Ahhh, pork the other white meat! It's delicious, but only if you cook it right. Pork can be a touchy meat to cook, because people are afraid of it if it's not overly done. Fear not my friends, pork is OK to consume a little on the pink side.
We eat pork about once a week. It's usually in the form of boneless chops, and I normally pan sear both sides and then throw the pan in the oven and finish them off. When I saw a recipe for apples and stuffing with pork, I knew that I had to make it. After all pork and apple go together hand in hand.
This recipe comes from one of those recipe cards from Progresso. I just had to share it with y'all, because we love how yummy it is!
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What do you need?
2 unpeeled apples, sliced - I just used whatever red apples in the fridge
2 teaspoons flour
1 teaspoon brown sugar
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon seasoned salt
4 thick pork chops - Publix has an organic brand that is the perfect thickness. You can find it with their grass fed beef
1 cup apple juice - or leftover apple cider
2 tablespoons butter
1 ½ cups stuffing mix - we use the Arrowhead Mills brand, it's very allergen friendly
¼ cup dried cranberries
What do you do?
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees, grease a 13x9 inch baking dish.
2. Place the apples in a medium sized bowl.
3. In a small bowl mix together the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the apples and mix until coated.
4. Place the apples on one side of your baking dish. It's ok if they are all stacked on one another.
5. Sprinkle the seasoned salt on both sides of the pork and place the chops on the opposite side of the baking dish.
6. In a 2 quart saucepan, heat apple juice and the butter. Stir in the stuffing and cranberries. Cover, removed from heat and allow to stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
7. Scoop ½ cup of the stuffing onto each pork chop.
8. Spray a sheet of foil, large enough to cover your dish, with cooking spray {I bought an oil sprayer so that i can use my own oil}. Place the sprayed side down over the baking dish and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
9. Uncover and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes or until pork reads 160 degrees. You can cut the pork open and check, you are looking for an a slight pink color, NOT RAW! The texture will be the exact same as the part that is white, just a little pink.
10. Serve the apples on the side.