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Tempting And Easy Apple And Gouda Stuffed Pork Chops

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Apple And Gouda Stuffed Pork Chops are an easy dinner to make that tastes exceptionally delicious. The gouda cheese and apples makes this a perfect fall dish that gives it sweet and savory elements. Additionally, this meal can use up some of those apples your kids picked!

A well rounded dinner that everyone loves and takes less than 20 minutes from start to finish. And the sauce…wow…it really is incredible and will have you licking your lips to get every last bit!

Stuffed Chops

Pork chops are an easy dinner that cook quickly and make it a great weeknight dinner for most people. Because we are all usually short on time during the week, cooking up a few pork chops can get dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes. And they taste great! You don’t have to do much to a pork chop to make it taste delicious. I tend to add a little salt, pepper, and garlic powder and cook them on the grill for a simple and tasty dinner.

However, if you want a change of pace these apple and gouda stuffed pork chops are really a great way to step things up, while keeping the ease of dinner. All you need to do is slice up an apple or two and some gouda cheese. Make a slit in the chops. Add in the apple and cheese and you are pretty much ready to cook them up.

You could also stuff pork chops with other tasty items as well. For example, you could add spinach, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese. Or maybe another fruit like pears with gouda – keeping the sweet and savory theme going. Additionally, you could keep it even simpler by adding some regular stuffing to the pork chops to make this a hearty stuffed chop. The sky is really the limit and you can be as creative as you want. If you like it, add it!

Gouda Cheese

Gouda cheese is considered a mild flavored cheese that has a semi-soft consistency. Some describe the flavor to be nutty, however, I describe the flavor as bacon-y. Is that a word? I’m not sure, but the taste of gouda seems to have a hint of bacon to it. The cheese originated in the Netherlands. Ironically, it did not originate in the town of Gouda like many people would assume. Rather, Gouda is the town that trades cheese and that is where the name for this delectable cheese came from.

Did you know that gouda is one of the most popular cheeses? I actually did not know that until I wrote up this post! I never knew what gouda was until I was in my late 20s and had some at a wedding. I added the yellowish cheese to my appetizer plate during the cocktail hour and after I finished the pieces on my plate, I found myself returning to the cheese bar for more of that unknown cheese! After asking a few people, I was informed that this delicious cheese was gouda. I had heard of it, but never tasted it which was very unfortunate because it was one of my new favorite cheeses!

Other Cheeses To Try

While gouda is the preferred cheese for these amazingly tasty apple and gouda stuffed pork chops, there are many other cheeses that can be substituted if you are out of gouda. A few of my personal favorites that you might already have in your refrigerator are cheddar, mozzarella, and monterey jack cheese.

Cheddar

While cheddar cheese is considered a more semi-hard cheese than gouda (which is considered a semi-soft cheese), I would use it in a heartbeat if I didn’t have gouda cheese on hand. I love the strong flavor of cheddar cheese. Further, if you use shredded cheddar to stuff the pork chops, the cheese will melt easily making it a delicious addition to these apple stuffed pork chops.

Mozzarella

Mozzarella cheese is considered a mild and semi-soft cheese. As such, it shares similar characteristics of gouda cheese. Thus, substituting mozzarella for gouda is somewhat seamless. You could use fresh mozzarella or shredded. Of course, fresh mozzarella is preferred because it has the gooey cheese appeal. However, shredded mozzarella will do just fine as far as meltability and taste is concerned.

Monterey Jack Cheese

Monterey Jack Cheese is a great substitution for gouda because of it’s soft cheese characteristics. Additionally, it has a mild flavor that stands out. If you are a fan of white cheese that melts beautifully, monterey jack might be a perfect option for you when making apple stuffed pork chops.

Ingredients

  • 6 Pork Chops
  • 2 Apples
  • 0.25 lb Gouda
  • 2 tbsp Sage
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 cup Chicken Broth
  • 1 tbsp Thyme
  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch

Instructions

Preparation

  • Preheat grill so that it gets to 350-400 degrees F.
  • Make slit in each pork chop that goes 3/4 to the other side (make sure not to cut all the way through).
  • Slice apples into 1/2″ thick slices.
  • Cut gouda into 1/2″-3/4″ slices, similar to the size of each apple slice.
  • Stuff 1 or 2 (depending on your preference) of apples and gouda into each pork chop.
  • Season pork chops on both sides with sage and thyme.

Grilling The Pork Chops

  • Grill on medium heat for 4 minutes (maybe more or less time depending on thickness of your pork chops).
  • Flip pork chops. Continue to cook for another 4 minutes (again, maybe more or less time depending on thickness of your pork chops).

Sauce

  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add chicken broth and sage and stir well.
  • Add thyme and continue to stir well for another 5 minutes.
  • Whisk in cornstarch into the saucepan. Continue to cook for another 8 minutes so that it thickens.
  • Season with more sage/thyme, if needed.
  • Pour sauce over cooked pork chops and serve immediately.

How To Cook The Pork

My preferred way of preparing these apple and gouda stuffed pork chops is by grilling them over a preheated grates at around 350 degrees F. However, you can cook these up any way you prefer. Here are some ways that will best prepare this yummy meal.

Grill

The fastest way to cook pork chops is directly on a heated grill. An average pork chop thickness will take anywhere from 6 to 10 minutes to cook. Meaning a thinner pork chop will only take 3 minutes per side to cook through to a temperature of 145 degrees F. Conversely, a thicker pork chop can take upwards of 5 minutes per side for a total of 10 minutes to cook through.

With the apple and gouda stuffed pork chops, the filling will thicken the pork chop, thus it will take longer to cook so keep that in mind. You want to make sure that inside of the meat cooks thoroughly. Therefore, the thicker your filling, the longer the pork will take to complete cooking to a safe temperature.

Oven

If you don’t have a grill accessible to make stuffed these apple and gouda stuffed pork chops, you can cook these in the oven. Just put them on a baking sheet or 9 x 13 pan in a preheated oven set to 350 degrees F for approximately 35 minutes.

An easy reference guide for temperatures and time is:

  • 350°F – bake 35 minutes
  • 375°F – bake 22-25 minutes
  • 400°F – bake 17-19 minutes
  • 425°F – bake 15-17 minutes
  • 450°F – bake 14-16 minutes

Stove Top

And if grilling and cooking these apple and gouda stuffed pork chops aren’t up your alley, you can pan sear them on the stove. Add a tablespoon of olive oil and heat up the pan for approximately 1 minute. Add the pork chops to the pan and cook each side for about 5 to 6 minutes each side. Again, the cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the chops. Using a meat thermometer, you can test the temperature of the thickest part of the chop and alter the cooking time accordingly, making sure that the chops reach a temperature of 145 degrees F.

More Pork Recipes

I love cooking pork for a variety of reasons, but have to say that my top two reasons are the flavor and the simplicity. Of course, flavor is pretty self-explanatory. If you enjoy the taste of something, that’s a good reason to make that again and again.

When I say that pork has simplicity, I mean that it cooks fairly quickly, especially pork chops. You can cook a great pork meal in less than 30 minutes. In fact, most dinners that consist of pork can be cooked in less than 15 minutes. How’s that for simplicity? It’s great, if you ask me!

If you can’t get enough of pork, try out some of my other must-try recipes:

Mango Pork Loin

Honey Parmesan Crusted Pork

Marsala Pork Chops

apple and gouda stuffed pork is a savory sweet dish that is easy to make and tastes delicious
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Tempting And Easy Apple And Gouda Stuffed Pork Chops

Apple and Gouda Stuffed Pork Chops are an easy way to serve a delicious dinner that is sure to please your entire family. Tastes gourmet, but cooks in under 15 minutes!
Course Dinner
Keyword pork chops
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Servings 6 people
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

  • 6 Pork Chops
  • 1-2 Apples
  • 0.25 lb Gouda
  • 2 tbsp Sage
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 cup Chicken Broth
  • 1 tbsp Thyme
  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch

Instructions

Preparation

  • Preheat grill so that it gets to 350-400 degrees F.
  • Make slit in each pork chop that goes 3/4 to the other side (make sure not to cut all the way through).
  • Slice apples into 1/2" thick slices.
  • Cut gouda into 1/2"-3/4" slices, similar to the size of each apple slice.
  • Stuff 1 or 2 (depending on your preference) of apples and gouda into each pork chop.
  • Season pork chops on both sides with sage and thyme.

Grilling The Pork Chops

  • Grill on medium heat for 4 minutes (maybe more or less time depending on thickness of your pork chops).
  • Flip pork chops. Continue to cook for another 4 minutes (again, maybe more or less time depending on thickness of your pork chops).

Sauce

  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add chicken broth and sage and stir well.
  • Add thyme and continue to stir well for another 5 minutes.
  • Whisk in cornstarch into the saucepan. Continue to cook for another 8 minutes so that it thickens.
  • Season with more sage/thyme, if needed.
  • Pour sauce over cooked pork chops and serve immediately.
  • ENJOY!
    apple and gouda stuffed pork is a savory sweet dish that is easy to make and tastes delicious
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Pork Stir Fry

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Pork Stir Fry is an easy dinner that you can throw together in less than 30 minutes making it a great choice for a busy weeknight meal. Stir-frying derived from a Chinese cooking technique that uses a small amount of very hot oil in a large, rounded pan (or wok) to cook a quick and healthy dinner for a whole family. I love making stir fry dinners because you can add whatever meat you would like, change up the vegetables, and can mix up the sauces. Many variety of dinners with the same easy dish.

Pork, which has been referred to as ‘the other white meat’ is a great option for stir fry because it cooks quickly and soaks up the delicious flavors that go into this yummy dish. Additionally, pork is a great way to change up your protein each night. You can switch up chicken, red meat, seafood, and pork and keep dinner from getting boring. Nobody wants to eat the same thing every night and with variety, you don’t have to!

Easy Dinner

Whenever you make an Asian-inspired meal, the ingredients list always looks really long. Don’t get discouraged before you attempt the recipes though. Have you heard the expression, “Don’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover”? You don’t want to judge someone or something just from the outside appearance. You need to get to know the ins and outs of something before you can make an assessment of how they are. And these recipes are the perfect example of that! If you see a long list of ingredients, you might think, that looks complicated and I am only interested in easy dinners.

Once you try out the recipes, you will find that skillet or wok meals are super easy. Yes, you will need to do some prep work as far as slicing and dicing is concerned. And you will need to take inventory of all the ingredients you need to prepare dinner. However, what you will find is that as you cook these dinners, they are easy to make. Just cook up the meat first, then let the veggies soften and take on the flavor, after that, add the meat back in and top off the items for the yummy sauce. Mix together and voila! Dinner is done! And it only takes 20 to 25 minutes from start to finish. How great is that?

Ingredients

As I just mentioned, you will need quite a few things for this pork stir fry. Of course, you will need pork. Depending on your preferences for vegetables, you can mix and match other veggies than the ones listed below, but try to mix up at least 3 different vegetables to give the dish more flavor and texture. Finally, you will need a few key elements that make up the yummy sauce that keeps you eating every last bite!

Here is what you will need:

  • 3 lb Pork Loin Sliced to small pieces
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 tbsp Garlic minced
  • 1/4 tsp Red Pepper
  • 1 Peppers sliced
  • 10 oz Mushrooms
  • 1 cup Carrots grated or chopped
  • 1 Onion sliced
  • 2 cups Broccoli
  • 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
  • 1 tsp Ginger
  • 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce

How To Make

If you have ever cooked with a wok, you know that it is awesome for stir fry dishes. It is also a great way to cook for a large family which is why I love using a wok when making dinner! I can put large quantities of meat and vegetables in the skillet without worrying about it all fitting in or falling out onto the stove. It’s great to have a huge pan like that.

For making this pork stir fry, I can’t stress it enough, it’s really easy to make! You will start by heating up the olive oil in the wok (if you don’t have a wok, don’t worry, just use the biggest pan you have). Next, add garlic and cook it for 1 – 2 minutes so that it’s fragrant and browns. Then, put the sliced pork in the skillet and cook it through. Once cooked, remove it from the pan so that it does not over cook and get dried out. Keep that pan on the stove though, you want to add the veggies now and cook them for approximately 8 to 10 minutes. After that, add in the soy sauce and ginger and mix well. Let this cook for another 1 to 2 minutes so that the taste gets on everything, yum! Finally, add the pork back into the veggie mixture and mix well. Don’t keep the the pan on the heat for too long, you don’t want to continue to cook the dish, more to keep it warm while the ingredients meld together. Just before removing from the heat, add in the oyster sauce and mix it up. Your dinner is done and it cooked quickly. Super easy.

Ways To Serve

Pork stir fry has a lot of versatility. You can change up the veggies and/or sauce ingredients for this yummy dinner and have pork stir fry a few nights a week, but have a different dinner each time you serve it. Crazy, right?

Another great thing about this stir fry is that it can be served many different ways.

1. Low Carb Option

If you are looking to cut back on carbohydrates, you can skip the starch and cook the pork and veggies. Then transfer to your dish and eat! No rice, pasta, or potato needed. Just dig in and enjoy.

2. Rice

The obvious choice for pork stir fry is to serve it over rice. Typically, stir fry is served directly on top of rice. Therefore, you might want to cook white rice, brown rice, or fried rice. Any rice would be great as a backdrop for this yummy stir fry dinner.

3. Noodles

If you need to have a starch with your dinner and you are sick of rice, you could serve the pork stir fry over noodles. There are tons to choose from after all. You could use a thin spaghetti or even a thicker noodle like fettucini. Those, of course, are not typically first choices for asian dishes, but you will likely have those in your pantry. Other noodles that you might want to try with this pork are ramen noodles or rice noodles. Both are more traditional asian noodles and will pair very nicely with this meal.

If you do opt to make pork stir fry a few nights a week, you could change up the starches and make the meal seem completely different each time. How is that for awesome?!

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Pork Stir Fry

Healthy & Easy, Skillet Meal of Pork Tenderloin and Vegetables
Course Dinner
Keyword easy dinner, pork, veggies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

  • 3 lb Pork Loin Sliced to small pieces
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 tbsp Garlic minced
  • 1/4 tsp Red Pepper
  • 1 Peppers sliced
  • 10 oz Mushrooms
  • 1 cup Carrots grated or chopped
  • 1 Onion sliced
  • 2 cups Broccoli
  • 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
  • 1 tsp Ginger
  • 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in skillet or wok over medium high heat.
  • Add garlic to skillet and cook for 1 – 2 minutes so that it browns.
  • Next, add sliced pork to skillet. Cook through and remove from skillet. Set aside.
  • Add onions, mushrooms, carrots, and peppers to skillet. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Next, add broccoli to skillet and continue to cook for 5 minutes so that the broccoli cooks, but is still crispy.
  • Once veggies are cooked, turn heat to medium. Add in soy sauce and ginger and mix well. Cook for another 1-2 minutes.
  • Add pork back to skillet and mix together.
  • Top pork stir fry with oyster sauce and mix up. If not ready to serve immediately, turn heat to very low so that the food doesn't over cook.
  • Serve over rice.
  • ENJOY!
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Easy Crock Pot Ranch Pork Chops

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I belong to a few recipe groups on Facebook. I enjoy reading the posts and seeing pictures of other people’s meals, desserts, and drinks. It’s great to get inspiration from other people and get out of my bubble and hum-drum of the same old, same old recipes. Well, someone posted a recipe for crock pot ranch pork chops with potatoes. Since, I had already planned on making pork chops the next day so I was very interested in what it entailed. It turned out that I had all of the ingredients so I could make that recipe the next day. I was excited to try this new recipe!

I never cook with ranch seasoning. It’s not because I don’t enjoy the taste, it’s merely because I tend to choose recipes that consist of garlic, honey, or Mexican-type spices. Ranch usually in my repertoire of recipes, but I had previously bought ranch seasoning to try it out so I was game to try this recipe. (There are a few different ranch seasonings out there, but I prefer Hidden Valley) Plus, it cooks in a crock pot! Easy peasy!

Making The Ranch Pork Chops

As I mentioned, I had all of the ingredients to make these ranch pork chop and the directions seemed easy enough to follow. I chopped some potatoes. Then added the pork and potatoes to the crock pot. Mixed up the ingredients for the sauce and poured it over the pork and potatoes. I was a little skeptical of how it would be. The sauce seemed VERY watery and didn’t seem to have enough flavor, but I trusted it would be good…

About a half hour before serving dinner, I sampled the sauce to make sure it was okay. I was gravely disappointed! It was so blah! I didn’t want to serve that for dinner. It was edible and didn’t taste bad, but it certainly did not taste great. I wanted to serve a GREAT dinner!

Trying to salvage dinner, I nervously, added more ranch seasoning and some dry onion soup and mixed it well. I gave it some more time so that it would meld. After I finished making a salad to serve with the pork and potatoes, I put the sauce into a sauce pan and thickened it with cornstarch. After that, I added a little white wine and whisked it some more. I tasted it and WOW, what a HUGE difference! The dish went from B-O-R-I-N-G to AMAZING! That little hint of white wine really took this ranch sauce to a whole new amazing level! Dinner was saved!

Ranch Pork Chop Ingredients

  • 8 Pork Chops
  • 2.5 lbs Red Potatoes Cut Up
  • 1 pkg Ranch Seasoning Dry Salad Dressing
  • 1/2 pkg Onion Soup Dry Soup
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  • 4 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Butter Cubed
  • 1-2 tbsp Cornstarch amount depends on your preferred thick/thinness
  • 1-2 tbsp White Wine Any kind is fine

How To Make Crock Pot Ranch Pork Chops

  • Put pork and potatoes in the crock pot
  • Mix ranch seasoning, onion soup, garlic powder, olive oil, apple cider vinegar together. Then pour over pork and potatoes.
  • Top crock pot ingredients with cubed butter.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
  • Transfer sauce in crock pot to sauce pan and add cornstarch whisking well over medium high heat.
  • Once thickened, add white wine and continue to whisk for a minute.
  • Top pork and potatoes with sauce and serve with your favorite veggie.

Recipes & Inspiration

Basically, recipes are great to use inspiration. You don’t have to live, breathe, and die by a recipe. Feel free to make changes along the way. When making something and you feel like you won’t like what the recipe calls for, go with your gut! Put your stamp on it and change it to what you think will be best.

As you begin cooking, don’t be afraid to try it out. Of course, if cooking meat in a sauce, be careful not to sample a sauce before the meat is fully cooked through! Be safe about when to sample something and make changes to it, if you feel it needs a little something more. You are the one that has to eat it, right? Might as well cook what YOU like!

More Pork Recipes To Try

Apple & Gouda Stuffed Pork Chops

Mango Pork Loin

Honey Parmesan Crusted Pork

Marsala Pork Chops

Herb Roasted Pork with White Wine Sauce

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Pistachio Amaretto Martini

Chocolate Covered Raspberry Martini

Tiramisu Martini

Peach Cobber Martini

Bananas Foster Martini

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Crock Pot Ranch Pork Chops

Easy Crock Pot Ranch Pork Chops w/Red Potatoes
Course Dinner
Keyword crockpot pork, pork chops, ranch
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

  • 8 Pork Chops
  • 2.5 lbs Red Potatoes Cut Up
  • 1 pkg Ranch Seasoning Dry Salad Dressing
  • 1/2 pkg Onion Soup Dry Soup
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil
  • 4 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Butter Cubed
  • 1-2 tbsp Cornstarch amount depends on your preferred thick/thinness
  • 1-2 tbsp White Wine Any kind is fine

Instructions

  • Put pork and potatoes in the crock pot
  • Mix ranch seasoning, onion soup, garlic powder, olive oil, apple cider vinegar together. Then pour over pork and potatoes.
  • Top crock pot ingredients with cubed butter.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
  • Transfer sauce in crock pot to sauce pan and add cornstarch whisking well over medium high heat.
  • Once thickened, add white wine and continue to whisk for a minute.
  • Top pork and potatoes with sauce and serve with your favorite veggie.
  • ENJOY!
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Herb Roasted Pork With White Wine Sauce

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Herb Roasted Pork w/White Wine Sauce. It sounds like a delectable dish. In fact, it sounds like a dinner that would best be served in a gourmet restaurant. And while it is a delectable dinner that could be served in a high-end restaurant, this pork dish is an easy crock pot dinner that you can make for your family any night of the week!

Easy Crock Pot Dinner

I’ve seen so many crock pot meals that consist of chicken, pork, or beef that entails slow cooking the meat all day with a simple gravy, salsa, or seasoning. These dinners can be really tasty and easy to make, but they can be somewhat boring. Don’t get me wrong, they still taste great, but they can be boring as far as presentation or extraordinary dinners are concerned.

This herb roasted pork with white wine sauce is an extraordinary dinner that is still an easy crock pot meal. Do I have your attention? I hope so because you will love the gourmet taste of this simple dinner recipe and will want to make this a Sunday dinner or any night dinner. Why the heck not, it’s easy to make, you can make this in place of Taco Tuesdays…maybe not every Tuesday though. Tacos are pretty freaking amazing!

Herb Roasted Pork Secret Ingredient

As previously mentioned, this is a very easy to make crock pot meal. There are minimal ingredients needed to make this amazing dinner. And, you probably have them on hand in your pantry! All you need is:

  • Pork
  • Onions
  • Chicken Broth
  • Garlic (chopped, minced, or even garlic powder)
  • Herbs de Provence
  • White Wine (any kind will work)
  • Cornstarch or Flour

I’m expecting you to have everything on hand, but you might not have herbs de provence. This is the secret ingredient to making this herb roasted pork. Seasoned chefs will have this on hand, I’m sure, but the novice cook might not. I only recently discovered this flavorsome seasoning when making my Turkey, Kale, & Brown Rice Soup and now I’m absolutely hooked on it. The flavor is distinct and strong, yet subtle. Herbes de Provence is a mixture of herbs and spices, which generally includes thyme, basil, rosemary, tarragon, savory marjoram, oregano, and bay leaf. All of these delectable seasonings in one seasoning! Amazing!

Cooking The Herb Roasted Pork

Now that you know what goes into making this amazingly tasty dinner, it’s time to go over how to cook it. Again, this is such an easy recipe that it doesn’t take much to prepare. The actual cooking is minimal since you will be relying on the crock pot to do the bulk of the work. Nonetheless, you will need to do some cooking.

First, put the pork in the crock pot. Easy! Next, slice up a medium to large yellow onion and put the slices on top of the roast and around it. Then, you will top the pork roast with garlic and making sure to surround it with the garlic as well. After that, add your chicken broth and wine to the crock pot. Finally, top the roast with the herbs de provence. Set the crock pot to low and cook for 6-8 hours. Within an hour, you will smell a yummy scent filling up your kitchen and will be licking your lips. Unfortunately, you will have to wait another 5-7 hours to dig in to your dinner creation!

Once the pork roast is done, remove the juices and strain them through a wire mesh strainer, into a medium saucepan. Don’t discard those onions! Set them aside so you can serve them on top of your plated pork. Back to the white wine sauce…heat the sauce over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Then turn heat to low and whisk cornstarch into the sauce. Stir constantly until sauce is your desired thickness. If it gets too thick, you can add a little water to thin it or if too thin, continue to add a little cornstarch a little at a time. That’s basically all you do to cook this delicious dinner. Sounds easy? It is. You will be able to master this yummy dish without a problem, I have faith!

Easy Pork Dinner

If you are ready to change up your boring meal plans, add in this tasty herb roasted pork with white wine sauce. It’s an easy recipe and cooks by itself in the crock pot. And, it’s healthy! There are no unnecessary fats, oils, etc. Just a nice pork roast that is seasoned simply, yet deliciously. This is NOT a boring crock pot dinner. So if you are ready to change things up, try this. You won’t regret it!

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Herb Roasted Pork w/White Wine Sauce

Crock pot white wine sauce over your garlic herb pork roast, easy & delicious!
Course Dinner
Keyword crockpot meal, crockpot pork, easy dinner, easy dinner pork, pork dinner, white wine sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author jenahoward

Equipment

  • Crock Pot

Ingredients

  • 3-4 lb Pork Loin
  • 1 Onion Halved & Sliced
  • 2-3 tbsp Garlic Minced
  • 4 tsp Herbs de Provence
  • 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
  • 1/2 cup White Wine
  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch Or Flour

Instructions

  • Place roast in the crock pot.
  • Cover roast with sliced onions and garlic.
  • Add wine and chicken broth to crock pot.
  • Top with herbs de provence.
  • Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3 hours (I prefer cooking everything on low. Low & slow!).
  • Once done, remove roast and strain juices through a wire mesh strainer, into a medium saucepan. Set onions aside to add to your serving platter.
  • Heat sauce over medium high heat and bring to a boil.
  • Turn heat to low and whisk in cornstarch to sauce.
  • Stir constantly until sauce is your desired thickness. If it gets too thick, you can add a little water to thin it (1 tbsp at a time).
  • Enjoy!

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Marsala Pork Chops

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Marsala Pork Chops? I have heard of Chicken Marsala, but Marsala Pork Chops? Interesting! One day, I randomly came across a recipe that consisted of pork chops with marsala sauce and thought, wow, that is definitely different. I had to try it. I mean, I’m obsessed with chicken marsala because of the sweet taste of the marsala wine, especially when it is cooked with garlic and butter. That smooth and tasty sauce is a dish that I can’t get enough of.

But would this be as good with pork chops? I do love pork chops. Typically, I grill them either on the grill or in the broiler (in the cold New England winters – brr!). However, I never thought to cook them with a sauce that I typically make for chicken. Veal marsala is fairly common, but I had never heard of marsala pork chops. Nonetheless, I needed to try it. I added it to my meal plan for the following week so that I could buy all of the ingredients during my weekly food shopping run.

Marsala Ingredients

This recipe is surprisingly easy to make. If you see the list of ingredients, you might be a little overwhelmed at first though. Don’t fret! Read through the ingredients and then read through the recipe instructions. You might want to read through the instructions 2x to get a handle on what it entails. I guarantee after you see what this requires, you will have full confidence in your cooking skills to master these amazingly tasty marsala pork chops!

Whenever I read through new recipes, I immediately get turned off if the list of ingredients is too long. Too long meaning there are 15+ ingredients. To me, recipes that require that many items seem overly complicated. And you know me, I’m all about easy recipes that taste great!

Ingredients

Luckily, these marsala pork chops consist of just a few key ingredients needed to make this scrumptious dinner. Of course, you will need pork chops, marsala wine, mushrooms, garlic, shallots (if you don’t know what a shallot is, just know that you need these in your life, specifically as a staple in your cabinet), butter, chicken broth, flour, some olive oil, and a little salt & pepper. See? Nothing crazy in this recipe! You can handle it, I’m positive!

Here is the full list of what you need:

  • 6 Pork Chops
  • Salt & Pepper Enough to coat pork chops front and back
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp Flour
  • 1.5 cup Marsala Wine
  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 10 oz Mushrooms I prefer Baby Bellas, you can use whatever you prefer
  • 1 large Shallot Chopped
  • 1 cup Chicken Broth I prefer fat-free, low sodium chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp Garlic Minced

Instructions

  • Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour, shaking off excess. 
  • Heat half of the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until foaming subsides. Cook pork chops for 3-4 minutes per side, until browned (should read 145 degrees F with a meat thermometer). Very thin chops might need as little as 2 minutes per side.
  • Transfer pork chops to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
  • Add shallots, garlic, and mushrooms to pan and sauté until mushrooms are soft and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. 
  • Stir 2 tablespoons flour into the mushroom mixture and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add half of the marsala wine and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
  • Next, add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
  • Add the remaining half of butter and marsala wine to pan then lower heat and simmer for 5-8 minutes, until sauce is slightly thickened.
  • Add pork chops back to the pan and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
  • Transfer pork chops to a platter and spoon sauce over the top.
  • Serve warm with mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta.

Easy Dinner In 30 Minutes

I don’t have endless hours to spend cooking in the kitchen. My reality is that I have 5 little kids who are constantly bugging me about what’s for dinner. While I’m trying to work on dinner, I get the constant, “I’m starving” “When are we going to eat?” “What are we having?” “I’m SO hungry!” And it goes on and on…and on…and on. I’m sure most parents can relate. Needless to say, I want to make dinner quickly and as easy as possible. Plus, the less ingredients, the less mess. Less is more! Which means less ingredients and less mess is definitely better!

There is very little prep work that goes into this dish. The only ingredients to prep are the pork chops and chop up the shallots. Pretty easy, if you ask me. From starting to cook to plating this meal, it should be approximately 30 minutes. And this tastes like something you would get in a nice restaurant. Great meal in 30 minutes or less? Yes! Sounds like something you need to try? Well, you do. Make your shopping list and add Marsala Pork Chops to your meal plan and get cooking!

Other Italian Recipes To Try

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Italian Skillet Chicken

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Marsala Pork Chops

Marsala Pork Chops will be your new favorite way to eat marsala sauce!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword dinner, easy dinner pork, marsala, pork, pork dinner
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 people
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

  • 6 Pork Chops
  • Salt & Pepper Enough to coat pork chops front and back
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp Flour
  • 1.5 cup Marsala Wine
  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 10 oz Mushrooms I prefer Baby Bellas, you can use whatever you prefer
  • 1 large Shallot Chopped
  • 1 cup Chicken Broth I prefer fat-free, low sodium chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp Garlic Minced

Instructions

  • Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour, shaking off excess. 
  • Heat half of the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until foaming subsides. Cook pork chops for 3-4 minutes per side, until browned (should read 145 degrees F with a meat thermometer). Very thin chops might need as little as 2 minutes per side.
  • Transfer pork chops to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
  • Add shallots, garlic, and mushrooms to pan and sauté until mushrooms are soft and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. 
  • Stir 2 tablespoons flour into the mushroom mixture and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add half of the marsala wine and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
  • Next, add chicken broth and bring to a boil.
  • Add the remaining half of butter and marsala wine to pan then lower heat and simmer for 5-8 minutes, until sauce is slightly thickened.
  • Add pork chops back to the pan and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
  • Transfer pork chops to a platter and spoon sauce over the top.
  • Serve warm with mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta.
  • ENJOY!