Holiday Pork Chops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 pork loin chops (1 1/2 inches thick)
3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, divided
1 garlic clove, minced
salt and pepper
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup diced celery
2 cups diced unpeeled apples
1 cup water
1/2 cup craisins (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 cups herb seasoned stuffing mix (Pepperidge Farm)

Preparation

With a sharp knife, cut a pocket in the side of each pork chop.
In a large skillet, brown pork chops and garlic in 1/4 c butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove pork chops; set aside.
In same skillet, cook onion and celery in remaining butter until tender.
Add apples, water, craisins and 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Add stuffing mix; mix well. Stuff into pockets in pork chops.
Place pork chops in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until chops are tender. Extra stuffing may be baked in a greased 1 quart casserole for 40 minutes.