Crockpot Pork Chops

Crockpot pork chops with apples and onions is amazing! You’ve got to try this easy slow cooker recipe packed with flavor and healthy. If you love our baked pork chops this is great during the summertime.

Are you in love with easy crockpot meals like I am?!! Well here is a great one for you this week. It is a hearty meal that turns out super tender on it’s own because it slow cooks all day by itself! Here’s one of our favorite crockpot recipes. (affiliate links present)

Crockpot Ideas for Pork Chops

With the added fruit it brings a bit of sweetness to the dish which tastes fabulous and the kids love too. It’s all about throwing it in and it being ready when you’re home. If you want more of a smothered meal like your grandmother used to make, our slow cooker pork chops and gravy would be another option.

Another option is to use a flavor packet like onion soup mix or other choices like we did with our Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Chops. Just with those 2 choices and the one below you could buy a large batch on sale and make 3 different ways! All are the ultimate comfort foods with little to no prep time from you.

Ingredient Notes

1. 6-7 bone in pork chops timing would be for 3/4″-1″ pieces. If you want to know How to Cook 2 Inch Thick Pork Chops it would be the same method but you would likely need to increase the timing by 1 hour or so. Keep a thermometer handy and check every 15 minutes.
2. Apples of your choice, I prefer Fuji or red depending on whether you want them to become applesauce at the end, or firmer.
3. Vinegar will give them a pop of flavor to the meat and sauce you can later make into gravy if you’d like on the stove.
4. Onions sliced are great, yellow or white are my preference for flavor.
5. Chicken broth or just cold water for liquid but broth or stock adds a lot more flavor to the overall dish.
6. Olive oil to brown the meat is necessary, avocado oil would be an alternative
7. Seasonings such as garlic powder salt and pepper to season meat is a necessity

Can you use frozen pork chops instead?

You could actually cook Frozen Pork Chops in Crock Pot this same way with the same ingredients. Use sweet apples for a mix of savory and sweetness. Same cooking time actually as over time it will thaw. If thicker they may. take longer.

Variations

I will say that when it comes to cooking pork I love lots of seasonings, or use dry rub for pork chops. I mean they do have a great taste but it is a bit bland unless you add all the things to the outside. You can imagine how wonderful the one below is because of the balsamic vinegar and bit of sweetness.

How Long to Cook Bone-In Pork Chops in Crock Pot

You are looking at 4- 5 hours, depending on whether they are thick or Thin Pork Chops . When it comes to this meat you don’t want them to dry out. It is not like large chunks of roast where it gets more tender the longer it cooks, quite the opposite. Have a thermometer handy to check often, serve over egg noodles.

There is 1 added step to get these to really fork tender. You need to brown them over medium heat in a skillet first. Just 5 minutes or so and they will be done. Then you throw them in with everything else to “simmer”.

How to Cook Crockpot Pork Chops With Apples and Onions

1. Add two tablespoons of oil to a pan. Once oil is hot, add pork chops to the pan. 
2. Brown bone-in or boneless pork chops for 3-4 minutes per side.
3. Layer the slices of two apples to the bottom of the slow cooker.
   Once boneless or bone in pork chops are browned, layer pork chops over apples. 
4. With the rest of juice from the pork chops and one tablespoon of additional oil, add in the onions and cook until softened, about 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
5. Layer cooked onions on meat in your pot. Add rest of ingredients, cover and cook on low for 4-5 hrs until you achieve tender pork chops to your liking.

How to make gravy from the drippings

Some like to whisk together broth and a can of cream of chicken soup in a small pan over medium heat. Or add a bit of cornstarch and water near the end to make the sauce thicker.

Other easy pork recipes you’ll love

If you want to cook pork chops fast try our Ninja Foodi pork chops and rice, or  pressure cooker pork chops recipe is the ticket with high pressure. You can stuff our Pork Roulade with the same apples but baked in the oven another night. Our pork tenderloin crockpot recipe is amazing too using a different more tender cut.

These come out fork tender every time. Whip up some slow cooker mashed potatoes and dinner is done. I love using our 8 or 6 qt. crockpot because it’s just enough for the 5 of us with a bit of leftovers from time to time.

We buy half of a pig and cow at the beginning of every single year. It is a great way to save money, save trips to the store and get really great cuts that are organic. Needless to say all year long I work with all the pieces to find the best ways to cook them and the best sauces to make each one amazing.

How to save leftovers

Ok so this is a frequently asked question; First off you want to save as much sauce or liquid as you can. This will keep them moist and wonderful. Wait until they cool off and are at room temperature. Then transfer them into a freezer bag with as much sauce as possible. If you have bone in pork chops I’d cut the bone out first.

Then suck or push all of the air out and seal it tight. Keep it in your fridge overnight and reheat within 2 days. When you’re ready leave on the counter for 30 minutes. Transfer into a microwave safe dish with the sauce. Warm for 45 seconds, turn meat over and heat again this way until it is as hot as you’d like it to be.