Spinach stuffed pork chops with riccota cheese

These spinach stuffed pork chops with ricotta cheese are a delicious and indulgent dinner! Packed with flavor and stuffed to the brims with milky ricotta and sautéed spinach and buttery onions, these stuffed pork chops are easy enough you can whip them in a hectic night but also elevated enough to serve at a dinner party or date night.

Spinach stuffed pork chops

A good pork chop is usually difficult to make. You need to cook it long enough so it’s crispy and cooked thoughtfully but also not that much that they end up dry and hard. I was actually really scared about making these spinach stuffed pork chops until I realized that when you stuff them, cooking spinach pork chops perfectly is a breeze!

More pork recipes you will love:

• Easy pork chop soup
• Oven roasted pork chops with honey glazed vegetables
• Apple stuffed pork loin
• Pork and apple burger
• Skillet pork in mustard milk sauce
• Braised short ribs
• Slow cooker pork chops Tuscan style

Here’s the thing! Stuffed pork chop recipe cooks twice as fast and it’s also really easy to quickly to check if the pork chops are already done (just open it up a bit to see) so the risk of overcooking or undercooking is reduced too.

And there’s also the flavor factor! Spinach stuffed pork chops are just a million times better than the non-stuffed counterparts, especially ricotta cheese is added as in this recipe.

These spinach and cheese stuffed pork chops we are making are, simply put, amazing! They’re soft and buttery, savory and just a bit sweet (thanks to the fresh ricotta). They’re also totally packed with flavor and really easy to make – just saute onions in butter, add chopped spinach until just wilted and mix it with ricotta and a couple of spices.

How to cut pork chops to stuff them

In order to stuff pork chops you need to slice them open on the side. This can be a bit tricky if you have never done it before but here are some useful tips:

1. Use a sharp knife: The sharper the better because it will allow you to do a clean, fast cut without causing a lot of damage to the pork chop.

2. Make a tiny incision first with the tip of the knife: This will guide the knife where you want to make the cut.

3. Ask your butcher to thickly slice your pork chops or buy thick ones from the supermarket. Truth is, slicing a thin pork chop is much more difficult than slicing a thick one so always look out for the thicker ones.

What do you eat with stuffed pork chops?

If you’ve been looking for recipe ideas to serve alongside this recipe, here are some suggestions that pair well with many meat recipes:

• Garlic butter mashed potatoes with feta & chives
• Roasted potatoes with mushrooms
• Mashed potato pancakes
• Roasted long sweet peppers salad
• Fried zucchini in garlic vinegar sauce

Cooking stuffed pork chops

Ingredients:

• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 4 Cups spinach, chopped
• ½ Pound ricotta cheese
• 1 Tsp garlic powder
• ½ Tsp onion powder
• ¼ Tsp nutmeg
• 4 Pork chops, sliced open
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

2. Add onion and cook until translucent.

3. Add spinach and cook for 3 minutes or until just wilted.

4. Transfer to a bowl leaving some of the butter behind.

5. Add ricotta, garlic powder, onion powder, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Mix until combined.

6. Stuff the pork chops and transfer to the same pan used to cook the onions.

7. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook 2 minutes per side or until golden.

8. Add 3 tbsp water, cover with a lid and cook for 4 minutes.

9. Remove the lid and cook for 1 more minute per side or until golden brown.

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Spinach stuffed pork chops

Thesespinach ricotta stuffed pork chops are a delicious and indulgentdinner. Easy enough for a hectic night but also elevated enough to serve at a dinner party or date night.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cooking stuffed pork chops, spinach and cheese stuffed pork chops, spinach pork chops, spinach stuffed pork chops, stuffed pork chop recipe

Servings: 2 people

Author: Petro Neagu

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Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 Onion chopped
• 4 Cups spinach chopped
• ½ Pound ricotta cheese
• 1 Tsp garlic powder
• ½ Tsp onion powder
• ¼ Tsp nutmeg
• 4 Pork chops sliced open
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook until translucent.
• Add spinach and cook for 3 minutes or until just wilted.
• Transfer to a bowl leaving some of the butter behind.
• Add ricotta, garlic powder, onion powder, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Mix until combined.
• Stuff the pork chops and transfer to the same pan used to cook the onions.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook 2 minutes per side or until golden.
• Add 3 tbsp water, cover with a lid and cook for 4 minutes.
• Remove the lid and cook for 1 more minute per side or until golden brown.

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