Golden Oats Pork Chops Casserole

• 6 -8 pork chops
• pepper
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 12 cup minced onion
• 1 12 cups golden oats
• 1 cup diced apple
• 1 cup diced oranges or 1 cup pineapple
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 18 teaspoon thyme
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 12 cups Quaker Oats, uncooked
• 1 egg
• 34 cup water or 34 cup broth

1. FOR THE GOLDEN OATS: Combine 1 1/2 cups oats and 1 egg in medium sized bowl; mix until oats are thoroughly coated.
2. Trim excess fat from chops and sprinkle with pepper.
3. Brown on both sides in one Tablespoon oil.
4. Remove chops from pan and keep warm in oven.
5. Cook onion in same pan and add 3 Tablespoons butter.
6. Combine Golden Oats mixture to the onions, stir constantly until lightly browned.
7. Add 3/4 cup water, salt, diced apple, orange or pineapple, thyme: continue cooking, stirring occasionally until liquid evaporates.
8. Adjust seasonings if you wish.
9. Transfer to casserole and arrange chops on top.
10. Cover and bake at 350F about 45 minutes.
11. Wholegrain Cookbook from Quaker Oats.

pork chops, pepper, cooking oil, onion, golden oats, apple, oranges, salt, thyme, butter, oats, egg, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/golden-oats-pork-chops-casserole-154326 (may not work)