Best Cornbread Stuffed Pork Chops Recipes

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!

CORNBREAD-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms in butter 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat. Add stuffing and broth; stir until liquid is absorbed. Stir in cheese and 2 teaspoons of the sage.
• Make a pocket in each pork chop by cutting into side of chop toward the bone. Spoon stuffing mixture into each pocket; secure opening with toothpicks. Sprinkle pork with salt, pepper and remaining 1 teaspoon sage.
• In same skillet, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add 3 pork chops; cook 4 minutes, turning once, until browned. Spray broiler pan rack with cooking spray. Place pork on rack in pan. Repeat with remaining pork chops. Brush chops with oil.
• Bake 20 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of meaty portion reads 145°F. Let stand 3 minutes.

CORNBREAD STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Select saute setting on a 3- or 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add bacon. Cook and stir until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Add onion to drippings; cook and stir until tender, 3-4 minutes. Remove to a small bowl. Stir in stuffing mix, apple, pecans, raisins, 2 tablespoons broth, sage, allspice and bacon. Cut a pocket in each pork chop by slicing almost to the bone. Fill with stuffing; secure with toothpicks., Add butter to pressure cooker. When butter is hot, brown chops on both sides; remove and keep warm. Add remaining 1 cup broth to pressure cooker. Cook 1 minute, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Press cancel., Return pork chops to pan. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 18 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. A thermometer inserted in pork should read at least 145°. Discard toothpicks before serving.

SUNNY'S CORNBREAD-STUFFED AND FRIED PORK CHOPS WITH HONEY CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For the chops: Insert a knife at the top end of each chop with the blade facing away from the bone and towards the fat rim. In a sweeping motion, make a pocket inside each chop without carrying the knife completely through the rim of fat, leaving about a 2-inch hole. Season the chops on both sides with a pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside.
• For the stuffing. In a large bowl, gently combine the crumbled muffins, celery, cranberries, onion, parsley, butter, paprika, sage and enough stock to moisten it. This should not be drippy wet or cakey dry. Taste and season with a pinch salt if needed and a few grinds of pepper.
• Put the stuffing in a piping bag with the largest tip (or use a plastic bag and cut a corner). Squeeze the stuffing into the center of each pork chop and secure the hole with a toothpick.
• For the dredge: Set up a dredging station with the flour in one shallow dish and the buttermilk in a second shallow dish. Season each with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Dredge the chops in the flour first, then in the buttermilk and finally back in the flour. Rest the chops in the flour or on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• For the sauce. In a small saucepot on medium heat, add the jellied cranberry sauce, chicken stock and honey. Cook until the cranberry dissolves and the liquid reduces and becomes slightly thicker, about 5 minutes. Add the thyme and stir in the butter until it melts. Taste and season with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Keep warm.
• To fry and serve: Using a Dutch oven, your heaviest pot or a deep fryer, bring at least 4 inches of oil to 370 degrees F. Gently place the chops into the oil without overcrowding; you may need to do this in batches. The temperature will lower while frying; hold it at 350 degrees F. Cook until the chops reach an internal stuffing temperature of 150 degrees F, 10 to 14 minutes. Remove to a wire rack, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and gently cover with aluminum foil, allowing for air to escape so the chops don't steam. Rest the chops 5 minutes like this.
• Serve with a drizzle of the sauce.

CORNBREAD STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Saute onions, celery and apple in 1 tablespoon butter until softened and slighly golden.
• 2. Add corn bread, sage, thyme and salt/pepper to taste to the onion mixture. Add about1 tablespoon water to moisten.
• 3. Put 1-2 tablespoons cornbread mixture between two pork chops. Fasten them together with toothpicks. season each side with garlic herb seasoning. Repeat with remaining pork chops.
• 4. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 2 tablepoons oil in a skillet. Add pork chops. Cook over medium heat until done (about 4 minutes per side). Remove pork chops to a plate. Remove the toothpicks.
• 5. Add remaining tablespoon butter to the pan. Add flour, cook over medium heat until browned, stirring constantly. Add 2 cups water , stir and cook over medium heat until thickened. Serve over pork chops.

CORNBREAD STUFFED QUICK PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• NOTE: Most of the Prep time involves making the cornbread, cooking it and letting it cool.
• Make the cornbread and let cool.
• Cornbread Stuffing: In mixing bowl, toss together the cornbread, onion, green pepper, butter, egg, pimiento, salt and pepper.
• Take each chop and fill the pocket with the stuffing, dividing all of the stuffing amongst the chops.
• Arrange the pork chops in a 12 x 8 x 2inch dish, with the thickest meaty areas to the edge and the "tails" in the center.
• Brush half of the glaze (see recipe above) over the tops of the chops.
• Cover with wax paper.
• Microwave at Medium (5) for 35-40 minutes, rotating dish 1/2 turn after 15 minutes, until tender.
• Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Brush with remaining glaze before serving.

CORNBREAD STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Cut a slit through the center of the chops, down to the bone, to form a pocket. (Sometimes you can get butterfly porkchops which work well. Or have the butcher cut the pocket for you.)
• Crumble cornbread roughly into a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
• In a medium saute pan, melt the butter and add onion, celery, peppers, mushrooms and garlic. Saute til soft and lightly browned and most of the liquid is reduced. Add Parsley and herbs, stir and cook about 1 minute more.
• Place the sauteed veggies in the bowl with the cornbread and mix together. You will need to add enough chicken broth or water to moisten. This depends on the amount of liquid in the veggies and the dryness of the cornbread.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Season the chops with salt and pepper inside and out. Place stuffing into the pockets. There will usually be some left over but stuff them pretty full. If you prefer, stuff lightly and then bake the remaining stuffing alongside the chops in a separate oiled casserole during the last 20-30 minutes of cooking time.
• Place stuffed chops in a 9x13 baking dish. Place soup in a small bowl (or use the bowl you mixed the stuffing in) and add a few tablespoons of broth or water to thin it down and then spoon over the chops.
• Bake 1 to 1 1/2 hrs or til tender, check after about an hour. Temp should be 160-165 inside the stuffing. Place the extra pan of stuffing in the oven when the chops start to feel tender.
• Spoon some of the gravy over the chops and stuffing for serving and pass any extra gravy on the side.

CORNBREAD-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Use sharp knife to make horizontal cut in side of each chop to make pocket, being careful to not cut through to opposite side of chop. Fill each pocket with 1/4 cup each spinach and stuffing. Close pockets; secure with wooden toothpicks.
• Cook chops in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 2 to 3 min. on each side or until evenly browned on both sides. Add orange juice concentrate; turn to evenly coat both sides of chops with concentrate. Cover; cook on medium-low heat 10 to 15 min. or until chops are done (145°F). Remove from heat. Let stand 3 min.
• Meanwhile, cook gravy in saucepan on medium heat until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Remove and discard toothpicks from chops. Serve topped with gravy.