Kelly's Apple Pork Chops With Stuffing

Wildflour's Note:

This is my fiance's FAVORITE, well one of them at least! EASY to make and to DIE for! Pork chops baked over apple pie filling topped with stuffing?? OH YEAH, it's good stuff maynard!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 -6 boneless pork chops, 1 inch thick (or butterfly or if using thinner chops, just reduce baking time a bit)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• seasoning salt
• fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 (6 ounce) box stove top pork stuffing mix
• 1 tablespoon apple pie filling, chop apples
• 2 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling with cinnamon (Kroger brand is surprisingly good)
• more fresh coarse ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Make stuffing according to pkg directions, fold in 1 Tbl. apple pie filling and cheddar, set aside.
2. Pour rest apple pie filling onto bottom of 13x9 pan (greased.)
3. In hot skillet, lightly brown pork chops (seasoned with seasoning salt and pepper) on both sides.
4. Place pork chops on top of apples.
5. Top each with a mound of stuffing.
6. (I loosely pack it a little to make it look nice, making a round ball of it.).
7. Sprinkle lightly with a little coarse ground pepper.
8. Cover and bake at 350• for 40-45 minutes.
9. Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer.
10. (*Porkchops ARE done when just barely light pink in center and juices run clear.)**When serving, make sure you scoop with a large spatula, getting underneath the chop to get all the pie filling underneath.
11. Hope I explained that right.

Reviews

[ITRIEDIT]

I tried it and this has got to be hands down one of the best recipes ever posted for combining, apple, pork, stuffing and goodness! I made my own apple pie filling (1/2 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 6 cups thinly sliced peeled and cored apples and stir until well mixed). I put about 3 or 4 apples from my apple pie mixture in the stuffing after it was done cooking and let sit on the stove covered. I didn't add the cheddar cheese or the ground black pepper on top of stuffing before putting in the oven. When this was done, I shamefully must admit that I stood over the stove and gobbled away!! I couldn't even tear myself away to get a plate and sit and eat like normal human beings do!! LOL. Also, the apples that stayed on top were half baked and of course, so I ended up with a bit of crunch in some bites, which I loved!! I brought some for lunch and I can't wait!!! Only thing I would do differently is not cook it for 40 mins. It was a tad overdone -- I think 10 mins. less they would've been perfect!! Thanks so much for posting and this is definitely a keeper!!!

[cruzzo]

I followed this recipe exactly and it was really yummy! I loved all the flavors together. The only thing was the pork was bland unless you got some of everything on it and then popped it inyour mouth. I like the idea of marinating it in apple juice overnight. I will try that next time.

[Ed in Georgia]

Made this for the family tonight and it was a big hit. Didn't have any cheese and folded apple sauce into the stuffing but will definitely be making this again. Only thing I would change for next time is maybe using a pie filling that isn't quite as sweet as the one I used tonight.