Bacon-Stuffed Pork Chops with Creamy Balsamic Sauce

In this recipe, pork chops stuffed with bacon and onion are slathered in a creamy balsamic sauce made with sour cream, garlic, and butter.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 44 mins
• Total Time: 59 mins
• Calories: 897 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons bacon bits
• 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
• 8 toothpicks, or as needed
• 2 teaspoons chopped onion
• 2 (6 ounce) thick-cut pork chops
• 0.5 clove garlic, minced
• 0.5 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
• 0.5 cup balsamic vinegar
• 0.25 cup Worcestershire sauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Lay a pork chop flat on your work surface. Use the tip of a sharp boning or paring knife to create a pocket by making a slit in the side; repeat with remaining pork chops.

Step 3

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat; add bacon bits, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, onion, 1/2 teaspoon mustard, and 1/2 clove garlic. Cook and stir until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Allow stuffing to cool, 5 to 10 minutes. Stuff into pork chops and secure with 2 crossed toothpicks.

Step 4

Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown pork chops, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a baking dish, reserving drippings in skillet. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until pork chops are no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

Step 6

Heat reserved drippings in the skillet over medium heat. Add 1 clove garlic, balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce, and 1 teaspoon mustard; simmer until reduced, about 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Coat pork chops with sauce.