Pork chops stuffed with tomatoes and spinach

Pork chops stuffed with tomatoes and spinach

By Michael Ratchaburi
0’ Prep time
45’ Cook time
45’ Total time
373 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

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.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Warm 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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Step 2

Add the sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook until combined, for 2 more minutes.
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Step 3

Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl and add the feta and the cream cheese. Stir to combine and set aside.
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Step 4

Thinly beat with a meat mallet each chop. Place ¼ 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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Step 5

In a small bowl combine the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, and mustard.
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Step 6

Warm the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook for 5 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
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Step 7

Transfer the pork to a side dish and tent with foil to keep warm.
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Step 8

Add 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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Step 9

Before serving spoon some sauce over the pork.
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Step 10

*Cook spinach in a microwave oven with 2 tablespoons water for 2 minutes on MAX (this way you preserve all the vitamins).

Ingredient

  • lemon peel
    lemon peel
    0.5
  • table salt
    table salt
    0.5 teaspoons
  • black pepper
    black pepper
    0.5 teaspoons
  • chicken broth
    chicken broth
    235 milliliters
  • garlic
    garlic
    2 cloves
  • dried thyme
    dried thyme
    0.25 teaspoons
  • lemon juice
    lemon juice
    2 tbs
  • olive oil
    olive oil
    1 tb
  • dijon mustard
    dijon mustard
    2 teaspoons
  • cream cheese
    cream cheese
    56.75 grams
  • feta cheese
    feta cheese
    3 tbs
  • frozen spinach
    frozen spinach
    280 grams
  • spinach
    spinach
    200 grams
  • pork chops
    pork chops
    4
  • oil packed sun dried tomatoes
    oil packed sun dried tomatoes
    6

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