Porkchops & Appleshawsh Recipe

Well, it's not actually applesauce, but there are apples involved. And let me just say - right up front - this is not a figure-friendly recipe! Unless, of course, you don't mind your figure going out and not in!

The second and third things that you need to know about this recipe are that 1) it's SOooooo fast & easy to whip up and B) it's sooooooooo yummay! And let's face it... anything TTM (This Tired Mom) can fix that has superb taste & is super easy to make... winner, winner, winner! This is monumentally ahead of Mac & Cheese or KFC or Burgers in terms of taste and is just as simple to fix! I'm not makin' this up... you can even ask my BFF (yes, I just used that acronym) Sayrah. (I'd totally give you her contact info, but I don't think she'd appreciate that.)

So here it is!

*The first thing you want to do is preheat your oven to 375 degrees! Do it first or else your dish will be prepared & just waiting for the oven to heat up! I mean it! This dish is THAT fast!























Cast of Characters:
*9x13 pan
*cooking spray or some other type of greasing/buttering/non-sticking method
*foil
*canned apple pie filling (notice the orange stickers on top! $1.30 on sale - SCORE!)
*pork chops
*stuffing (flavor of your choice - I used Pork)

*Prepare your stuffing as directed on the box. Since TTM is all about the ease of things, I used the microwave method.

*I used 2 boxes of stuffing. I could have gone with 1, but I needed enough for leftovers the next night.

*While this is in the microwave - or on the stove for all the overacheivers out there - you can do the next two steps.



*Empty the apple pie filling into your sprayed/rubbed/greased baking dish.

*Seeing as how LM (Lovin' Man) is also a hard-working man, one can just wasn't going to cut it... we normally use 2 cans.

*After getting the second can in there, I added a 3rd! Hey, at $1.30 ea, we could afford to use the 3rd can! Plus, it assured more for the leftovers!




*Place the porkchops on top of the apple pie filling.

*I like to get boneless chops from Costco. They're more cost effective and they do us well!

*I seasoned them with some salt & pepper. Sometimes, if I have more time and I'm feeling rather June Cleaverish, I'll sear the chops before this step, however, last night wasn't one of those times.


*Spread the stuffing over the top of the chops & cover with foil!
*Bake @ 375 for **40 minutes, removing the foil after 30 minutes. This allows the stuffing to get crispy on top! The apples will be oozing out the top of the stuffing. (I now need to clean out my stove!)
**Seeing as how I used MORE stuffing and apples than a normal sized dish, I let mine cook for 60 minutes! I wanted to make sure the chops had enough time to get cooked through. If you're one to take a temp, they should reach 160 degrees!



*Here's the finished product. Man, was it good!

*I hope this recipe might help some other Tired Moms out there!





*Yes, those are canned string beans... and?