Recipe for Cheesy Vegetable-Stuffed Pork Chops 
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Yield:
6
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
6 x Pork rib chops, 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" thick - (abt 4 lbs total)
2 tbl Margarine or butter
1 med Celery stalk chopped - (1/2 cup)
1 med Onion chopped - (1/2 cup)
1 sm Carrot shredded - (1/2 cup)
1 sm Green bell pepper chopped - (1/2 cup)
1 cup Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese - (4 oz)
1/2 tsp Chopped fresh thyme leaves
(or 1/2 tspn dried thyme leaves)
1/4 tsp Salt
1/8 tsp Freshly-ground black pepper
2 tbl Vegetable oil
1/2 tsp Salt
Instructions:
Instructions: Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Make a pocket in each pork chop by cutting into pork toward the bone.

Melt the margarine in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook celery, onion, carrot, and bell pepper in margarine about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender; remove from heat. Stir cheese, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper into vegetable mixture. Fill pockets in pork with the vegetable mixture.

Heat oil in same skillet over medium heat. Cook pork in oil about 5 minutes, turning once, until light brown. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place in ungreased rectangular baking dish, 13 by 9 by 2 inches. Cover tightly and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake about 30 minutes longer or until pork is slightly pink in the center.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Lighter Cheesy Vegetable-Stuffed Pork Chops: For 10 grams of fat and 200 calories per serving, omit margarine. Spray cold nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Use reduced-fat cheese. Omit oil.

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