Goat Cheese Stuffed Pork Chops Food

PESTO STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix feta cheese, basil pesto, and pine nuts in a bowl. Use the tip of a sharp boning or paring knife to cut a 3-inch slit in the side of each pork chop, 2 inches deep and 1/4-inch away from the bone, to make a pocket for stuffing. Stuff pork chops with pesto filling and secure with toothpicks.
• Mix black pepper, oregano, garlic, red pepper flakes, and thyme in a small bowl; rub both sides of each chop with the spice mix. Place chops into a shallow baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chops are browned and stuffing is hot, about 40 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the stuffing should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Brush chops with balsamic vinegar and bake until vinegar forms a glaze, another 5 minutes.

GOAT CHEESE STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Place the spinach in a microwave safe steamer or bowl with loosely fitted cover with 1 T water. Cook high 1 minute or until wilted. Drain water from spinach.
• In a bowl combine softened goat cheese, wilted spinach and sun dried tomatoes. Set mixture aside.
• Using a sharp knife, cut a slit in each pork chop, being careful not to cut through to other side but making it deep enough to create a pocket.
• Spoon spinach mixture into the pocket of each pork chop.
• Place breadcrumbs on a plate and press the pork on both sides into the crumbs to coat.
• Heat oil and butter in a large non stick skillet over medium/high heat. Once butter is melted, add pork chops to pan.
• Cook pork about 4-5 minutes until nicely browned then turn over. Brown other side and cook until no longer pink in the middle. *See Notes*
• Serve with potatoes, rice or pasta.

STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the prunes and almonds with 1 tablespoon of lemon olive oil.
• Cut a pocket on the side of each pork chop from the fat side to the bone. Season the outside of each chop with salt and pepper, to taste. Stuff each chop with 1/2-ounce of goat cheese, pushing it to the bottom of the opening, then stuff with the prune mixture. Secure with toothpicks.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons lemon olive oil in a large shallow Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the chops on both sides until golden brown. Add water to come 1/4 of the way up the side of chops. Cover and simmer until the chops are cooked, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove chops to a serving platter and simmer the liquid and any stuffing drippings until reduced to a thick sauce. Pour the sauce over the chops and serve garnished with toasted almonds.

SUNDAY BEST STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Prepare stuffing according to package directions; cool slightly. In a small bowl, mix seasonings. In another bowl, whisk soup and milk until blended., Stir cheese, apple and pecans into cooled stuffing. Cut a pocket horizontally in the thickest part of each chop. Fill with stuffing mixture. Brush outsides of chops with 1 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with seasoning mixture., In a Dutch oven, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Stand pork chops in pan, stuffing side up, spaced evenly. Pour soup mixture around chops; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 35-40 minutes or until pork is no longer pink and a thermometer inserted in stuffing reads 165°., Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Transfer chops to a serving dish. Spoon sauce over top. If desired, sprinkle with chives or parsley.

STUFFED DOUBLE-CUT PORK LOIN CHOPS

Steps:

• For the brine: Rinse and pat the chops dry, slit a pocket into each chop about 3 to 4 inches long and as deep as the bone. Combine the remaining ingredients in a re-sealable bag, place in the refrigerator and brine for 1 to 2 hours.
• For the stuffing: In a saute pan over medium-high heat, add the oil and butter, and when the butter melts and foams, add the pancetta and cook until crispy. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the fat in the pan. Add the mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently for 6 minutes. Add the shallots, sage and 1/2 of the pancetta and cook for 3 minutes more. Remove to a plate to cool, spreading out evenly. Once cool, add the fontina cheese. Reserve the extra pancetta for service.
• Remove the chops from the brine and pat dry. Stuff with the cooled filling and secure the opening with toothpicks. Reserve any remaining filling for the sauce.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the breading: In a shallow pan or bowl, add the Italian seasoning, pepper, panko and flour. Mix well. Add the eggs to a second shallow bowl and beat.
• Dredge the chops through the egg, then lay in the breading and press to adhere. Repeat with all the chops.
• In a large saute pan, add the oil and bacon fat and, when shimmering, add the pork chops, cooking until golden brown, about 5 minutes each side. Hold gently with tongs and cook the edges as well. Place on a baking pan fitted with a wire rack and place into the oven. Cook until the meat registers 135 degrees F on a thermometer, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and lightly tent with foil.
• For the sauce: In the same pan that the chops were cooked in, add the shallots and any remaining mushroom filling and cook over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the stock and scrape any bits from the bottom. Whisk in the mustard and yogurt until well combined, and then add the lemon juice and salt.
• Remove the chops from the baking pan, remove the toothpicks and place on a serving platter. Top with the sauce. Garnish with the parsley and the remaining pancetta and serve immediately.

CHEESE-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Dissolve 1/4 cup salt and the sugar in 3 cups warm water in a large bowl. Insert a paring knife into the curved side of each pork chop to make a deep pocket, about 2 inches wide. Soak the chops in the brine, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, finely chop the escarole and garlic. Toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Remove the chops from the brine and pat dry. Fold each cheese slice and tuck into the pocket of a pork chop, then stuff with the escarole mixture. Brush the pork with olive oil, sprinkle with the sage and season with salt and pepper. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the pork in batches, turning once, until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add the beans and 1/3 cup water to the skillet, scraping up any browned bits; season with salt and pepper. Return the pork to the skillet, cover and cook over medium heat until no longer pink, 5 to 7 more minutes. Serve the pork with the beans.

SEAFOOD STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Peel your shrimp. In a small sauce pan add your chicken stock, the shrimp peels and the small bunch of thyme stems with leaves still on. Bring to a boil. Turn down heat to low and let simmer for 10 minutes. Then strain broth into bowl. Set aside.
• In a sauté pan add your tablespoon of olive oil and turn heat to med-high. Add your zucchini, summer squash, red and green bell pepper, onion, chopped green onion tops (set bottoms aside for later), and half your minced garlic. Sauté for 2-3 minutes or until onions start to turn translucent. Add a tablespoon of the butter and remaining herbs. Let cook for another 2 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon creole seasoning and ground black pepper to taste. Add French bread torn into small pieces. Stir in broth until it resembles a stuffing.
• In small sauté pan add 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the shrimp and sauté until shrimp is pink on both sides. Remove shrimp from pan leaving the buttery sauce in the pan. Set pan aside for later.
• Add half of the cooked shrimp lightly chopped with half of the lump crab meat to the stuffing. Gently fold in seafood. Set aside.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Lay out 4 pork chops in a 12x 8x baking dish. Sprinkle each chop with salt and pepper to taste. Spread a tablespoon of goat cheese on each of the four chops. Spoon about 1/2 of a cup stuffing on top of chop and then cover each chop with another chop. Sprinkle top of chop with salt and black pepper to taste. Wrap each stuffed chop with Prosciutto and bake covered in tin foil for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile.
• In your buttery pan add the green onion bottoms finely chopped, and the rest of the minced garlic. Sauté for 2 minutes and then add the white wine. Simmer for 2 more minutes and then add the 1/2 teaspoon creole seasoning and the heavy cream. Reduce on med heat until sauce coats the back of a spoon. Add the other half of cooked shrimp and the other half of the lump crab meat. Add more creole seasoning and fresh black pepper to taste (optional).
• Once the pork chops are out of the oven, let them rest for about 10 minutes before serving.
• Pour the seafood cream sauce over each individual stuffed pork chop when plating.
• It's great over basmati rice with some steamed green beans or asparagus. Don't forget the fresh baked french bread.
• I always have left over stuffing. I just put it in a baking dish and cover it with Romano cheese. It can store it in the fridge to bake and serve another day or bake it off then and there. Bake at 350°F just until it browns on top.

PORK CHOPS IN CREAM SAUCE TOPPED WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Salt and pepper both sides of the pork chop. In a large heavy skillet, brown the pork chops in oil over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove chops and keep warm.
• Pour the oil out of the pan. Melt the butter in the same pan, then saute the shallot, then 2 cloves garlic, until soft about 1 minute. Add the mushrooms, plus a little more salt and pepper. Cook until mushrooms start to get color and soften, 2-3 minutes.
• Add sherry and one tablespoons each oregano, thyme, and rosemary, and stir around, scraping the bottom of the pan to dissolve the brown bits. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce sherry about 1 minute. Stir in cream, mixing well. Add pork chops and any drippings back into the cream sauce. Cover and simmer until pork chops are cooked, 3-5 minutes.
• In a small bowl mix goat cheese, 1 clove garlic, 1 teaspoons oregano, and 1 teaspoons thyme. Divide goat cheese between the pork chops, topping them. Cover again and continue to simmer until cheese is warm. Serve by drizzling cream sauce over chops and garnish with a sprig of thyme, rosemary, and oregano.

PORK CHOPS WITH HERBED GOAT CHEESE BUTTER AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Combine butter, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon rind, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and goat cheese in a small bowl; set aside. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Sprinkle pork chops evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Add pork to pan; cook 3 minutes. Turn pork over, reduce heat to medium, and cook until done, about 4 minutes. Place pork on a plate (do not wipe out pan). Top each pork chop with about 2 teaspoons goat cheese mixture. Loosely cover pork chops, and keep warm.
• Add beans and shallot to pan; cook 1 minute. Increase heat to medium-high. Add stock; cover and cook 3 minutes. Uncover; cook until liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon rind, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, remaining 3/8 teaspoon pepper, and juice.

PORK CHOPS STUFFED WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Warm the 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook until combined, about 2 more minutes. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl. Add the goat cheese and the cream cheese. Stir to combine and set aside.
• Use a sharp knife to cut a pocket into the thickest portion of the pork chop. Stuff each pocket with 1/4 of the spinach and sun-dried tomato mixture and close the pork around the stuffing. Season the outside of the pork with salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl combine the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, and mustard.
• Warm the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot add the pork. Cook until golden and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the pork to a side dish and tent with foil to keep warm. Add the chicken broth mixture to the skillet over medium-high heat. Scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan as the chicken broth simmers. Reduce the broth by half to make a light sauce, about 8 minutes. Spoon some sauce over the pork before serving.

ROQUEFORT-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut each pork chop horizontally in half to bone (or almost through if using boneless chops), making pocket for stuffing.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add bread and sauté until golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet. Add mushrooms, onion and rosemary and sauté until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add to bread. Refrigerate until mixture is completely cool, about 15 minutes.
• Mix Roquefort into bread mixture; season with salt and pepper. Insert stuffing into pockets in pork, dividing equally. Skewer pockets closed with toothpicks if necessary. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add pork to skillet; sauté until brown, about 2 minutes per side. Place skillet in oven. Bake pork until cooked through, about 25 minutes.

PORK CHOPS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND CARAMELIZED ONION

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt 1 tbsp butter in 1 tsp olive oil in medium sized, oven proof sauce pan over medium/medium high heat.
• Add red onion. Let cook, stirring constantly for 20 minutes.
• While onions cook, mix 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp brown sugar, 1 tsp minced garlic, the 2 tbsp chicken broth and 1 tbsp olive oil in a small bowl.
• Add 2 tbsp of chicken broth to onions at a time, letting sizzle and cook away. Repeat until no broth remains.
• Butterfly pork chops and sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper.
• Spread goat cheese evenly inside each pork chop, leaving room around edges.
• Once onions are brown and caramelized, add a spoonful of onions to top of goat cheese in each pork chop. There will be onions remaining in the pan. Add lemon mixture to pan with onions and simmer, scraping down the sides of the pan.
• Close pork chops and dust with flour. If you are having trouble keeping them together, use toothpicks or mini skewers. However it is better if you can work without, as the escaped goat cheese comes in handy in the sauce later!
• Melt 1 tbsp butter in skillet over medium heat and cook pork chops for 2-3 minutes on each side, until seared and brown.
• Put pork chops and any drippings into the pan with the simmering onion/lemon mixture and place in oven.
• Cook for 20-25 minutes, depending on the thickness, or until cooked through but still tender.
• Remove pan from oven and place back on medium low heat. Remove pork chops and whisk in heavy cream and let come to a bubble. Add parsley. Spoon over pork chops and enjoy!

GOAT CHEESE STUFFED PORK CHOPS BY STEPHANIE OLZINSKI, RDN

Steps:

• Place the spinach in a microwave safe steamer or bowl with a loosely fitter cover with 1 tablespoon of water. Cook high 1 minute or until wilted; drain water from spinach.
• In a bowl combine softened goat cheese, wilted spinach and sun dried tomatoes. Set mixture aside.
• Using a sharp knife, cut a slit in each pork chop deep enough to create a pocket.
• Spoon spinach mixture into the pocket of each pork chop. Place breadcrumbs/almond meal on a plate and press the pork on both sides into the crumbs to coat.
• Heat oil and butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops to pan and cook pork about 4-5 minutes until brown, then turn over and cook completely until the internal temperature reaches 145°F.
• Notes: Serve with sides as desired, for example, roasted potatoes with the skin on and a side salad.

APPLE, GOAT CHEESE AND PECAN-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Slice the pork loin into 1-inch thick chops.
• In a medium pot, bring 4 cups water, lemon juice, honey and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, add 2 cups cold water. Pour the brine into a plastic container large enough for the chops. Add the chops, brine overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place pecans on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
• For the stuffing: In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the apple slices, brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Saute until tender. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Add the chopped pecans and goat cheese.
• Remove the chops from the brine.
• Slit each chop horizontally to create a large hole for the stuffing.
• Spoon the stuffing into the chops. Season each chop with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, sear each chop in extra virgin olive oil.
• Place chops on a baking pan and bake for 20-30 minutes until internal temperature is 155-160 degrees F.