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My recipe for Fall Apart Slow Cooker Pork Chops, complete with potatoes and carrots, is a full meal all in one pot! Set it and forget it with practically no prep work in the morning, and come home to a complete dinner. With rich and savory gravy, tender fall apart meat, and flavorful veggies, this one-pot meal is here to make dinner easy!
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Fall Apart Slow Cooker Pork Chops
If you know me, you know I love pot roast. There's just nothing as comforting and hearty as a big slow cooker roast loaded with veggies and smothered in gravy. But did you know you can make slow cooker pork chops just the same way?
This recipe for crock pot pork chops is the solution to an easy, fall-apart tender dinner! Plus, by cooking your pork chops in the slow cooker, you'll serve the juiciest, most tender pork chops you have ever tasted. Paired with gravy and a big serving of veggies, it's the perfect one-pot meal.
Oh, and did I mention it takes only five minutes of hands-on time? That's right! Just mix up the seasonings, chop some veggies into the pot, put it all together, and you're done for the day. It's the set-and-forget meal of your dreams!
Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Potatoes Ingredients
- Thick-cut pork chops (bone-in or boneless, see recipe tips below)
- Yukon Gold potatoes
- Carrots
- Sweet onion
- Butter
- Chicken broth
- Italian seasoning
- Garlic powder
- Cornstarch
- Salt and pepper
How to Make Slow Cooker Pork Chops
- Combine the butter, broth, Italian seasonings, salt, and pepper in a bowl, and warm it in the microwave until everything is combined. Then whisk in the cornstarch until smooth.
- Slice the carrots and potatoes, then layer them on the bottom of the crock pot. Add in the pork chops, then add sliced onions on top.
- Pour in the seasoning and broth mixture, then set the slow cooker to LOW and cook for 5 hours.
- Once cooked, serve the pork chops alongside the cooked vegetables and sauce, and enjoy!
Tips for Pork Chops in Slow Cooker with Potatoes
- You can use bone-in pork chops or boneless pork chops for this pork chop recipe! Just make sure they're thick-cut, or else the pork can get dry and tough.
- Don't feel limited to potatoes and carrots. You can choose any vegetables to add to the crockpot so long as they're tough enough to be cooked for a long time. Use hard vegetables like yellow squash, rutabaga, parsnips, and kohlrabi according to your tastes for best results!
- For extra creamy sauce, stir in a bit of heavy cream once the pork chops have fully cooked. This adds a bit of extra rich flavor to the dish.
- This is a perfect meal for a busy day. Start it during lunch, and it'll be ready by dinner time!
- No matter what, never set the slow cooker to HIGH to cook pork. This will overcook the pork and make it tough, dry, and unpleasant.
- If you want, you can leave out the potatoes and make this dish with a side of Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes or Instant Pot White Rice instead. I do this all the time!
How Long to Cook Pork Chops in Slow Cooker
For fork-tender slow cooker pork chops, set for a cooking time of 5 hours on LOW. You never want to set the crockpot to HIGH, or you'll wind up with tough and dry pork chops.
Slow Cooker Pork Chops FAQ
If you're used to tough pork chops, it's probably due to over-cooking. Pork, much like steak, gets tougher when cooked over high heat for too long. The way to solve this is to cook the pork on LOW heat. Low and slow heat renders the fat and breaks down the proteins for tender, juicy meat!
You can absolutely put raw pork in the slow cooker, but don't put frozen pork in the slow cooker. It will take too long to come to a safe temperature, and thus linger in the danger zone and become unsafe to eat. Make sure the pork is fully thawed before cooking!
Tender pork chops are all about making sure not to over-cook the meat, and using thick cut pork! Thin pork chops don't cook well for low and slow cooking. Use thick cut chops, make sure there's plenty of liquid, and always cook your slow cooker pork chops on LOW- never HIGH.
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Love cooking in the slow cooker? So do I! Try out these melt-in-your-mouth, set-and-forget recipes next and keep falling in love with easy dinner!
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Slow Cooker Pork Chops
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Equipment
- Slow Cooker 6 qt
Ingredients
- 4 Pork chops - thick cut
- 2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes - sliced
- 1 lb Carrots - cut into 2 inch slices
- 1 Sweet onion - sliced thinly
- 1 cup Chicken broth - or more as needed
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Combine the butter, broth, Italian seasonings, salt, and pepper in a bowl, and warm it in the microwave until everything is combined. Then whisk in the cornstarch until smooth.1 cup Chicken broth,4 Tablespoons Butter,½ teaspoon Italian seasoning,1 teaspoon Salt,½ teaspoon Pepper,½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- Slice the carrots and potatoes, then layer them on the bottom of the crock pot. Add in the pork chops, then add sliced onions on top.4 Pork chops,2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes,1 lb Carrots,1 Sweet onion
- Pour in the seasoning and broth mixture, then set the slow cooker to LOW and cook for 5 hours.
- Once cooked, serve the pork chops alongside the cooked vegetables and sauce, and enjoy!
Notes
- You can use bone-in or boneless pork chops for this recipe! Just make sure they're thick-cut, or else the pork can get dry and tough.
- You can choose any vegetables you want so long as they're tough enough to be cooked for a long time. Use hard vegetables like yellow squash, rutabaga, parsnips, and kohlrabi for best results!
- For extra creamy sauce, add a bit of heavy cream once the pork chops have fully cooked.
- This is a perfect meal for a busy day. Start it during lunch, and it'll be ready by dinner time!
- No matter what, never set the slow cooker to HIGH to cook pork. This will overcook the pork and make it tough, dry, and unpleasant.
A says
How much cornstarch do you use?
Isabel Laessig says
Hi there! 2 Tablespoons - thank you for mentioning.
Maria says
It says to mix in CORNSTARCH but does not say how much
Isabel Laessig says
Hi there! 2 Tablespoons - thank you for mentioning.