Air Fryer Stuffed Pork Chops
Air Fryer Stuffed Pork Chops are filled with spinach, mushrooms, and cream cheese, then dusted with flavorful seasonings before being cooked to perfection in the air fryer.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 pork chops 6 oz each
- 1 teaspoon (2 g) Spanish or smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon (3 g) garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon (1 g) Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon (1 g) ground black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon (7.4 ml) cooking oil
- 4 cups (120 g) fresh spinach
- 1/2 cup (48 g) white mushrooms chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/4 cup (56.8 g) cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.5 g) salt
Instructions
- Use a sharp knife to cut a pocket into each piece of pork, being careful not to cut all the way through.
- Mix the paprika, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and black pepper together in a small bowl. Sprinkle all sides of the pork with the seasoning. Set aside.
- Pour the cooking oil into an oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add the spinach and mushrooms and cook until spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Remove from heat. Stir in the cream cheese, mayonnaise, and salt.
- Spoon even amounts of the filling into each piece of pork. Seal the edges of the pork with toothpicks to keep the filling in. Place in air fryer basket.
- Cook on 385° F for 15 minutes or until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 145° F. Remove it from the air fryer and let it rest for 3 minutes. This will allow the filling to firm up a bit so it doesn't spill out when you remove the toothpicks. Serve it with your favorite side dish.
Notes
- If you don’t have an oven-safe skillet, transfer the pork to an oven-safe baking dish instead.
- You can use bone-in or boneless pork chops for this recipe, but be sure to buy chops that are thicken enough to cut a pocket in.
- You can season with any seasonings you like, if you don’t have paprika, garlic salt, and Italian seasonings. We also like seasoned salt with Oregano.
- Substitute the Parmesan cheese with blue cheese or feta cheese, if you want something a little different.
All air fryers have different wattage and may cook at different rates. You may need to adjust the time or temp for the best results.
Nutrition
Calories: 312kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 32gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 616mgPotassium: 765mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 3260IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 2mg
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