Bacon, Apple, Bourbon Stuffed Pork Chops

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide a healthier option while crushed crackers can be more budget-friendly.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasonings

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, while water with seasonings is cost-effective.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat, and margarine can be a less expensive alternative.

apples

🥗Healthier: pears

💰Cheaper: frozen apple slices

Pears can provide a similar texture, while frozen slices are often cheaper.

Dice 0.5 pounds of thick cut bacon and cook it in a frying pan until it's not crispy but not raw, allowing the fat to render.

Dice 2 honey crisp apples small and add them to the pan with the cooked bacon.

Add 0.5 diced white onion to the pan with the apples and bacon.

Season the mixture with root boy rub number one, which contains salt, pepper, and garlic.

Cook the apples and onions until they soften and the sugar in the apples caramelizes.

Add 0.25 cup of Maker's Mark bourbon to the pan and cook until the alcohol cooks off, leaving the bourbon flavor.

Remove the stuffing from the heat and let it cool.

Take 4 bone-in thick pork chops and cut a pocket into the fat side of each chop without cutting too deep.

Stuff each pork chop with the bourbon apple stuffing, ensuring it's filled well.

Use 3 long toothpicks to close each stuffed pork chop, avoiding decorative toothpicks with plastic.

Dust the stuffed pork chops with root boy rub number two.

Place the pork chops on the grill over indirect heat and cover them.

Cook the pork chops, checking the internal temperature with an instant-read thermometer until it reaches 160 degrees.

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