Feta Cheese & Spinach Stuffed Pork

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic, minced and divided
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 5 whole sun-dried tomatoes, diced (no oil)
  • 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained and squeezed dry
  • 1/4 cup crumbled low-fat feta cheese
  • 3 tbsp (1 1/2 ounces) fat-free cream cheese (in a block)
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest
  • 4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops, trimmed of fat
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano

Preparation

  1. Preheat broiler.
  2. Place large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Coat with cooking spray.
  3. Add 2 garlic cloves; sauté for 1 minute.
  4. Add 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp black pepper, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach. Sauté until all moisture evaporates. Remove contents from heat. Stir in cheeses and lemon rind.
  5. Cut a horizontal slit through each pork chop at its thickest portion to form a pocket. Insert about 1/4 cup spinach and cheese mixture into each pocket. Sprinkle an extra dash of salt and pepper over each piece.
  6. Coat boiler pan with cooking spray, arrange pork slices on pan.
  7. Mix remaining 2 garlic cloves, juice, mustard and oregano in a bowl. Brush half of mustard mixture over pork. Broil for 6 minutes then flip pork. Brush remaining mixture over pork; broil an additional 2 minutes or until it looks done.

Nutritional Information per Serving

  • 232 Calories
  • 8.6 g Fat
  • 73 mg Cholesterol
  • 640 mg Sodium
  • 7.2 g Carbohydrate
  • 32 g Protein

Source: MyRecipes

Photo credit: Allison Newhouse / Flickr

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