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Apple Bacon Stuffed Pork Chops

Source of Recipe

Mudder


List of Ingredients

Apple Bacon Stuffed Pork Chops


4 slices bacon
1 cup finely chopped cooking apple
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup cornbread stuffing mix
1/2 cup chicken broth
4 (1 1/4 inch thick) bone-in pork rib chops, trimmed (about 1 pound each)
2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil, divided



Recipe


In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.

Remove bacon from skillet, keeping drippings in pan.

Set bacon aside to cool.

Add apple, onion, and celery to bacon drippings in skillet; cook until apple mixture begins to soften, about 7 minutes.

Remove from heat.

In a small bowl, combine salt and pepper.

Crumble bacon, and add it to the apple mixture in skillet with 1/2 teaspoon salt mixture, stuffing mix, and chicken broth; stir until liquid is absorbed.

Using a small sharp knife, cut a horizontal pocket in the side of each pork chop, about 3 inches wide and 2 inches deep.

Open pockets and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt mixture.


ecure each pocket with a wooden pick coated in nonstick cooking spray.

Season outside of pork chops with remaining 1 teaspoon salt mixture.

Preheat oven to 325°.

Spray a broiler pan sheet with nonstick cooking spray. * see note

Set aside.

In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat.

Add 2 pork chops; cook until lightly browned, about 2 minutes on each side.

Place browned pork chops on prepared broiler pan.

Repeat procedure with remaining oil and pork chops.

Pour 1/2 cup water into bottom of broiler pan.

Bake until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of pork chops registers 145°, about 30 minutes.

Remove from oven.

Lightly cover with foil; let stand for 15 minutes before serving.


Note: Pork chops can be stuffed and refrigerated for up to 4 hours before cooking. Be sure to thoroughly cool the apple mixture before stuffing in pork chops.

Note * If you don't have a broiler pan, just place pork chops on rimmed baking sheet and bake that way. I often forget to add the water and they still turn out fine.