Blue Cheese Bacon And Chive Stuffed Pork Chops Food

BLUE CHEESE, BACON AND CHIVE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a shallow baking dish.
• In a small bowl, mix together the blue cheese, bacon and chives. Divide into halves, and pack each half into a loose ball. Place each one into a pocket of a butterflied pork chop, close, and secure with toothpicks. Season each chop with garlic salt and pepper. Keep in mind that the blue cheese will be salty. Place in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or it may take longer if your chops are thicker. Cook until the stuffing is hot, and chops are to your desired degree of doneness. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve.

BLUE CHEESE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt 1 Tbsp butter in cast iron or oven proof heavy skillet.
• Add bread and sauté till golden and crisped (about 10 min) remove and place in medium sized bowl.
• Melt 1 tbsp butter in skillet.
• Add mushrooms, shallot, herbs and garlic. and sauté until soft (about 5 minutes).
• Add 2 tbsp chicken stock. mix in well.
• Allow mixture to cool.
• Mix in cheese when cooled. Adjust seasoning with salt & pepper.
• Cut each chop horizontally in half to bone or almost in half if using boneless chops.
• Divide stuffing mixture evenly in four and insert into pocket closing with tooth picks if necessary.
• Season chops with salt & pepper.
• Add olive oil to skillet and brown chops for 2 minutes on each side.
• Cover with lid or foil and bake until cooked, about 25 minutes.
• Sauce:.
• Remove chops to platter and let rest covered with foil.
• Add wine to skillet and deglaze. Cook till reduced to a tbsp or two.
• Add chicken stock and cook a minute or two.
• Add cream and heat through.
• Add crumbled cheese and heat gently till melted.
• Check for salt & pepper seasoning.
• Pour over mashed potatoes and serve with chops.
• YUMMY.