Crock Pot Pork Chops

These easy Crock Pot Pork Chops, made with mushroom soup, create a delicious sauce right in the crock pot!

A 5-ingredient dinner that makes itself, in the crock pot? It’s true! These Crock Pot Pork Chops are super easy to assemble. Then, you let the crock pot do its magic, and dinner is ready in the evening.

I LOVE a good dinner made in the crock pot, like these Italian Beef Sandwiches or Slow Cooker Beef BBQ. It makes dinnertime so much easier to have the main course ready and waiting.

With this pork chop recipe, you just place everything in the crock pot, turn it on low, and then arrive home to the delicious aromas of pork chops in their own sauce.

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• Cooking with condensed soup
• How to make tender pork chops
• Ingredients
• Step-by-step instructions
• FAQs
• Additions and substitutions
• Side dishes for pork chops
• Related recipes
• Crock Pot Pork Chops

Cooking with condensed soup

Condensed soup was invented in 1897, and casseroles made with soup gained popularity in the 1950s and 1960s (green bean casserole was invented in 1955 by Dorcas Reilly at the Campbell Soup Company).

The exact origin of this pork chop recipe is unknown, though Campbell’s might have had something to do with it.

Perhaps you don’t mind cooking with condensed soup. Or perhaps you’re a little leery of the ingredient list, which can contain preservatives and additives.

If you fall into the latter camp, I’ve found a number of brands that make condensed soup with shorter (and “cleaner”) ingredient lists. Amy’s and Pacific brands both make condensed cream of mushroom soup that works well in this recipe. I’ve also found an organic store brand (Simple Truth at Kroger) that works perfectly here, too.

How to make tender pork chops

Making tender pork chops requires two elements: low and slow cooking, and a sauce to braise the chops.

A crock pot works best for low and slow cooking. Since pork chops aren’t typically more than 1-inch thick, they can be cooked to tender perfection in just 4 hours on low in a crock pot.

Braising means to simmer in a small amount of liquid until tender. Combined with low and slow cooking, the method makes meat melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

For this recipe, we’ll cook the pork chops in cream of mushroom soup. It creates this amazing sauce that make these chops the perfect comfort food dinner.

Ingredients

• Bone-in pork chops are the best choice for this recipe. The bone keeps them extra tender and juicy. However, if you only have boneless pork chops, those work too!
• Condensed cream of mushroom soup forms the base of the sauce. You can purchase a popular brand like Campbell’s, or an organic brand like Pacific or Amy’s if you prefer a shorter ingredient list for the soup.
• Worcestershire sauce and ketchup add lots of flavor to the sauce.
• We’ll season the pork chops with salt before cooking—this is key to a perfectly seasoned dish!

Step-by-step instructions

Start by sprinkling the pork chops with salt. I chose bone-in pork chops for this dish. I find that the bones help keep the meat tender and juicy (and the meat right around the bones is particularly delicious!).

If you only have boneless pork chops, those will work, too. I’ve made them both ways!

Pour the condensed cream of mushroom soup, ketchup, and worcestershire sauce into a crock pot. Stir to combine.

Place the pork chops in the crock pot and use tongs to coat the chops with the sauce.

It doesn’t have to be perfect—just make sure the chops are covered with the sauce.

Then, cover the crock pot and turn it to LOW. Cook on low for 4–5 hours.

The pork chops are done when they break easily with a fork.

I have a newer model crock pot (circa 2017), which cooks at a slightly higher temperature than older crock pots. This is an interesting article that explores new vs. old crock pots and cooking temperatures!

Whether you have an older model or newer model, you really don’t need to do anything special. Just check the pork chops around 4 hours by sticking a fork in one. If the meat comes apart easily, they are done. If not, give them another hour.

FAQs

Additions and substitutions

If you’d like to add some veggies to the crock pot, stir in one (8 oz) package of sliced mushrooms and one sliced onion before cooking. Both of the veggies will be cooked to perfection by the time the pork chops are done.

If you don’t have worcestershire sauce, you can substitute one of the following:

• one tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
• one tablespoon of soy sauce and ½ teaspoon of sugar

Side dishes for pork chops

Pork chops with sauce are best for serving with something that will soak up all that delicious sauce! For these Crock Pot Pork Chops, I like serving them on top of white rice, brown rice, or egg noodles. The rice or noodles benefit from the sauce as much as the pork chops!

For a vegetable side dish, this Garlic Roasted Broccoli is perfect. You can also grill asparagus, steam some mixed veggies, or make a side salad.

I usually start on the side dishes about 30 minutes before the pork chops are done cooking. By the time the rice has cooked and the veggies are tender, the pork chops are done, and the meal is ready to be served.

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