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Smoked Pork Chops Stuffed with Oaxaca Cheese and Green Chile
This recipe is cooked low and slow in a smoker but if you do not own a smoker I have included a grilling option below. These butterflied pork chops stuffed with shredded Oaxaca cheese and roasted green chile strips are cheesy, spicy, smokey, and juicy. The simple rub is less messy than a marinade and gives them a zesty Latin flavor. The best part is they are relatively simple to make and are a show-stopper.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 4 to 6 servings
Calories: 468 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons ancho chili pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 4 butterflied pork chops
- yellow mustard
- Oaxaca cheese shredded
- 4 Anaheim or Hatch chiles roasted, peeled, chopped
Instructions
- In a small dish combine dry ingredients with a fork.
- Drizzle mustard on pork chops and sprinkle the rub on top.
- Place cheese, about 2 tablespoons and chopped chile to the top of the pork chops on one half and then fold the butterflied pork chop in half. Apply mustard to the outside of the stuffed pork chops. Rub the mustard over the top and bottom of the pork chop then sprinkle rub on both sides.
- Secure the stuffed pork chops with butchers twine or wooden toothpicks.
- Preheat smoker to 225 to 240 degrees F. with cherry or your favorite smoking wood.
- Place the stuffed pork chops directly onto smoker grate.
- Smoke pork chops 1 1/2 to 2 hours depending on thickness.
- The pork chops are ready when they reach 145 degrees F.
- Grilling Option:
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat.
- Lightly oil the grill grate.
- Grill over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes on each side, or until pork is done.
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Notes
- Serve with Slow Cooker Beans, homemade fruit salsa and/or Pico de Gallo.
Nutrition Information
Calories
468kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
43g
(86%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Cholesterol
111mg
(37%)
Sodium
2531mg
(105%)
Potassium
670mg
(19%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1958IU
(39%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
55mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4to 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 468
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 468kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 43g | 86% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Cholesterol | 111mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 2531mg | 105% |
| Potassium | 670mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1958IU | 39% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.