Pork Chops Stuffed With Apples and Sage

Submitted by 2Bleu

"To compliment this dish, serve it with light side dishes such as Recipe #251321, and Recipe #260696, and topped with some decorative fresh parsley. Your kitchen will be filled with aromatics all day! A great way to ensure tender and moist chops is to soak them in a brine of 1 cup milk to 1/2 Tbs salt for at least 1 hour before using in a recipe."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup granny smith apple, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup mushroom, finely chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups herb stuffing mix (Pepperidge Farm)
• 14 ounces chicken broth
• 5 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped (or 1/2 tsp rubbed sage)
• 6 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 6 pork chops, 2-inch thick bone-in center-cut
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil, divided

directions

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and next 3 ingredients, Sauté 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and liquid evaporates.
2. Remove from heat. Add stuffing mix and broth; stir until liquid is absorbed. Stir in sage, 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and ground red pepper. Let stand 20 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 375°F Trim excess fat from each pork chop, and cut a slit in 1 side of each chop to form a pocket. Spoon stuffing mixture evenly into each pocket.
4. Combine remaining 4 tablespoons parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Rub both sides of stuffed pork chops evenly with 2 tablespoons oil, and spread parsley mixture evenly over chops.
5. Cook chops in remaining 2 tablespoons hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, in batches, 2 minutes on each side or until browned.
6. Place on a lightly greased rack in a broiler pan. Add 1 cup water to bottom of broiler pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[Vitameatavegamin Gi]

So good! I left out the mushrooms and used good old Stove Top Seasoned Stuffing as that's all I had and it turned out wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

 

[lazyme]

Delish! I used Pepperidge Farm pork flavored stuffing mix and loved the combination of the apples, mushrooms and sage. Very easy dinner with great taste. Thanks 2Bleu for a keeper.

 

[LifeIsGood]

"This is so good!" is an understatement! These were absolutely fantastic. Very gourmet in looks and taste, yet fairly simple to put together. The apples and sage added such a lovely flavor to the stuffing. The aroma was almost as fulfiling as the taste. My family just loved this recipe. Thank you!!