Pork Chops with Spiced Fruit Stuffing

Ingredients:

1 cup diced dried fruit and raisin mixture

1 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup apple juice

3 Tbsp butter or margarine

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp nutmeg

1 pkg (6 oz) herb-seasoned one-step stuffing mix

4 boneless pork chops (4 oz each, about 2 in thick)

1/8 tsp salt

1/8 tsp black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large saucepan, combine dried fruits, broth, 1/4 apple juice, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Bring to a boil. Stir in stuffing mix.  Remove from heat.

2. Arrange pork chops in bottom of 3 1/2 - 4 quart slow cooker. Pour remaining 1/4 cup apple juice over pork.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Top with stuffing mixture.

3.  Cover; cook on low for 5-6 hours.

4.  Remove stuffing from slow cooker; place in serving bowl.  Stir gently; serve with fruit stuffing.

Sweet n' Saucy Pork Chops Slow Cooker Recipe From Crock-Pot

I just threw this together in the crock-pot and it smells AMAZING! I plan on serving it tonight over brown rice with a side of veggies.

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp Olive oil

4 pork chops

2 cups onions, diced

4 cloves of garlic, minced

1 cup water

1 cup ketchup

½ cup cider vinegar

¼ cup soy sauce

1 tsp dry mustard

1 cup brown sugar

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

2. Add pork chops and brown for three minutes on each side.

3. Remove pork chops and place in slow cooker. Add onions to the skillet and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.

4. Reduce heat to low. Add garlic, water, ketchup, cider vinegar, soy sauce, mustard, and brown sugar. Stir until the brown sugar is dissolved. Pour sauce over pork chops.

5. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Notes:  I started a little late so I am going to cook it for the first hour or so on high and then the rest of the day on low.  Ok, so this recipe made the house smell DELICIOUS!  Seriously, it was fabulous.  The pork was a little dry. Next time I will keep it on low, even if I am short an hour or two.  The sauce was truly amazing though.  We poured it over the pork chop and after we did that we didn't care that the meat was a little on the dry side.  We'll definietly be making this again!

Pork Chop and Apple Casserole

Ingredients:

1/3 cup sugar

2 Tbsp flour

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

4 cups sliced tart apples

8 pork chops, ½ inch thick, about 2 lb

1 packet pork coating mix (like Shake ‘n Bake)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Mix sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in Ziploc bag.

3. Add apples, toss to coat.

4. Spoon into greased 13x9 baking dish.

5. Coat pork chops using the directions on the coating mix.

6. Place pork chops in a single layer over the apples.

7. Bake 35 minutes or until pork chops are cooked through.

Notes:

When I made this, I only used four pork chops. I also used Japanese Panko bread crumbs to coat the pork chops, because that is what I had in the house. I also didn’t measure the apples. I used 5 that I already had in the house. The recipe came out delicious!! It was served with homemade mashed potatoes. Even the kids loved it!

Pork Stuffing

This is a family recipe from my in-laws. Hubby loves this stuff! He grew up with his Nana making it, then his Mom, and now ME! The measurements are guesses and as you make it more you can play with the amounts. It’s really not hard, though at first I was really intimidated.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground pork

4 slices of stale bread (I use whole wheat)

1 small onion, chopped

¼ cup of chicken broth

1 tsp poultry season

Directions:

1. Brown the pork and onion together in a pan.

2. Rip up the slices of bread and add to the pork mixture.

3. Add chicken broth and poultry season.

4. Mix together well until it has the desired texture. You can add more bread if it’s too meaty or more chicken broth if it’s too dry.

If you don’t have any poultry seasoning you can use: ¾ tsp sage, and a ¼ tsp blend of any of the following spices: thyme, marjoram, black pepper, and rosemary. The other day I didn’t have any poultry seasoning or most of the spices above so I sprinkled some thyme and garlic powder and it was still delicious!