Pork Chops Stuffed with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach

Giada De Laurentiis

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Giada's Spa Weekend Brought Home

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Total Time:
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 sun-dried tomatoes, diced
  • 1 (10-ounce) bag of frozen spinach, thawed and excess water squeezed out
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/4 cup (2 ounces) goat cheese
  • 1/3 cup reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 4 (4-ounce) center-cut pork chops
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 lemon, zested
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

Directions

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.

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  • on February 06, 2012

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    This was great I cook for a living and use this all the time. I choose to heat all the cheeses and veggies all together it kinda of marries everything together and makes the gravy even better Love It Dawn

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  • on February 06, 2012

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    This recipe was awesome and very easy to make. Also very elegant. We will definitely make this one again.

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  • on February 05, 2012

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    This recipe's a total keeper. A couple of things really made this work:
    - I bought those really thick center-cut chops that they sell at the big warehouse store that starts with a C. I butterflied them, and cooked the "inside" for 4 minutes first, then stuffed them, then put them back on, cooking 4 minutes on each outside. Came out perfectly done, not dry, and still tender.
    - I made a double-dose of the sauce, like others who had mentioned that it's so good, that it works over rice if served that way. That's a real winner.
    - Like some others I used fresh spinach. I did not have a moisture problem.
    - My only minor gripe was that this took longer to prepare than the time estimate, and not just because of the extra 4 minutes on the inside of the chops. Prepping everything first required more time before you actually start cooking. It was, however, completely worth it.

    Thanks, Giada. Awesome!

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