Apple Bacon Stuffed Pork Chops

• porce: 4 servings
• aktivní čas: 10 minutes
• celkový čas: 40 minutes

Ingredience

4 pork chops

salt and pepper (to taste)

1 tablespoon fresh rosemary (chopped)

4 slices bacon (chopped)

1 large shallot (chopped)

1 apple (peeled cored and sliced small)

2 cloves garlic (minced)

¾ cup blue cheese (crumbled)

Pokyny

Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.

Season Pork Chops: Cut a pocket in each pork chop. Season each pork chop with salt, pepper and rub them with the rosemary. Set aside.

Cook Bacon: Cook bacon in a large ovenproof skillet. Reserve 1 tbsp of bacon fat in the skillet, and another tbsp for later, discard the rest.

Make Stuffing: Add the shallot and apple to the skillet with the apple and fry until apple softens. Add garlic and continue cooking for another minute. Turn off heat, add blue cheese to skillet and stir.

Stuff Pork Chops: Spoon stuffing into each pork chop envelope.

Cook: Add remaining bacon fat to skillet and heat. Place pork chops in skillet and cook on each side until golden, about 3 minutes per side. Place skillet in preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or the chops reach an internal temperature of 150°F or 65°C with an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a pork chop.

Výživové údaje

• Velikost porce: 1 chop
• Kalorie: 420 kcal
• Celkový tuk: 25 g
• Nasycený tuk: 11 g
• Cholesterol: 123 mg
• Sodík: 565 mg
• Celkový obsah sacharidů: 9 g
• Vláknina: 1 g
• Celkové cukry: 5 g
• Bílkoviny: 37 g