Pork Chops With Mandarin Orange Stuffing

• 4 center-cut pork chops
• 2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 6 cups bread cubes
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained

1. Brown pork chops in a large skillet; remove, set aside and season with 1 teaspoon of the salt.
2. In the same skillet, melt butter and brown celery and onion; stir in brown sugar.
3. Combine bread cubes with sage, thyme, pepper, the remaining 1 teaspoons salt, and the egg; add to celery and onion mixture.
4. Combine thoroughly, then gently stir in mandarin oranges.
5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
6. Spoon the mixture into a 8x13 baking dish, then place pork chops on top; cover with foil and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.

center, salt, celery, onion, butter, brown sugar, bread cubes, egg, sage, thyme, black pepper, mandarin oranges

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pork-chops-with-mandarin-orange-stuffing-104128 (may not work)