Cranberry Stuffed Pork Chops Recipe Recipe For Zucchini

APPLE CRANBERRY STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a Dutch oven, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Cook onion in butter until the onions are very soft and begin to brown. Remove from heat. Stir in apple, celery, and dried cranberries. Season with salt.
• Lay each chop flat on cutting board, and with a sharp knife held parallel to the board, cut a pocket into the pork, leaving three sides intact. Stuff each chop with apple-cranberry mixture.
• Melt remaining butter in the Dutch oven over medium heat. Pan-fry chops in butter for two minutes on each side. Cover, and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
• Transfer chops from pan to a plate, and cover with foil. Place the Dutch oven back on the stovetop over medium heat. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together apple juice, cornstarch, and brown sugar; pour into Dutch oven. Reduce liquid volume by half, stirring frequently. Season to taste with black pepper. Serve this apple glaze over pork chops.

STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• To prepare the cranberry filling: Soak 1 cup dried cranberries in the boiling water for 20 minutes. Drain the cranberries, reserving 1/4 cup of the water. Place the cranberries, reserved water, 2 tablespoons pine nuts, cinnamon, cloves, and 1 tablespoon brown sugar in a food processor. Process until finely chopped; set aside.
• Bring the chicken stock to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the chicken stock has reduced to half its original volume, about 15 minutes. Add the white wine, red wine, cranberry juice, and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. Continue cooking until the sauce has reduced by half again, about 10 minutes. Keep warm.
• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut a pocket into the side of each pork chop, about 3/4 of the way through. Stuff each pork chop with the dried cranberry mixture, then season on all sides with salt and pepper to taste. Heat the olive oil in a large, ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat until it begins to smoke. Cook the pork chops on one side until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the pork chops over, and cook another few minutes until browned on the other side too.
• Pour 1 cup of the sauce into the skillet and bring to a simmer. Place the skillet in the preheated oven, and bake until the pork is no longer pink in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
• To serve, place each pork chop onto a warmed dinner plate, and spoon the sauce from the skillet over top. Sprinkle the pork chops with 2 tablespoons dried cranberries and 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts for decoration. Serve with the remaining cranberry sauce.

CRANBERRY-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute the onion, pecans and garlic in butter until onion is tender. Stir in the stuffing mix, cranberries and water. Remove from the heat., Carefully cut a pocket in each pork chop; stuff with cranberry mixture. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 22-28 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Brush with jelly.

CRANBERRY-APRICOT STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Put the dried fruit in a small bowl. Pour 1/4 cup boiling water over the fruit and set aside for 10 minutes to soften. Drain, reserve the soaking water. In a mini-processor process the fruit with the nuts, butter, fennel and half the shallot until finely chopped. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a small sealable plastic bag or pastry bag. Snip about a 1/2-inch opening in the corner of the plastic bag. With a small paring knife, make a pocket starting from rounded side of each chop. Set the tip of the bag inside the pocket and press a quarter of the stuffing into the chop. Repeat with the remaining chops and filling. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pat the chops dry and season with salt and pepper. In a large saute pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Brown one side of the chops, until well browned about 5 minutes. Use tongs to hold the chops and sear the edges of the chops. Turn and brown the other sides of the chops, about 2 minutes. Transfer the chops to a baking sheet and bake until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center of the chops registers 135 degrees F, about 15 minutes. While the chops are in the oven make the sauce. Drain the oil from the saute pan. Off the heat, add the Calvados and the remaining shallots. Return the pan to the heat, taking care since the alcohol may flambe, and cook over high heat until the alcohol is reduced by half and is slightly syrupy. Add the broth and the fruit soaking liquid and boil down until the liquid is reduce by about a third. Add the cream and continue to simmer until it thickens slightly. Whisk in the mustard. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add any juices that have accumulated on the baking sheet to the sauce. Divide the chops among 4 warm plates or a large platter. Pour on the sauce and serve.

CRANBERRY-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the celery and scallions and cook until slightly softened, 2 minutes.
• Add the cranberries and sage and cook 2 minutes.
• Add the bread and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup chicken broth and the parsley and stir until the broth is absorbed, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper; transfer to a bowl.
• Wipe out the skillet.
• Holding a knife parallel to the cutting board, cut a deep 2-inch-wide pocket into the side of each pork chop. Season the chops on both sides with salt and pepper and fill the pockets evenly with the stuffing.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chops and cook until golden brown, 2 minutes per side.
• Add 1/2 cup chicken broth; reduce the heat to medium low. Cover and cook until the chops are cooked through, about 5 more minutes. Transfer to plates.
• Add the remaining 3/4 cup broth and the cream to the skillet and increase the heat to medium high. Simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour over the chops and serve.

CRANBERRY PORK CHOPS WITH RICE

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt, seasoned salt and pepper. Add pork chops, one at a time, and shake to coat. In a large skillet, cook pork in oil over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. In a small bowl, combine cranberry sauce and vinegar; pour over chops. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add rice and cranberries. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes or until broth is absorbed. Serve pork chops with sauce and rice.

CRANBERRY PECAN STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For stuffing, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat 1 minute until hot. Add apple, onion and celery. Cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes until softened.
• Add chicken broth and cranberries; cook 3 to 4 minutes until mixture begins to bubble. Stir in stuffing mix, pecans and parsley. Remove from heat; set aside.
• For pork chops, lightly spray 9 x 13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil spray; set aside.
• Place pork chops on work surface. Cut a slit horizontally in each pork chop forming pocket. Spoon stuffing into pocket of each pork chop. Secure pork chops using toothpicks. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat 1 minute until hot. Add pork chops; cook 2 to 3 minutes per side until deep golden brown.
• Transfer pork chops to baking dish. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until internal temperature reaches 155°F to 160°F on instant-read thermometer inserted in pork.
• Remove from oven to cooling rack; loosely cover with aluminum foil. Allow pork chops to cool for 8 minutes before serving.

CRANBERRY AND APPLE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet over medium heat.Stir in the onion and apple; cook and stir for 5 minutes.Stir in the cranberries and balsamic vinegar and continue cooking until the apple and onions have softened, about 5 minutes more.Season to taste with salt and pepper.Remove to plate and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 degreesF.(175 degrees C.) Lightly grease a small baking dish.
• Cut a large pocket into the pork chops using a sharp , thin bladed knife.Stuff the cooled apple mixture into the pork chops and secure with toothpicks if needed. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over med- high heat. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper to taste, and place in the hot skillet. Cook on each side until browned, about 3 minutes, then transfer to a baking dish. Top with remaining apple mixture, and cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink in the center,about 40 minutes depending on the thickness of the pork chops. Uncover and bake about 10 minutes longer until the apple mixtue has lightly browned around the edges.

ZUCCHINI STUFFED PORK CHOPS & MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Toss the zucchini and salt well in a colander and let it drain for about 30 minutes. Squeeze the zucchini dry (I use paper towels to do this).
• In a large non-stick skillet heat 3 tbsp of the oil and cook the garlic and the zuchini over a fairly low heat, stirring until it's just tender. (Don't cook it any longer or it will be too mushy).
• Stir in the parmesan and let cool.
• Cut a deep pocket in each chop and stuff with the zucchini.
• Heat the remaining oil in another large non-stick skillet over medium high heat until it is hot but not smoking.
• Pat the chops dry with a paper towel, and coat them in the sesame seeds. Press the seeds in (you might need more or less depending on the size of your pc's) -- and saute (3 at a time if you like), turning them once, til they are firm to the touch (about 8 minutes total).
• Keep warm on a platter in the oven.
• Meanwhile, make the mustard sauce: In the oil remaining in the skillet that you cooked the pork chops in, saute the onion over medium high heat until it is soft, about 2 minutes. Add the wine and de-glaze the pan. Whisk in the cream (or stir in the sour cream). Add the mustard, the parmesan cheese, and any juice that may have accumulated on the platter, and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to your liking.
• I spoon it over the chops or you could serve them on top of a pool of sauce. Goes very well with spinach btw!

PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE & STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Prepare stuffing as directed on package.
• Spread cranberry sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with chops and stuffing. Cover.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until chops are done (145ºF), uncovering after 25 min. Remove from oven. Let stand 3 min. before serving.

PORK CHOPS WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chops on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Peel the orange and cut it crosswise into 4 slices of equal thickness. Cut each slice into 8 equal-size pieces. Put the cranberries and orange pieces into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend well but coarsely. There should be about 1 1/2 cups.
• Dredge the chops on both sides in flour and shake off excess.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet large enough to hold the chops in one layer. When the oil is quite hot add the chops and cook until nicely brown on one side, about 8 minutes. Turn the chops and cook until browned on the other side, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat. Cover and simmer 12 minutes.
• Transfer the chops to a warm serving platter and pour off the fat from the skillet.
• Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet and when it is melted add the onion. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the brown sugar and stir to dissolve. Add the vinegar and tomato paste and stir until blended. Add the cranberry and orange mixture and the broth. Stir to blend. Add any liquid that has accumulated around the chops. Let simmer about 1 minute. Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Pour the sauce over the chops and sprinkle with parsley.