Savory Pork Roast with Apple Stuffing

It's a common dilemma: your sitting at your favorite spot for happy hour, and you have no idea what you want to drink. Although you can't decide between a few favorites, there's a 9/10 chance you've already picked your poison. Whether its beer, vodka, wine etc., you've probably narrowed your choices to a certain 'category'.
I use the same concept when brainstorming dinner ideas. I like to start with the type of meat I want to use that night. For tonight's entree, I decided on pork as a starting point and researched ideas from there.
Using Pinterest I stumbled upon this efficiently delectable apple stuffing recipe.

Credits for this dish go to SusieQTpies Cafe

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients:

2 garlic cloves

1 1/2 tsp. dried and crushed rosemary (or 4 1/2 tsp. fresh, chopped rosemary)

1 tsp. rubbed sage

1/4 tsp. ground pepper

2 medium RED apples, chopped with skin to equal about 2 cups

1/2 cup chopped celery (optional...I like it better without!) 

1/3 cup chopped onion

6 cups herbed and seasoned stuffing mix (do not use cornbread stuffing!!) 

1 can of cream of mushroom soup with 1 can of water

1/4 cup melted margarine or butter

1 boneless rolled pork loin roast (2 1/2 to 3 lbs.)
Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Press garlic into small bow. Add rosemary, sage and pepper; mix well.
3. Remove 1/2 tsp. of mixture for stuffing.

4. Core and slice apples, chop celery and onion and put in large mixing bowl.
5. Add apple, stuffing mix, soup, butter and reserved seasonings.
6. Mix well and spoon into deep dish baker or 9X9.

7. Rub the seasoning mix evenly over pork loin.
8. Place roast, fat side up, over stuffing.
9. Cover with Stoneware Baking Bowl or Aluminum Foil.

10. Bake for 1 1/3 hrs.
11. Remove Baking Bowl or Aluminum and bake 15-30 minutes more or until meat registers between 130 and 145 degrees.
12. Let stand 10 minutes before carving. Serve with steamed veggies of your choice!

* I used green beans (a favorite of my boyfriend) for my veggie of choice. You can choose whatever you wish! Enjoy!

xo, A