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My Smothered Pork Chops in Crock Pot is the supper you’ll tell all your friends about! With a super easy creamy gravy and tender, juicy pork chops, this flavorful and comforting meal is just beginning to be a regular on the menu. Best of all, it only takes 10 minutes of prep!
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Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops
There’s nothing like pork chops for easy, budget-friendly meals! I grew up eating pork chops for dinner, and I learned early that there’s no end to the fantastic ways the simple pork chop can be cooked. One of my favorites? Crockpot smothered pork chops!
There’s only one way to improve on the indulgent coziness of this classic recipe: by making it easier than ever. That’s why this recipe is for smothered pork chops slow cooker style! Just give the meat a quick sear, pop it into the crock pot with some soup, and that’s it.
I love making smothered pork chops, but there is nothing like a pork chops recipe to start during lunch and have ready just in time for dinner. Here it is! Slow cooker smothered pork chops take only minutes of prep for a dinner nobody will forget.
Smothered Pork Chops in Crock Pot Ingredients
- Thick-cut pork chops (boneless pork chops or bone-in pork chops)
- Cream of mushroom soup
- Cream of chicken soup
- Chicken broth low sodium
- Mushrooms
- Onion
- Vegetable oil
- Paprika
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
Crockpot Smothered Pork Chops Recipe
- Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel, then season them with paprika, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
- Add the oil to a skillet over medium heat. When the skillet is hot, add the pork chops and brown them on each side, roughly 3-5 minutes per side.
- Add in both canned soups and the chicken broth. Stir, making sure to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Cook five minutes and remove from the heat.
- Slice the onions and mushrooms, then add them to the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with the pork chops and then pour the soup mixture over top.
- Set the heat to LOW, and cook for 4-6 hours or until the meat is tender and juicy. Optional– add a slurry of 2 tablespoons corn starch and 2 tablespoons water to thicken the sauce.
- Remove from the slow cooker, and serve with the gravy, onions, and mushrooms! It is even better served over creamy mashed potatoes, risotto, or creamy polenta!
Smothered Pork Chops Recipes Tips
- If you’re strapped for time, you can skip the saute section of this recipe. However, the result won’t be quite as flavorful.
- Bone-in and boneless pork chops are both great options! Avoid thinly sliced pork chops, as they will overcook and get tough.
- This recipe uses condensed soups. If using non-condensed, lower the amount of chicken broth.
- Make sure not to over-sear the pork! Just get the sides nice and golden brown. It’ll cook the rest of the way in the slow cooker, and overcooking it in the pan can make it tough.
- Never set the slow cooker to HIGH. Pork gets tough and dry when cooked in high heat. For fall-apart-tender pork, always cook on LOW.
Smothered Pork Chops in Crock Pot FAQs
Using pork chops cut too thin, over-searing them, and cooking them on HIGH are all culprits for overcooked, tough pork chops. For juicy and tender pork, make sure to cook them on LOW and sear them gently. Pork is easy to over-cook when using high temperatures.
Pork chops are almost always better cooked slow. Low and slow cooking renders the fat in pork and breaks down the often tough connective tissues, resulting in tender, juicy pork everyone will love! Because of this, it’s important to always cook slow cooker pork on LOW heat.
Cooking your pork chops slowly and in gravy makes for tender pork every time! I recommend trying smothered pork chops for this. By smothering the pork in lots of flavorful gravy, it absorbs the liquid and flavor of the gravy and becomes juicy and tender every time.
Easy Pork Chop Recipes
- Grilled Pork Chops
- Baked Pork Chops
- Slow Cooker Pork Chops
- Instant Pot Pork Chops
- …Or check out the list of all my Pork Chop Recipes!
If you loved my slow-cooked smothered pork chops, you’ve got to check out the rest of my pork chop recipes! You’ll be as obsessed with pork chops as I am in no time!
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Recipe
Smothered Pork Chops in Crock Pot
Equipment
- Slow Cooker 6 qt
Ingredients
- 4 Thick cut pork chops Boneless or bone-in
- 10.5 oz Cream of mushroom soup canned
- 10.5 oz Cream of chicken soup canned
- 1 cup Chicken broth low sodium
- 2 cups Mushrooms sliced
- 1 Onion sliced
- 1½ teaspoons Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon Onion powder
See our Cooking Conversions Chart for help converting measurements!
Instructions
- Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel, then season them with the paprika, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.4 Thick cut pork chops, 1½ teaspoons Paprika, 1 teaspoon Black pepper, 1 teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Onion powder, ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- Add the oil to a skillet over medium heat. When the skillet is hot, add the pork chops and brown them on each side, roughly 3-5 minutes per side.
- Add in both canned soups and the chicken broth. Stir, making sure to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Cook five minutes and remove from the heat.10.5 oz Cream of mushroom soup, 10.5 oz Cream of chicken soup, 1 cup Chicken broth
- Slice the onions and mushrooms, then add them to the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with the pork chops and then pour the soup mixture over top.2 cups Mushrooms, 1 Onion
- Set the heat to LOW, and cook for 4-6 hours or until the meat is tender and juicy. Optional- add a slurry of 2 tablespoons corn starch and 2 tablespoons water to thicken the sauce.
- Remove from the slow cooker, and serve with the gravy, onions, and mushrooms!
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Notes
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- If you’re really strapped for time, you can skip the saute section of this recipe. However, the end result won’t be quite as flavorful.
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- Bone-in and boneless pork chops are both great options! Just avoid thinly sliced pork chops as they will overcook and get tough.
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- This recipe uses condensed soups. If using non-condensed, lower the amount of chicken broth.
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- Make sure not to over-sear the pork! Just get the sides browned; it’ll cook the rest of the way in the slow cooker, and overcooking it in the pan can make it tough.
- Never set the slow cooker to HIGH. Pork gets tough and dry when cooked in high heat.
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