Pork Chops with Stuffing and Apples ~ by Sarah

I am about to give you the recipe for something my husband wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole.

This is why I made it for the first time when I was at Grandma's and Granddad's house and three hours away from him.

My friend, Miriah, made it for us this summer at our annual EOU girls' trip to the cabin and I loved it.

Ingredients:

pork chops (bone-in or boneless)

1 box Stove Top stuffing (I love the cornbread kind--Miriah uses that or the pork kind)

1 can apple pie filling

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Brown pork chops in skillet.  Meanwhile, cook Stove Top according to package directions.  Spray 9x13-inch pan.  Spread apples in bottom of pan.  Top with pork chops.  Top with Stove Top.  Cover and bake 30 minutes.  Uncover and bake 10 minutes longer.  So easy and so delicious! 

Lemon Pork Marinade ~ by Sarah

I was looking for a quick pork marinade this morning that didn't require special ingredients I didn't already have in the house.  I found this on allrecipes.com and it was excellent.  It makes the pork very lemony, so if you don't like lemon, this won't be for you!  Definitely made the meat tender and juicy, though.

Ingredients:
1/4 c. lemon juice (I just happened to have half a fresh lemon, so I used fresh.)
2 T. vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic
1 t. salt
1/4 t. oregano
1/4 t. pepper

Directions:
Mix the above ingredients in a resealable plastic bag.  Add 4 boneless pork chops and seal.  Make sure pork is totally coated and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, turning over periodically.  Grill meat on the barbecue and enjoy!

Golden Mushroom Pork Chops ~ by Sarah

I found this recipe on allrecipes.com, then tweaked it quite a bit.  It was delicious!  Wes, being the meat and potatoes guy that he is, could not get enough of it.  I served it with mashed potatoes (from a box) and green beans.  The soup made for excellent gravy on the potatoes!

Ingredients:
3-4 pork chops (I usually buy bone-in pork chops, but these boneless sirloins were on sale, so that's what I used)
2 cans golden mushroom soup
1/2 can water
1/2 can heavy cream or whole milk
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 package sliced fresh mushrooms
2 T. butter
garlic salt, seasoned salt, pepper to taste

Directions:
Brown all sides of pork chops.  Season them well with garlic salt, seasoned salt, and pepper.  They don't need to be cooked throughout, just browned on the outside.

In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat.  Add garlic and mushrooms and saute until mushrooms shrink up in size.  You'll hardly be able to stand how good it smells!

 

Reduce heat to medium-low.  Add mushroom soup, 1/2 soup can water, and 1/2 soup can cream or milk and mix well.  Place pork chops in skillet and cover them with liquid.  Put the lid on and simmer until chops are done.  (This will vary depending on their thickness.)

 

Delicious!!!

Pork Chop Rice Casserole ~ by Kelsey

Last week the Wasco Market had assorted pork chops for only 99 cents per pound.  We bought a few packages, so we had pork chops again last night.  I got this recipe from Mom.  I still prefer to cook them in the crock pot because they come out so tender, but this recipe is good for a little variety.

Ingredients:
pork chops
one package of dry onion soup
1 cup of uncooked rice, NOT quick-cooking rice
1 can of mushrooms

Brown the pork chops and season as desired.  Put the rice in a 9 X 13 pan.  It won't look like much rice, but it grows!  Sprinkle the onion soup on top of the rice.  Open the mushrooms, drain the juice into a measuring cup.  Spread the mushrooms on top of the rice.  Add enough water to the mushroom juice to make 2 1/2 cups of liquid.  Pour it on the rice.  Place the chops on the rice.  Cover with tin foil.  Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour.

Pork Chops in the Slow-Cooker ~ by Kelsey

This is another frequent dinner at our house.  It's easy, it smells good, and the kids love it.

Ingredients:
Pork chops (assorted, bone-in, loin chops, whatever you like)
Cream of mushroom soup
Seasonings of your choice (I use garlic powder or whatever special seasonings we have at the time)

Lightly brown the pork on both sides in a frying pan, using the seasonings you like.  Put the soup in the slow cooker, add a can of water.  Put the pork in the slow cooker.  Cook on low for about five hours.  It can be difficult to get the meat out of the cooker in one piece because it will be falling apart.