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Apple-Stuffed Pork Chops

Apple-Stuffed Pork Chops
I've been making these delicious extra-thick chops for over 30 years. It's a wonderful entree to serve company and it also savored by our family on special occasions.—Paula Disterhaupt, Bakersfield, California
6 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 cups soft bread cubes
  • 2 cups finely chopped apples
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 6 bone-in pork loin chops (1-1/2 inches thick and 7 ounces each)
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions

  • In a small skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Remove from
  • the heat; add the bread cubes, apples, celery, parsley and 1/4
  • teaspoon salt.
  • Cut a pocket in each chop by making a horizontal cut through the meat
  • almost to the bone. Sprinkle inside and outside with pepper and
  • remaining salt. Spoon stuffing loosely into pockets.
  • In a large skillet, brown the chops on both sides in oil. Place in an
  • ungreased large baking pan. Cover and bake at 350° for 30
  • minutes. Uncover; bake 30 minutes longer or until a thermometer
  • reads 145°. Let meat stand for 5 minutes before serving. Yield:
  • 6 servings.
© Taste of Home 2013

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Apple-Stuffed Pork Chops (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 1 pork chop equals 364 calories, 19 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 107 mg cholesterol, 534 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 32 g protein.
Wine: Medium-Bodied White Wine: Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer
© Taste of Home 2013