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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By nursekur
on May 17, 2012
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I LOOOOVE this recipe. I don't eat pork so I always use chicken breast, but I could eat the filling on its own. I usually just season my chicken to my own taste, cook it, cook the filling, and then stuff it. I don't always make the sauce but I do thin it makes a difference.
By MargotB1
Miami, FL
on May 17, 2012
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This is a great week-night dish that can easily be adapted for company. I coated my pork chops with cinnamon and steak seasoning before cooking which gave them good flavor. The sauce was just OK and probably would have been better if I had added some Worcestershire. For company, I would hollow out some large tomatoes and stuff them with the spinach mixtures. Then bake them for 20 min. in a 350 oven and top with Parmesan. Pretty, colorful and delicious. Also very easy - all can be prepared before your guests arrive and held warm until mealtime. Another great recipe from Giada - you go girl!!
By adelerose
Cherry Hill, NJ
on May 14, 2012
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The porkchops were good- I couldn't taste the goat cheese in the filling. I might increase it next time and decrease the amount of lemon in the sauce.
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