Best Apple Stuffed Pork Chops Recipes

APPLE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet saute onion in butter or margarine until tender. Remove from heat. Add the bread crumbs, apples, celery, parsley and salt. Mix all together. Cut a large pocket in the side of each pork chop; season inside and out with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon apple mixture loosely into pockets.
• In skillet, heat oil to medium high and brown chops on both sides. Place browned chops in an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake for 30 minutes longer or until juices run clear.

APPLE-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Remove from the heat; add the bread cubes, apples, celery, parsley and 1/4 teaspoon salt. , Cut a pocket in each chop by making a horizontal cut through the meat almost to the bone. Sprinkle inside and outside with pepper and remaining salt. Spoon stuffing loosely into pockets. , In a large skillet, brown the chops on both sides in oil. Place in an ungreased large baking pan. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let meat stand for 5 minutes before serving.

APPLE CRANBERRY STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a Dutch oven, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Cook onion in butter until the onions are very soft and begin to brown. Remove from heat. Stir in apple, celery, and dried cranberries. Season with salt.
• Lay each chop flat on cutting board, and with a sharp knife held parallel to the board, cut a pocket into the pork, leaving three sides intact. Stuff each chop with apple-cranberry mixture.
• Melt remaining butter in the Dutch oven over medium heat. Pan-fry chops in butter for two minutes on each side. Cover, and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
• Transfer chops from pan to a plate, and cover with foil. Place the Dutch oven back on the stovetop over medium heat. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together apple juice, cornstarch, and brown sugar; pour into Dutch oven. Reduce liquid volume by half, stirring frequently. Season to taste with black pepper. Serve this apple glaze over pork chops.

APPLE SAGE CORNBREAD-STUFFED PORK CHOPS FOR TWO

Steps:

• Slice into the pork chops horizontally, but not all the way through. (You're essentially butterflying the pork chops and giving them a little pouch.) Set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat up 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the garlic and onion and saute until fragrant and softened, about 3 minutes. Add the apple, carrots and celery and cook until softened, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Add in the cornbread, chicken broth and sage leaves, and stir to incorporate. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove the skillet from the heat and let the filling cool for 10 minutes.
• Carefully spoon the filling into the pork chops. If they become full and you can no longer stuff anymore, that's ok-save the filling to eat on the side. Use toothpicks to secure the chops shut. If the toothpicks poke out, use scissors to trim them flush to the pork chops.
• In the same skillet you used earlier, heat up the remaining tablespoon olive oil. Sear the pork chops, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Turn the heat down to medium and continue cooking, flipping occasionally, until the pork chops have cooked through completely, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm with the additional cornbread stuffing!

APPLE-GLAZED STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place first four ingredients in a large bowl. Add 3/4 cup juice and melted butter; toss until combined., Cut a pocket in each pork chop by slicing horizontally to the bone. Fill each with about 1/2 cup stuffing; place on a rack in a roasting pan. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add 1-1/2 cups apple juice to pan. Cover tightly with foil; bake until a thermometer inserted in pork reads at least 145°, 35-45 minutes., Place remaining stuffing in a greased 8-inch baking dish. Bake, covered, until heated through, 20-25 minutes., Meanwhile, for glaze, place brown sugar and remaining 1/4 cup apple juice in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until mixture is reduced by half, about 5 minutes., To serve, brush chops with glaze. Serve with additional stuffing.

APPLE AND ONION-STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH ORANGE-PINEAPPLE GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Gently cut pockets into chops by slicing horizontally in the side. On a plate, place salt and pepper. Dredge chops in seasoning. In a medium skillet over medium heat, saute the bacon, chopped onions, thyme, and sage until the bacon is almost crispy and the onions are beginning to caramelize around the edges, about 10 minutes. Pour mixture into a bowl. Add apples, butter, 2 tablespoons of pineapple-orange juice and cinnamon. Season with salt and pepper. Stuff each chop with apple mixture and hold together with skewers. In same skillet over medium-high heat, add enough oil to coat the pan and sear both sides of the chops until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Add 1 cup pineapple-orange juice and remaining onion wedges around the chops. Season with salt and pepper and bake until cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the thickness of the chops, basting 2 to 3 times. Remove pork chops from pan and let rest 10 minutes. Add remaining pineapple-orange juice and scrape up the brown bits that cling to the bottom of the pan. Bring the liquid to a simmer and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add lemon zest and parsley. Pour sauce over pork chops.

CRANBERRY AND APPLE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet over medium heat.Stir in the onion and apple; cook and stir for 5 minutes.Stir in the cranberries and balsamic vinegar and continue cooking until the apple and onions have softened, about 5 minutes more.Season to taste with salt and pepper.Remove to plate and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degreesF.(175 degrees C.) Lightly grease a small baking dish.
• Cut a large pocket into the pork chops using a sharp , thin bladed knife.Stuff the cooled apple mixture into the pork chops and secure with toothpicks if needed. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over med- high heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper to taste, and place in the hot skillet. Cook on each side until browned, about 3 minutes, then transfer to a baking dish. Top with remaining apple mixture, and cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink in the center,about 40 minutes depending on the thickness of the pork chops. Uncover and bake about 10 minutes longer until the apple mixtue has lightly browned around the edges.

CRANBERRY AND APPLE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion and apple; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in the cranberries and balsamic vinegar, and continue cooking until the apple and onions have softened, about 5 minutes more. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then scrape the mixture onto a plate, and refrigerate until cold.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a small baking dish.
• Cut a large pocket into the pork chops using a sharp, thin bladed knife. Stuff the cooled apple mixture into the pork chops, and secure with toothpicks if needed. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper to taste, and place into the hot skillet. Cook on each side until browned, about 3 minutes, then transfer to a baking dish. Top with the remaining apple mixture, and cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 40 minutes depending on the thickness of the pork chops. Uncover, and bake about 10 minutes longer until the apple mixture has browned around the edges.

APPLE-GLAZED STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. With sharp knife, make pocket in each pork chop by cutting into side of chop toward bone.
• In medium bowl, mix stuffing ingredients. Stuff each pocket with 1/4 of stuffing mixture; place chops in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake uncovered 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch; stir in apple juice. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat; stir in butter.
• Pour glaze evenly over chops; bake uncovered 30 to 35 minutes longer or until pork is no longer pink in center.

APPLE-RAISIN STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In saucepan combine apple juice and apples; simmer, covered, for 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add raisins and let stand 5 minutes; drain, reserving liquid.
• Combine cooked fruit mixture, walnuts, and bread crumbs.
• Stir together sugar, wine, lemon juice, and ginger.
• Add to bread mixture, tossing lightly to moisten.
• Cut pockets in fat side of seasoned chops, cutting lengthwise to bone.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup of the stuffing mixture into each pocket.
• If necessary, use wooden picks to hold pockets closed.
• In large skillet brown chops in hot oil.
• Place chops in 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Sprinkle chops with a little salt and pepper.
• Add ¼ cup reserved apple liquid to pan, adding water if necessary.
• Bake chops, covered, in 350°F oven for 1 hour.

STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH GORGONZOLA AND APPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To make the apple stuffing: In a saute pan or skillet on medium heat, melt the butter and saute thyme, chopped apples, salt and pepper together until the apples are completely softened; about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Place the apple mixture in a bowl and mix in 1/4 cup Gorgonzola cheese. The cheese should liquefy into the stuffing within a couple of minutes.
• To prepare the pork chops: Butterfly the pork chops by slicing them parallel to the plane of the chop from the fat side to the bone. Stuff each one with about 2 to 3 tablespoons of the apple mixture.
• Bake the chops for about 1 hour. Place the chops on a rack with the two stuffing sides pressed together to hold the stuffing inside the chops.
• To make the sauce: Heat the oil in a saute pan or skillet on medium heat, then saute the garlic until transparent, and the cheese until slightly melting. Immediately add the sherry, let cook for a minute until combined, then add the cream and 1/4 cup of the chicken stock, salt and pepper. Stir until well blended. Stir occasionally and reduce the liquid on medium high heat until the sauce begins to toast/caramelize and turn darker brown. Add the remaining 1/4 cup chicken stock, reincorporate the cheese and continue reducing until there is just 1/4 to 1/2 cup of thick liquid remaining.

APPLE-GLAZED STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• For stuffing, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium high heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and rain on paper towels. Reserve 2 teaspoons drippings in skillet. Cook leeks in reserved drippings for 3 to 4 minutes or until almost tender. Add the wine, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir until liquid is evaporated. Remove from heat. Stir in cooked bacon.
• For glaze, stir together the apple jelly and mustard; set aside. Trim fat from chops. Make a pocket in each chop by cutting from fat side almost to, but not through, the opposite side. Spoon stuffing into pockets with chops. If necessary, secure with wooden toothpicks. Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper.
• Place chops on rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals or medium low flame on your gas grill. Grill about 20 minutes or until juices run clear, turning once, and brushing with glaze the last five minutes of grilling. Remove toothpicks before serving.

APPLE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Combine apple, onion, salt, bread crumbs, pepper, sage, and butter.
• If mixture appears too dry to hold together, add a little water.
• Cut a deep pocket into the side of each pork chop and stuff with the apple dressing. Secure with a toothpick.
• In a large skillet, brown the stuff pork chops on each side in the vegetable oil.
• Place chops in a shallow ovenproof casserole dish and arrange the remaining dressing around the chops.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 1 hour.

APPLE GLAZED STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. With sharp knife, make pocket in each pork chop by cutting into side of chop toward bone.
• In medium bowl, mix stuffing ingredients. Stuff each pocket with 1/4 of stuffing mixture, place chops in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake uncovered 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch; stir in apple juice. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat; stir in butter.
• Pour glaze evenly over chops; bake uncovered 30 to 35 minutes longer or until pork is no longer pink in center.

STUFFED APPLE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. 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 1 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 on each side, 3-4 minutes. Add cider. , Bake, uncovered, until apples and onions are tender and a thermometer reads 145°, 15-20 minutes. Remove chops and keep warm. Bring pan juices to a boil; cook until reduced by half. Discard toothpicks. Serve pork with sauce.

LINDY'S APPLE RAISIN STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Melt butter on high 1 min in a glass measuring cup covered with plastic leave room to vent.
• In a medium bowl combine everything except chops and gravy.
• Trim fat from chops. Place 4 on bottom of microwave proof baking dish. Divide stuffing onto the 4 chops, then cover stuffing with the 4 remaining chops.
• Sprinkle 1/2 of dry brown gravy mix over the top of the chops, sprinkle the rest into the cooking dish. it will combine with the cooking juices.
• Cover with wax paper and cook on power level 7 or 70 (roast) for 18-20 minute Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• If you don't like raisins, just add extra apples. You can also use this stuffing in your thanksgiving turkey--very delicious!

APPLE-MAPLE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix together the apple pie filling and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Lay each chop on cutting board and, with a sharp knife held parallel to the board, cut a pocket into the chop going all the way to the bone and leaving the sides intact. Fill each pocket with one quarter of the filling mixture (about 1/2 cup). Coat the pork chops with maple syrup, then dredge them in the cornflake crumbs until completely covered. Place chops in baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

APPLE SAGE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Cut a pocket into each pork chop and trim fat.
• Saute onion & celery until soft in 2 T. butter.
• Add bread cubes, apple, sage & coriander.
• Mix well & moisten with 2 T. broth.
• Stuff the chops with the dressing.
• Hold together with toothpicks if you wish.
• Mix together flour, salt& pepper.
• Dredge the chops in mixture.
• Heat oil & 1 t. butter.
• Sear the chops & put into a sprayed baking dish.
• Pour remaining broth over chops, cover & bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

IOWA STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH SWEET APPLE DRESSING

Steps:

• Cut 2 inch pockets into chops from bone side so dressing stays in.
• In bowl combine apples,bread,sugar,cinnamon and salt.
• Mix well.
• Stuff into pockets of pork chops.
• Place chops in a 9x13 baking dish.
• Pour Melted butter or marg.
• over chops and bake at 350.
• When chops have browned,add 1 cup of water and cover with foil.
• Bake for 2 hours.

APPLE STUFFED PORK LOIN CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg.
• Spray a 9X13 inch baking pan with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• Set aside.
• Trim all visible fat from pork chops.
• Cut chops in half.
• Cut a pocket in each pork chop half for stuffing.
• Combine next 9 ingredients (bread through sage) in a medium mixing bowl.
• Stuff approximately 1/3 cup of mixture into each pork chop half.
• Place stuffed chops in prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with rosemary.
• Bake uncovered for 40-50 minutes, or until cooked throughly.