Sunday, January 6, 2013

Crockpot Pork Chops with Apple-Cranberry Stuffing

I found a recipe a while back using a free app from SparkRecipes.  You can view the original recipe, "Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apple-Cranberry Stuffing," here.  I was intrigued by the recipe, but I was surprised that it called for apples and dried cherries, but no cranberries.  (After all, "cranberry" is in the recipe's title... so I wanted to use cranberries.)  Also, my family does not care for celery and I don't happen to like onion, so those ingredients needed to come out for us.  Here's what I ended up doing with it:

Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apple-Cranberry Stuffing

Ingredients:
~1 package (6 ounces) herb stuffing mix
~1 cup apples, peeled and chopped
~1 cup dried cherries
~1 cup dried cranberries
~minced onion (honestly, I can't remember how much...  maybe a couple teaspoons?)
~1 cup chicken broth
~5-6 boneless pork loin chops (about 1/2 inch thick)

Directions:
Spray inside of slow cooker with cooking spray.  Mix all ingredients except pork.  Place half of the stuffing mixture in slow cooker; top with pork.  Spoon remaining stuffing mixture over pork.  Cover and cook on low heat setting until pork is tender (I think I did about 4 hours or so).

p.s.
My family really enjoyed this meal!  My son, Geoffrey, though, didn't know what it was when he found it in the crockpot after school (I was out taking his sister to her dance class, so I wasn't there for him to ask).  Since it didn't look that good to him, he opted to make himself some Easy Mac in the microwave.  When I got home, I told him what was in the crockpot (he loves pork, by the way!)... Boy was he surprised!  Though he was full when we sat down to eat, he did reheat some for himself a little later.

~nikki

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