EASY BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH STUFFING

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Ingredients

  • 6 lean pork chops (may use 4 or 5)
  • 1 box Stove Top pork stuffing mix
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 medium shallot, minced
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation

Step 1


Line wide Meat loaf pan with aluminum foil on bottom and sides. Heat oven to 300 degrees.

Put the dried fruit in a small bowl. Pour 1/4 cup boiling water over the fruit and set aside for 10 minutes to soften. Drain, reserve the soaking water.

In a mini-processor process the fruit with the butter and half the shallot until finely chopped. Season with salt and pepper.

Make stuffing according to directions on box. Add fruit mixture to stuffing mix.

Brown pork chops and arrange standing vertically in pan.

Spoon dressing equally between each chop. Spoon undiluted soup on top of dressing and chops.

Cover pan completely with foil and seal edges. Bake at 300 degrees for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.