Pork Chops Stuffed with Feta and Spinach
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
4 garlic cloves, minced and divided1/2 teaspoon salt, divided1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided5 sun-dried tomatoes, packed without oil, diced (not Core)1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled fat-free feta cheese3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) block-style fat-free cream cheese (not Core)1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops, trimmed2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice2 teaspoons Dijon mustard1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
Preheat broiler.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 2 garlic cloves; sauté 1 minute. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, tomatoes, and spinach; sauté until moisture evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in cheeses and rind. Cut a horizontal slit through thickest portion of each pork chop to form a pocket. Stuff about 1/4 cup spinach mixture into each pocket. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper over pork.
Arrange pork on the rack of a broiler pan or roasting pan coated with cooking spray; place rack in pan. Combine remaining 2 garlic cloves, juice, mustard, and oregano in a bowl; stir well. Brush half of mustard mixture over pork. Broil 6 minutes; turn pork. Brush remaining mixture over pork; broil 2 minutes or until done.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GVMEMOMENT.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 2 garlic cloves; sauté 1 minute. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, tomatoes, and spinach; sauté until moisture evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in cheeses and rind. Cut a horizontal slit through thickest portion of each pork chop to form a pocket. Stuff about 1/4 cup spinach mixture into each pocket. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper over pork.
Arrange pork on the rack of a broiler pan or roasting pan coated with cooking spray; place rack in pan. Combine remaining 2 garlic cloves, juice, mustard, and oregano in a bowl; stir well. Brush half of mustard mixture over pork. Broil 6 minutes; turn pork. Brush remaining mixture over pork; broil 2 minutes or until done.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GVMEMOMENT.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 259.6
- Total Fat: 10.4 g
- Cholesterol: 91.4 mg
- Sodium: 674.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 4.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 35.4 g
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