Oven-Baked Stuffed Pork Chops

Description

This is a nice and easy recipe that gives a Spanish taste to any American meal!

Ingredients

  • 6 (1-inch thick) boneless pork chops
  • 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning
  • 1 (.18 ounce) packet sazon seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ⅓ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons Italian dressing, divided
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • ¼ cup margarine
  • 6 (6 ounce) packages dry stuffing mix (such as Stove Top®)
  • toothpicks
  • 1 tablespoon water, or as desired

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  2. Place pork chops in a large bowl and season all sides with adobo seasoning
  3. sazon seasoning
  4. garlic powder
  5. pepper
  6. and salt; add 2 tablespoons Italian dressing and flip to coat.
  7. Bring 1 1/2 cups water and margarine to a boil in a saucepan; add stuffing mix and cover. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside until stuffing absorbs water
  8. about 5 minutes; fluff with a fork.
  9. Remove pork chops from bowl
  10. reserving liquid and seasonings. Lay each pork chop flat on cutting board and with a sharp knife held parallel to the board
  11. cut a pocket into the pork
  12. leaving 3 sides intact. Stuff each pork chop with stuffing and close pocket using a toothpick.
  13. Arrange pork chops on a baking sheet. Mix remaining 1 tablespoon Italian dressing and 1 tablespoon water with reserved juices from pork chops; pour over pork chops.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until pork chops are cooked through
  15. 25 to 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 6

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