Ingredients
- 8 ounces unsalted butter
- 2 ounces extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for searing
- 1 Vidalia onion, thin julienne
- 1 cup diced celery
- 4 cloves garlic, split in 1/2 and sliced paper thin
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, removed from casing
- 8 ounces baby spinach
- 1/2 cup croutons
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 3 ounces heavy cream
- 1/2 bunch flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 (8-ounce) bone-in center cut pork chops, frenched, marinated in extra-virgin olive oil, sliced shallots and Italian herbs
Stuffing:
Directions
In large a rondeau or heavy bottomed pot over medium-low heat, add butter and olive oil, then sweat onion, celery and garlic until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add sausage, and allow it to cook through, stirring often. Add spinach and toasted croutons. Mix well then add chicken stock, cream and parsley. Cook until thickens. Add cheese and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Allow stuffing to cool.
Pork Chops:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Make a 1-inch incision with a knife right next to the bone of the pork chop. Work the knife inside the pork chop to make a pocket for the stuffing. With a piping tool or simply with your hands, stuff the pork chop with the stuffing mixture until the pocket is packed well. Season the pork chop with salt and black pepper. Heat a large skillet and add oil. Sear both sides, about 1 minute. Place skillet in oven to roast for about 10 to 12 minutes, turning chops over half way through so as not to burn. Cook pork chop to medium, and the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Anything more than medium may dry out the chop.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.














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By beastieboy9_129...
Aurora, 44
on June 24, 2010
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just tried this with boneless chops, used half the recipe for the stuffing and still had over double what i needed. stuffing has too much butter and chicken broth. you simply can't cook it until it gets thick. i highly recommend adding corn starch to the chicken stock before adding it. the croutons won't get as soggy if you do that. flavor was pretty good, although i think it would go with a chicken breast better.
By tom2003_5606760
West Yarmouth, MA
on March 14, 2010
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There was enough stuffing for 15 chops and soggy stuffing at that. The amount of butter and oil was ridiculous. To let the sauce reduce and thicken would have taken hours. You could achieve a better stuffing by cutting the amounts of butter and oil and all the other ingredients also. By the looks of the recipe that measures things in ounces instead of tbls. or teas."s they obviously had some measurement problems.
By shortydog09_126...
sandstone, 88
on February 27, 2010
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My wife and I had these on wensday and had to have them again on friday! They are so good. I too think you have to scale down on stuffing quanity, but you have to try these.
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