Stuffed Pork Chops - The Fresh Grocer

Stuffed Pork Chops

With tangy dried apricots and bits of pecans, the stuffing in these chops has a real down-home flavor.

Recipe - The Fresh Grocer - Corporate

Stuffed Pork Chops

Prep Time25 Minutes

Servings4

Cook Time35 Minutes

Calories400

Ingredients

4 Pork Loin Rib Chops, cut 1 1/4 inches thick

1/4 cup Finely Chopped Onion

1/4 cup Finely Chopped Celery

1 Tbs Margarine or Butter

1/4 cup Chopped Dried Apricots

2 Tbs Chopped Pecans

1/4 tsp Dried Sage Leaves

1/4 tsp Pepper

20 Keebler® Town House® Original crackers

1/3 cup Apricot Spreadable Fruit

1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

Directions

1. Trim fat from chops. Cut pocket in each chop by horizontally cutting from fat side almost to bone.

2. In medium saucepan cook onion and celery in margarine or butter until tender. Remove from heat. Stir in apricots, pecans, sage and pepper.

3. Coarsely crush crackers. Stir into onion mixture.

4. Stuff chops with cracker mixture. Secure openings with toothpicks. Place on rack in shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 375°F for 35 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, in small bowl stir together spreadable fruit and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon over pork chops. Bake at 375°F for 3 to 5 minutes more or until chops are no longer pink.

Nutritional Information

23 g Total Fat
6 g Saturated Fat
60 mg Cholesterol
250 mg Sodium
25 g Total Carbohydrate
2 g Dietary Fiber
13 g Sugars
22 g Protein

25 minutes

Prep Time

35 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

400

Calories

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Makes 4 servings

4 Pork Loin Rib Chops, cut 1 1/4 inches thick

Fresh Pork Loin Rib End Chops, 1.3 pound, 1.3 Pound

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1/4 cup Finely Chopped Onion

Medium Yellow Onion, 20 Ounce

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$1.61 avg/ea$1.29/lb

1/4 cup Finely Chopped Celery

Organic Celery, 1 each, 1 Each

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$2.49

1 Tbs Margarine or Butter

Blue Bonnet 53% Vegetable Oil Spread, 16 oz, 16 Ounce

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1/4 cup Chopped Dried Apricots

Sunsweet Mediterranean Dried Apricots, 6 oz, 6 Ounce

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2 Tbs Chopped Pecans

Diamond of California Chopped Pecans, 8 oz, 8 Ounce

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1/4 tsp Dried Sage Leaves

McCormick Ground Sage, 0.6 oz, 0.6 Ounce

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1/4 tsp Pepper

McCormick Pure Ground Black Pepper, 1.5 oz, 1.5 Ounce

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20 Keebler® Town House® Original crackers

Kellogg's Town House Light and Buttery Original Oven Baked Crackers, 13.8 oz, 13.8 Ounce

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1/3 cup Apricot Spreadable Fruit

Polaner All Fruit Apricot Spreadable Fruit, 10 oz, 10 Ounce

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1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

Lea & Perrins The Original Worcestershire Sauce, 10 fl oz, 296 Millilitre

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Nutritional Information

23 g Total Fat
6 g Saturated Fat
60 mg Cholesterol
250 mg Sodium
25 g Total Carbohydrate
2 g Dietary Fiber
13 g Sugars
22 g Protein

Directions

1. Trim fat from chops. Cut pocket in each chop by horizontally cutting from fat side almost to bone.

2. In medium saucepan cook onion and celery in margarine or butter until tender. Remove from heat. Stir in apricots, pecans, sage and pepper.

3. Coarsely crush crackers. Stir into onion mixture.

4. Stuff chops with cracker mixture. Secure openings with toothpicks. Place on rack in shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 375°F for 35 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, in small bowl stir together spreadable fruit and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon over pork chops. Bake at 375°F for 3 to 5 minutes more or until chops are no longer pink.