Apple Stuffed Pork Chops

Ingredients: 

 

2 tsp. olive oil

1 Tbsp. Mrs. Dash® Lemon Pepper Seasoning Blend

1/4 cup red onion

1/2 cup orange marmalade

1 Macintosh or Granny Smith Apple, diced

cooking spray

4, 5-6oz thick-cut, bone-in pork chop loins

 

 

Instructions: 

 

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a shallow roasting pan with cooking spray. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add apple and onion and cook 2-3 minutes, until soft. Add 2 Tbsp. of the orange marmalade and 2 tsp. of Mrs. Dash® Lemon Pepper Seasoning Blend and stir to coat. Remove from heat. Using a sharp knife, cut a pocket into each pork chop by slicing crosswise into the side edge of chop and almost through to the other side (the bone side). Spoon apple mixture into pocket and transfer stuffed pockets to prepared pan. In a small bowl, combine remaining cup of orange marmalade and Tbsp. of Mrs. Dash® Lemon Pepper, mix well. Spoon mixture over stuffed pork chops. Bake 45 minutes, until pork is tender and cooked through (still slightly pink in the center is perfect; or use a meat thermometer and remove pork from oven when internal temperature reaches 160°F).