Stuffed Apple Pork Chops
Need a gluten free main course? Stuffed Apple Pork Chops could be an outstanding recipe to try. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains roughly 38g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 510 calories. For $2.92 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. 53 people have made this recipe and would make it again. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have fresh rosemary, sweet onion, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. With a spoonacular score of 72%, this dish is solid. Try Apple-Stuffed Pork Chops, Apple-Stuffed Pork Chops, and Apple Stuffed Pork Chops for similar recipes.
Servings: 2
Preparation duration: 30 minutes
Cooking duration: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons apple butter
3/4 cup apple cider or juice
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 to 3 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 boneless butterflied pork chops (6 ounces each)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup chopped sweet onion
1 large tart apple, chopped
Equipment:
bowl
toothpicks
kitchen thermometer
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Directions In a small bowl, combine the apple butter, vinegar, mustard and rosemary. Flatten pork chops to 1/2-in. thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brush with apple butter mixture. Combine apple and onion; place over one side of each pork chop. Fold other side of pork over filling and secure with toothpicks. In a small ovenproof skillet, brown chops in butter for 3-4 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Add cider. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until apples and onions are tender. Remove chops and keep warm. Bring pan juices to a boil; cook until reduced by half. Discard toothpicks. Serve with sauce. Yield: 2 servings. Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with commercially prepared apple butter. Originally published as Apple-Stuffed Pork Chops in Cooking for 2Fall 2007, p31 Nutritional Facts 1 pork chop with 2-1/2 tablespoons sauce (prepared with reduced-fat butter) equals 440 calories, 17 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 102 mg cholesterol, 1,203 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 35 g protein. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend
Step by step:
1. In a small bowl, combine the apple butter, vinegar, mustard and rosemary. Flatten pork chops to 1/2-in. thickness; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2. Brush with apple butter mixture.
3. Combine apple and onion; place over one side of each pork chop. Fold other side of pork over filling and secure with toothpicks.
4. In a small ovenproof skillet, brown chops in butter for 3-4 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°.
5. Add cider.
6. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until apples and onions are tender.
7. Remove chops and keep warm. Bring pan juices to a boil; cook until reduced by half. Discard toothpicks.
8. Serve with sauce.
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