PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES AND STUFFING

By Kitchenbee

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Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp butter or margarine, softened
• 2 unpeeled red baking apples, sliced
• 2 tsp flour
• 1 tsp packed brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
• 4 bone in pork loin chops, 3/4 inch thick, trimmed
• 1 cup apple juice or apple cider
• 2 tblsp butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 cups of stuffing mix for pork or chicken
• 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• 1 tblsp chopped fresh parsley

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375. Brush ½ tsp butter in bottom of 13x9 inch (3 quart) glass baking dish. Spread apple slices in dish. In small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples. Sprinkle seasoned salt on both sides of pork; place pork over apples.

In 2 quart saucepan, heat apple juice and 2 tablespoons butter to boiling over medium-high heat. Stir in stuffing mix and cranberries. Cover; remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Fluff mixture with fork. Scoop ½ cup stuffing onto each pork chop.

Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; place sprayed side down over baking dish. Bake 40-50 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until meat thermometer inserted in center of pork reads 145. Sprinkle with parsley. To serve, lift pork chops with stuffing onto serving plates; serve apples on the side.