, and chicken broth; stir until liquid is absorbed.
Using a small sharp knife, cut a horizontal pocket in the side of each pork chop, about 3 inches wide and 2 inches deep. Open pockets and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt mixture. Gently stuff about ½ cup apple mixture into each pocket. Secure each pocket with a wooden pick coated in nonstick cooking spray.Season outside of pork chops with remaining 1 teaspoon salt mixture
Preheat oven to 325°. Spray a broiler pan sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add 2 pork chops; cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes on each side. Place browned pork chops on prepared broiler pan. Repeat procedure with remaining oil and pork chops. Pour ½ cup water into bottom of broiler pan.
Bake until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of pork chops registers 145°, about 30 minutes.Remove from oven. Lightly cover with foil; let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
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Quick Tip: Serve these apple bacon stuffed pork chops with steamed veggies and mashed potatoes for a complete meal.
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They are all very Good.!!
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