Pork chops stuffed with tomatoes and spinach
Pork chops stuffed with tomatoes and spinach requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 374 calories, 36g of protein, and 22g of fat each. For $3.41 per serving, this recipe covers 40% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have dijon mustard, lemon juice, pork chops, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Not a lot of people really liked this side dish. This recipe from Foodista has 5 fans. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. Overall, this recipe earns an outstanding spoonacular score of 86%. Similar recipes include Pork Chops Stuffed with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach, Mozzarella-Stuffed Pork Chops with Polentan and Tomatoes, and Creamed Spinach Stuffed Pork Chops.
Diets
Ingredients
olive oil
1 Tbs
garlic
2 cloves
sun-dried tomatoes
6
spinach
200 g
spinach
280 g
salt
0.5 tsp
ground pepper
0.5 tsp
thyme
0.25 tsp
feta cheese
3 Tbs
cream cheese
0.25 cup
pork chops
4
chicken broth from
1 cup
lemon zest
0.5
lemon juice
2 Tbs
dijon mustard
2 tsp
Cooking in Steps
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1Warm the 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat and add the garlic and cook about 1 minute.
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2Add the sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook until combined, for 2 more minutes.
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3Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl and add the feta and the cream cheese. Stir to combine and set aside.
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4Thinly beat with a meat mallet each chop.
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5Place of the spinach and sun-dried tomato mixture on the each chop, fold in half and secure with a wooden or metal toothpick. Season the outside of the pork with pepper.
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6In a small bowl combine the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, and mustard.
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7Warm the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat.
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8Add the pork and cook for 5 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
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9Transfer the pork to a side dish and tent with foil to keep warm.
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10Add the chicken broth mixture to the skillet over medium-high heat. Scrape up the bottom of the pan and cook for 8 minutes to reduce the broth by half.
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11Before serving spoon some sauce over the pork.
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12*Cook spinach in a microwave oven with 2 tablespoons water for 2 minutes on MAX (this way you preserve all the vitamins).
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