Corn-Stuffed Crown Roast

Name: Corn-Stuffed Crown Roast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Cuisine: German Dinner Recipes, German Recipes
Ingredients: 1 pork crown roast (about 7 pounds and 12 ribs); 1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided; 1 cup chopped celery; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup butter, cubed; 6 cups crushed corn bread stuffing; 2 cups frozen corn, thawed; 2 jars (4-1/2 ounces each) sliced mushrooms, undrained; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

"My mother always made this elegant entree for company dinners and special family celebrations," remembers Dorothy Swanson of St. Louis, Missouri.

Ingredients

1 pork crown roast (about 7 pounds and 12 ribs)
1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup butter, cubed
6 cups crushed corn bread stuffing
2 cups frozen corn, thawed
2 jars (4-1/2 ounces each) sliced mushrooms, undrained
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Directions

Place roast on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cover rib ends with foil. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/2 hours.
In a Dutch oven, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Stir in the stuffing, corn, mushrooms, salt, poultry seasoning and remaining pepper. Carefully spoon 1-3 cups into center of roast. Place remaining stuffing in a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Bake roast 1 hour longer or until a thermometer reads 165° for stuffing. Cover and bake extra stuffing for 30-40 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a serving platter. Let stand for 15 minutes. Remove foil. Cut between ribs to serve.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 545 calories, 30g fat (15g saturated fat), 124mg cholesterol, 826mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 3g fiber), 38g protein.

Originally published as Corn-Stuffed Crown Roast in Quick Cooking November/December 2000

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punta5

Dec 25, 2011

Has become a Christmas tradition. Everyone loves it.
JRRRR

May 6, 2008

The great taste of this dish comes from the pork. A good quality Crown Roast will always be great. Be sure you study how to purhase a Crown Roast, it will make all the difference. The presentation was great, and everyone loved this on Christmas day instead of turkey or ham.