Crockpot Pork Chops

So happy together... my two crockpots.

Crockpot on the right has our roasted new potatoes and carrots, which are just delicious.  On the left was a new recipe for pork chops I was trying for the first time today.  I found this recipe on Pinterest, and you can view the original at Kristi's Recipe Box.  I made a couple of minor adjustments, and here's my result.

Crockpot Pork Chops

Ingredients:

~4-6 thin boneless pork chops
~1/4 cup olive oil
~1 cup chicken broth
~2 cloves garlic, minced
~1 tablespoon paprika
~1 tablespoon seasoned salt
~1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
~1/2 teaspoon salt
~1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Place pork chops in crockpot.  Mix together chicken broth and olive oil; add garlic and other spices and stir well.  Pour mixture over chops.  Cover and cook on low for about 3 hours.

Between the pork chops and the potatoes & carrots cooking this afternoon, the house smelled really good!  All of us enjoyed this meal, most especially my husband!  It is actually quite easy to make, and the spices could be varied depending on what you have on hand or what you're in the mood for.

~nikki

Two Crockpot Meals: Fruit-Stuffed Pork Chops and Roasted New Potatoes and Carrots

Well, it's another two crockpot day here at my house.  All afternoon, my husband has been happily basking in the scents coming out of my kitchen.  I'm pleased to say that he thoroughly enjoyed the taste of the meal as well!  (The kids even liked it, too.)

Fruit-Stuffed Pork Chops

Ingredients:
~1 boneless pork loin roast
~1 cup dried fruits (I used cranberries and cherries)
~1 tablespoon minced onion
~1 teaspoon salt
~1 teaspoon thyme
~1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
~1/2 teaspoon black pepper
~2 tablespoons olive oil
~1 cup apple cider

Directions:

Cut pork horizontally (think hot dog bun).

Layer dried fruit and minced onion in opening.

Bring halves of pork together and tie at 1-inch intervals with kitchen twine.  In a small bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients and rub into roast.

Place roast in skillet with oil and brown roast on all sides.  Spray slow cooker with cooking spray and add the roast.  Pour in the apple cider.  Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.

Roasted New Potatoes and Carrots

Ingredients:
~1 1/2 pounds new potatoes, unpeeled
~1/2 pound carrots (I took the very-easy route and used bagged carrot chips)
~1/2 cup butter, melted
~1 tablespoon dried parsley
~1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
~1/2 teaspoon salt
~1/2 teaspoon black pepper
~1/2 teaspoon paprika

Directions:

Spray inside of crockpot with cooking spray.  Add potatoes and carrots.  Mix melted butter and spices.  Pour mixture over potatoes and carrots and stir.  Cover and cook on high for about 3-4 hours.

~nikki

Crockpot Pork Chops with Apple-Cranberry Stuffing

I found a recipe a while back using a free app from SparkRecipes.  You can view the original recipe, "Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apple-Cranberry Stuffing," here.  I was intrigued by the recipe, but I was surprised that it called for apples and dried cherries, but no cranberries.  (After all, "cranberry" is in the recipe's title... so I wanted to use cranberries.)  Also, my family does not care for celery and I don't happen to like onion, so those ingredients needed to come out for us.  Here's what I ended up doing with it:

Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apple-Cranberry Stuffing

Ingredients:
~1 package (6 ounces) herb stuffing mix
~1 cup apples, peeled and chopped
~1 cup dried cherries
~1 cup dried cranberries
~minced onion (honestly, I can't remember how much...  maybe a couple teaspoons?)
~1 cup chicken broth
~5-6 boneless pork loin chops (about 1/2 inch thick)

Directions:
Spray inside of slow cooker with cooking spray.  Mix all ingredients except pork.  Place half of the stuffing mixture in slow cooker; top with pork.  Spoon remaining stuffing mixture over pork.  Cover and cook on low heat setting until pork is tender (I think I did about 4 hours or so).

p.s.
My family really enjoyed this meal!  My son, Geoffrey, though, didn't know what it was when he found it in the crockpot after school (I was out taking his sister to her dance class, so I wasn't there for him to ask).  Since it didn't look that good to him, he opted to make himself some Easy Mac in the microwave.  When I got home, I told him what was in the crockpot (he loves pork, by the way!)... Boy was he surprised!  Though he was full when we sat down to eat, he did reheat some for himself a little later.

~nikki

Crockpot Apple Butter Pork Tenderloin

This is another very easy meal which I prepare for my family using my crockpot (one of my favorite things, for sure).  Seriously, my daughter helps me make it, it's that easy!

Slow Cooker Apple Butter Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients:

~1 pork tenderloin (about 2 lbs)

~1.5 cups unsweetened applesauce

~1/4 cup butter, melted

~2 tsp minced garlic

~2 tsp worcestershire sauce

~1 tbsp ground ginger

~1 tsp black pepper

Directions:

Place the thawed tenderloin in the slow cooker.  Mix the other ingredients in a separate bowl, then pour over tenderloin, rolling meat to ensure all sides are coated.  (As a note, Hope & I did increase the amount of applesauce and melted butter, but we kept the amounts of the other ingredients unchanged.)  I cooked this on low for about 4 hours.  When you serve this, it's nice to ladle some of the applesauce mixture onto the pork slices on everyone's plates.

~nikki