Pork Chops with Apple Stuffing Recipe

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During slow periods at the hospital where I once worked, we would gather and talk about creating culinary masterpieces. This recipe was one of our most successful creations! It's an impressive meal for company.

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Pork Chops with Apple Stuffing Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

20 45 65

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups soft bread crumbs
4 tablespoons butter, cubed
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 celery rib, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tart apple, chopped
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 bone-in center-cut pork loin chops
Chicken broth

Directions

In a skillet, brown bread crumbs in butter until golden; remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion, celery and garlic in oil until tender. Remove from the heat. Add crumbs, apple, egg and seasonings; mix well.
Lay one pork chop flat; spoon a fourth of the stuffing on top of it. Top with another chop and secure with string. Repeat with remaining chops and stuffing. Stand chops vertically but not touching in a deep roasting pan.
Fill pan with 1/4 in. of chicken broth. Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Yield: 4 servings.

Originally published as Pork Chops with Apple Stuffing in Country Extra November 1994, p49