John's Baked Pork Chops Stuffed with Smoked Gouda and Bacon

Ingredients

• 1  apples cored
• 1 cup bread crumbs 
• 4 slices bacon crumbled cooked
• 1  eggs 
• 0.3 cup parsley fresh chopped
• 2 ounces gouda cheese smoked shredded
• 1  green onion 
• 2 servings ground pepper black to taste
• 1 teaspoon olive oil 
• 4  center-cut pork chops boneless
• 2 pieces grapes red
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• whisk
• toothpicks
• casserole dish
• kitchen thermometer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine Gouda cheese, bacon, parsley, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper together in a bowl.
3. Cut each pork chop from one side through the middle horizontally to within 1/2 inch of the other side. Open the two sides and spread them out like an open book. Stuff cheese mixture into each pocket and close; secure with a wooden toothpick. Coat each stuffed pork chop with olive oil.
4. Whisk egg in a bowl.
5. Mix bread crumbs, salt, and black pepper to taste together in a separate bowl. Carefully dip each stuffed pork chop in the egg; press chop into bread crumb mixture until evenly coated.
6. Place breaded pork chops in a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
7. Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
8. Garnish pork chops with cored apple, green onion, and red grapes.