Veggie-Stuffed Pork Chops

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. In a food processor with a cutting blade or with a knife, process bread into fresh bread crumbs.
2. In a medium bowl, combine broccoli, carrots, onions and peppers, bread crumbs, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning; mix well.
3. On a flat surface, cut a slit in each pork chop, cutting horizontally 3/4 of the way through, creating a deep pocket (see photo). Stuff each pocket in the chops with an equal amount of the vegetable mixture, packing the filling in tightly. Place on baking sheet. Sprinkle each pork chop evenly with onion powder, salt, and black pepper.
4. Roast 25 to 30 minutes or until pork is no longer pink in center and the stuffing is heated through.

Better-for-You Tip: This has everything you crave all wrapped up in one restaurant-fancy-looking dish. And talk about better for you! The stuffing starts off with whole wheat bread, which is combined with carrots, peppers, onions and broccoli. And since we oven-roast these, we pop them in the oven and in the time it takes to set the table and call the family to the table… dinner is done. 

Nutrition based on 1 stuffed pork chop:

Calories 532.0, Calories from Fat 231.0, Total Fat 26.0g, Saturated Fat 5.4g, Trans Fat 0.2g, Cholesterol 200.0mg, Sodium 468mg, Total Carbohydrate 10.0g, Dietary Fiber 2.2g, Sugars 2.4g, Protein 60.0g