Holiday Pork Chops

Submitted by hungrykitten

"From a brand name cooking mag."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 pork loin chops (1 1/2 inches thick)
• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, divided
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup diced celery
• 2 cups diced unpeeled apples
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup craisins (optional)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 cups herb seasoned stuffing mix (Pepperidge Farm)

directions

1. With a sharp knife, cut a pocket in the side of each pork chop.
2. In a large skillet, brown pork chops and garlic in 1/4 c butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove pork chops; set aside.
3. In same skillet, cook onion and celery in remaining butter until tender.
4. Add apples, water, craisins and 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Add stuffing mix; mix well. Stuff into pockets in pork chops.
5. Place pork chops in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until chops are tender. Extra stuffing may be baked in a greased 1 quart casserole for 40 minutes.