Apple Bacon Stuffed Pork Chops

These juicy stuffed pork chops are absolutely amazing filled with a flavorful mixture of apples, bacon, shallots, and smoked cheddar cheese.

These stuffed pork chops are absolutely amazing! They’re filled with a flavorful mixture of honeycrisp apples, bacon, shallots, and smoked cheddar cheese. Start by searing the pork chops in the pan, finish in the oven, and add a delicious finishing touch with an easy mustard sauce on top!

• 4 bone-in pork chops 1 to 1 1/4 inch in thickness
• kosher coarse salt
• black pepper

• 1 honeycrisp apple or other sweeter apple, diced
• 5-6 slices of raw bacon diced
• 1 shallot diced
• 3 oz smoked cheddar cheese can also use Gruyere or smoked Gouda
• pinch salt and black pepper

• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 shallot diced
• 2 tsp all purpose flour, use gluten free flour if needed
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 3 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp dried sage
• 2 tsp maple syrup