Cranberry-Apple Stuffed Pork Chops

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Cranberry-Apple Stuffed Pork Chops

Prep: 40 minutes
Grill: 10 minutes • Serves: 6

1 large Golden Delicious apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1-1/2 cups)
1 cup less-sodium chicken broth
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 package (6 ounces) unprepared stuffing mix for pork
3/4 cup dried cranberries
6 (1-inch-thick) Farmland bone-in pork loin rib chops
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Nonstick cooking spray

 

1. Prepare grill for direct grilling over medium heat. In small saucepot, add apple, broth and butter; heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Stir in stuffing mix and cranberries. Remove saucepot from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. With fork, fluff stuffing. Makes about 4-1/4 cups.

2. Meanwhile, with sharp knife, carefully slice each pork chop horizontally all the way to the bone to form a pocket. Sprinkle both sides of pork chops with salt and pepper. Place heaping e cup stuffing in pocket of each pork chop; secure with toothpicks. Spray both sides of pork chops with nonstick cooking spray.

3. Grill pork chops 10 to 12 minutes or until internal temperature of stuffing reaches 165° and pork reaches 145°, turning once halfway through cooking.

Approximate nutritional values per serving:
455 Calories, 20g Fat (10g Saturated), 81mg Cholesterol,
763mg Sodium, 38g Carbohydrates, 2g Fiber, 24g Protein

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To bake stuffed pork chops, spray foil lined baking pan with cooking spray. Bake in preheated 400° oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until internal temperatures listed in recipe are reached.