Peanut Butter and Apple Stuffed Pork Chops

Name: Peanut Butter and Apple Stuffed Pork Chops
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters finely chopped apple; 59 milliliters JIF® Creamy Peanut Butter; 16 servings 4 (3/4 inch thick) center cut pork chops, fat trimmed; 118 milliliters Smuckers® Apple Jelly, or Currant Jelly, melted; 4 servings Salt and pepper to taste; 59 milliliters seasoned bread crumbs; 1 large shallot, minced

Peanut Butter and Apple Stuffed Pork Chops is a dairy free recipe with 4 servings. One serving contains 1085 calories, 121g of protein, and 46g of fat. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up apple, jif® creamy peanut butter, center cut pork chops, and a few other things to make it today. It works best as a main course, and is done in around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Make a pocket in each pork chop with small knife by cutting horizontally from outside edge almost to bone.

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Pork Chops

Bone

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Knife

In a medium bowl combine apple, shallot, bread crumbs and peanut butter; mix well. Shape stuffing mixture into four equal patties.

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Peanut Butter

Breadcrumbs

Stuffing

Shallot

Apple

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Bowl

Place one stuffing patty into each pork chop pocket. Using wooden toothpicks (2 to 3 per chop), close each pocket to prevent stuffing from falling out during cooking.

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Pork Chops

Stuffing

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Toothpicks

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

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Oven

Lightly coat baking pan with the no-stick cooking spray. Season chops with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Cooking Spray

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Baking Pan

Lightly coat oven-proof frying pan with the no-stick cooking spray. Season chops with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Oven

Place large, oven-proof frying pan over medium-high heat until hot. Fry pork chops in pan, cooking about 8 minutes, turning once, or until well browned on both sides.

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Pork Chops

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Frying Pan

Oven

Remove pan from stove and place in hot oven to cook for another 20 minutes.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Baste pork chops with melted jelly during last 5 minutes of cooking.

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Pork Chops