Frozen Pork Chops in Crock Pot

How to cook frozen pork chops in Crock pot is here! Cooking frozen meat to tender in slow cooker today because it comes out great every time.

Slow Cooker Frozen Pork Chops

Just like when you cook air fryer frozen pork chops you want to make sure they are separated from one another. If not they won’t cook evenly at all. If they are stuck together run some warm water over them and then take them apart so you can get started.

Same goes for Instant Pot frozen pork chops too. Those two methods are faster than the one below but you may not have those machines, or if you like low and slow this is it. Of course you always want a gravy to go along with meat to keep it nice and moist + offer even more flavor to the dish.

Let’s talk a little bit about slow cooking shall we?? First off I have a few different varieties and I love them all. Each one has an occasion to be used like….

1. This is my favorite 6 quart programmable one with a locking lid so it’s great for bringing to a potluck too.
2. I prefer not to use liners, but rather just spray olive oil inside before adding my food for easier cleanups.

Let me give you a peek of my pretty thang I bought recently. It goes with my kitchen so I can just leave it out on the countertop all the time. 😉

Crockpot Frozen Pork Chops

You could make a homemade onion gravy first and use that. This time I wanted to show how quickly this could be prepped so packaged was used this time. I have found decent bottled varieties too you could try, then see which one you prefer for further batches.

The packet is the cheapest. With just a bit of water it just comes to life, ready to be used. Just sliced onions were added but if you wanted to slice potatoes in half or add petite taters those would work too. If you wanted more veggies the only other that would work well would be carrots, cut into really large chunks.

Cooking Frozen Pork Chops

Timing is going to vary depending on how large and thick your pieces are, obviously. I prefer medium sizes that are boneless pork chops ideally.

• I’ve done this with bone in pork chops as well. It is easier to get them to cook in one layer without a bone. Same goes for things like our slow cooker frozen cube steak too.

Of course below I have what worked well for us. Just know there may be a 30 minutes leeway either longer or shorter. Surprisingly just because they are rock hard to begin with, they won’t take a whole lot longer than if they had been defrosted.

That is right. I figured this out after cooking a frozen whole chicken in slow cooker. At first I set to high for as long as I normally would cook it on low and it came out way to dry. After a few go arounds I figured out that it really made no difference what texture I started with! Same goes for this one.

Best Way to Cook Frozen Pork Chops

I always suggest staying with low and slow when using this pot, but have timing for high. The biggest difference is the shorter time will = a drier piece of meat. Compare the two and you’ll see. You could use a packet of ranch dressing for Crock pot ranch pork chops too, with this timing. This is how we did it;

• Remove frozen pork chops from wrapper and place in bottom of crockpot. Chop onion and place on top. Mix gravy per instructions on package and pour over pork chops in crockpot.
• Set to high temp and slow cook for 3-4 hours, timing depends on thickness. Safe internal temp. needs to reach 150 F.
• Remove pork chops and whisk in 2 tbsp arrowroot flour or cornstarch to thicken gravy. Serve gravy over pork chops

Baking Frozen Pork Chops

For a pork chop recipe using a baking sheet in your oven I have instructions for that too here. Like I said, the faster the less moist your meat will be.

• You’re going to cook pork chops from frozen in a preheated oven at 350 F.
• Bake for about 40 minutes to 45 minutes. 
• Make sure they are seasoned well, like our best baked pork chops with dry rub are.

If you want to cook your whole dinner right out of the freezer, cook frozen green beans too. Or whip up a batch of mashed potatoes, that’s a family favorite duo for sure.

How Long Can Pork Chops be Frozen

The short answer is 4-6 months. SO if you do find them on sale I usually load up. You will need to make sure that you store them properly first though. If not they won’t last that long without getting freezer burn first. Best method is to slide in a freezer bag. Put foil or parchment paper between layers.

This way when you want to make something like this you’ll be able to separate the pieces easily. If you just throw them in you’ll have a huge thick chunk. That won’t be able to be cooked well any which way.

If you do choose to defrost beforehand you can grill with our dry rub for pork chops on them. Another great one to start with this one you see here that we called slow cooker pork chops and gravy. That one has a thicker sauce since cream of mushroom soup or cream of chicken soup could be used.