Lunch: Slow-Cooked Pork Chops with Fruit Stuffing

Open the lid, and delight in a cozy dinner cooked while you were away.

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Cinnamon

Health and fertility benefits of Slow-Cooked Pork Chops with Fruit Stuffing

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1 cup diced dried fruit and raisin mixture*
1 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz. carton)
1/2 cup apple juice
3 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 (6-oz.) pkg. herb-seasoned one-step stuffing mix
4 (4-oz.) boneless pork loin chops (about 1/2 inch thick)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

In large saucepan, combine dried fruits, broth, 1/4 cup of the apple juice, margarine, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to a boil. Stir in stuffing mix. Remove from heat.
Arrange pork chops in bottom of 3 1/2 to 4-quart slow cooker. Pour remaining 1/4 cup apple juice over pork. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with stuffing mixture.
Cover; cook on low setting for 5 to 6 hours.
Remove stuffing from slow cooker; place in serving bowl. Stir gently; serve pork with stuffing.

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