Pork Chops and Apples with Stuffing!

Tried out a new recipe thanks to my coworker, Jami! I have always heard that pork and apples go together, but I never tried them together.... until now!

So my coworker Jami and I share recipes, craft ideas, and a love for Pinterest. When she told me about a yummy recipe she made for her family that only took about 30 minutes, I knew I had to try it! I love trying new recipes. Sometimes they work, and sometimes they just don't. I know how to tweak them just right so I know my family will like it. My husband and step-son are my two picky eaters. My one year old daughter will eat any and everything! (I just pray she stays that way. I hate picky eaters!) The recipe can be found here on the Kraft website. My husband loves Stove Top stuffing, so anytime I make a recipe with it, I earn extra brownie points! Haha. Now I would change some things about the recipe. Just laying a plain ol' pork chop on some apples will not cut it in my house. We are not down with the bland. So I browned my pork chops in a skillet with some garlic powder and black pepper. An seasoning is fine, those are just my go to. Everything else I kept the same. I made mine in a 9x13 casserole dish, and my apple pie filling was spread a little thin. I think next time I will either use a smaller dish or double the apples. I also used thin pork chops (it was all they had at Aldi), but I think it would be better with thick cut pork chops. Also, it calls to cook for 30 minutes, but because my pork chops were most of the way cooked from browning them before hand, I just baked it at 400° for 20 minutes. I made some cream corn on the side which was really good with it. I loved this recipe and will add it to my repertoire. It looks and tastes so fancy, but is simple to make and could definitely be a comfort food.
I would even maybe try it with a little Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce on the pork chops to add a little punch of flavor! BTW, we only use Sweet Baby Ray's. I think the rich flavor of the BBQ sauce paired with the sweetness of the apples and cinnamon would just be heavenly.

Let me know if you try it and what changes you made!

So on another note, I recently changed my food Pinterest board. I got tired of scrolling and scrolling, so I organized everything. I now have a board for desserts and baking (here), dinner/entree options (here), and drinks (here). Most of my drinks are smoothies, shakes, and hot chocolate; I hardly ever drink alcohol, let alone mix any at home!