Apple Stuffed Pork Loin Chops

Submitted by Gingerbear

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 4 (8 ounce) butterfly pork loin chops
• 1 1⁄2 cups fine dry breadcrumbs
• 1 medium granny smith apple, cored,peeled and diced
• 1⁄4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• 1 tablespoon extra-light vegetable oil spread, melted (7 g fat per Tbsp)
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg.
2. Spray a 9X13 inch baking pan with vegetable oil cooking spray.
3. Set aside.
4. Trim all visible fat from pork chops.
5. Cut chops in half.
6. Cut a pocket in each pork chop half for stuffing.
7. Combine next 9 ingredients (bread through sage) in a medium mixing bowl.
8. Stuff approximately 1/3 cup of mixture into each pork chop half.
9. Place stuffed chops in prepared pan.
10. Sprinkle with rosemary.
11. Bake uncovered for 40-50 minutes, or until cooked throughly.

Reviews

[Rock Star Mama]

This was very very good. my husband came home & said "it smells like Thanksgiving in here!' like the other review, I used stuffing instead of bread crumbs & it really was awesome. I love how the liquid ingredients create a sort of gravy - make mashed potatoes w/ this & it's perfect.

 

[imbystox]

This is a delicious recipe. I ran out of bread crumbs after I oversalted my first attempt (1/2 TBS vs 1/2 TSP - oops). So I substituted crushed pretzles instead. it was great!

 

[Lisa G.]

My ultra picky husband who hates stuffing all but licked his plate clean! I actually thought he would just eat the chops, but he loved it all. I made this just as stated except I added an egg, used Pepperidge Farms croutons, and deleted the rosemary (since we don't care for it). Mmmmmm good! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Aranedain]

I accidentally read the recipe as though it was for "Veal Loin Chops," so I used this for veal. It turned out really well. My wife an I enjoyed it very much!

 

[Carol F.]

This was a great recipe! I used stuffing mix instead of the bread crumbs and it fantastic. My husband loved it. I've given the recipe to two of my friends. I got 4 really fat pork chops from Sam's Club and split them and layed half on the bottom, layered the stuffing mix and then the pork chops and then the stuffing. I reduced the cooking time to about 40 minutes and they turned out great.