Pork Chops With Apples and Stuffing
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 teaspoon butter or 1/2 teaspoon margarine, softened
- 2 unpeeled red baking apples, sliced
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoning salt
- 4 pork loin chops with bone, 3/4 inch thick, trimmed of fat (about 2 lb.)
- 1 cup apple juice or 1 cup apple cider
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 1 1⁄2 cups seasoned stuffing mix (for pork or chicken)
- 1⁄4 cup dried sweetened cranberries
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
directions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Brush 1/2 teaspoon butter in bottom of 13 x 9 inch glass baking dish.
- Spread apple slices in dish.
- In a small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.
- Sprinkle seasoned salt on both sides of pork chops; place over apples.
- In a 2-quart saucepan, heat apple juice and 2 tablespoons butter to boiling over med-high heat.
- Stir in stuffing mix and cranberries.
- Cover; remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes; fluff with fork.
- Scoop 1/2 cup stuffing onto each pork chop.
- Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; place sprayed side down over baking dish.
- Bake 40-50 minutes; uncover and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until pork is no longer pink and meat thermometer reads 160°.
- Sprinkle with parsley.
- To serve, lift pork chops with stuffing to serving plates; serve apples on the side.
- Red Rome, Cortland, and Braeburn apples work well.
- May substitute dried cherries for the dried cranberries.
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