Pork Chop and Stuffing Bake

I love one-dish meals. They make me happy.

This isn't really a one dish meal unless you make it in the frying pan you sear the chops in... then it's one-dish!

If you transfer to a 13 x 9 pan, then it's two dishes!!!! Silly you!

For this recipe you need 6 boneless 1" pork chops

2 boxes Stovetop stuffing (I used chicken)

1 1/2 cups Gravy (homemade or canned)

Heat a small amount of olive oil in a large frying pan or griddle. Sear pork chops on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange in the big frying pan OR in a 13 x 9 pan sprayed lightly with cooking spray.

Pour gravy over pork chops.

Prepare stuffing mix as directed.  Drop stuffing by spoons full over the chops.

Then, to make the stuffing take on the "pork" taste, I added a little bit of water (about 1/3 cup) to the drippings in the porch chop pan... stirred things up... and drizzled that over the stuffing before I baked the meat/stuffing combo. It was the perfect disguise!!!

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes (or a little more). Serve with a veggie.

And I forgot to take a picture when it was done because it was going to a family who needed supper... My bad!

This was the perfect dish to do some homemade applesauce!

Take about 12 cooking apples (they don't know if they're cooking apples, so use whatever you have.) Peel... plot a new book while you peel because it takes a few minutes...

Remove seed cavity.

Put into saucepan with about 2/3 cup water. Heat over medium heat until apples are puffy and soft. Mash. Add about 3/4 cup sugar and two teaspoons of cinnamon.

Stir.

DECADENT.

The farm is keeping us hopping for about 2-3 more weeks... and then I can breathe again. But in the meantime I love that we're meeting new customers every day, that folks are having fun, and that they love coming to see us.

That's the best!

And Farmer Dave stole ALL of my colorful pumpkins from the porches, so I had to re-do my displays with orange, orange and more orange... but he's right it was time to sell them to happy customers.

SOB.... ;)

On the writing front, I turned in my first mystery for Savannah Secrets (Guideposts, 2020!!!) and I'm finishing my Christmas 2020 Love Inspired.... and I can't believe how absolutely blessed I am.

God is good.

You can find Ruthy in the kitchen or the pumpkins or online at ruthloganherne.com, www.seekerville.blogspot.com, here at the cafe on Thursdays (unless she messes up) and you can email her at loganherne@gmail.com. An author of over 50 books with more to come, Ruthy is living her dream of being a published author and a well-respected farm owner.

In her spare time. :)

And this pic is five years old.... So I should probably update it!!!! But gosh, I love the scarf/jacket combo!