Spinach and Bacon Stuffed Pork Chops are stuffed with a creamy filling that tastes like spinach dip.
Course Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon, pork
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 22 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
6slices bacon
1(10-ounce) packagefrozen chopped spinach,thawed
4ouncescream cheese,softened
1/3cupfreshly shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonpepper
1/4teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
1/2teaspoongarlic powder
4center-cut bone-in pork chops
1tablespoonolive oil or vegetable oil
Instructions
Cook and crumble the bacon.
Squeeze as much water as you can out of the spinach.In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, spinach, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.Mix in the crumbled bacon.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut a slit in each pork chop and make a pocket. Stuff spinach mixture into pockets.Season outside of pork chops with salt and pepper.
Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large oven-proof skillet. (I use cast iron.)
When hot, add pork chops. Cook for about 2 minutes a side to brown them.Transfer to oven and cook for another 15 to 18 minutes.(Note: If there is leftover filling, place it in the skillet around the pork chops just before placing the skillet in the oven.)