Savory Pork Roast With Apple Stuffing

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Ingredients

  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon dried sage, rubbed
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 medium red apples, chopped (2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup celery, chopped
  • 1/3 cup onion, chopped
  • 6 cups herb-seasoned stuffing cubes
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 1/4 cup light margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 lbs. boneless rolled pork loin roast

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using Garlic Press, press garlic into small bowl. Add rosemary, sage and pepper; mix well. Remove 1/2 teaspoon of the seasoning mixture for stuffing. Core and slice apples; cut crosswise into eighths. Place in bowl. Chop celery and onion. Add to bowl along with stuffing mix, apple juice, butter and reserved 1/2 t. seasoning; toss lightly. Spoon stuffing into deep dish baker. Add salt to remaining seasoning mixture rub evenly over pork roast. Place fat side up over stuffing; cover with stoneware baking bowl. Bake 1 1/2 hours. Carefully remove baking bowl with oven mitts. Bake 15 to 30 minutes longer or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of meat registers 155 degrees for medium or 165 for well done. Let stand, covered, 10 minutes before carving.