Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
This page may contain affiliate links. Learn More.
Using my crock pot so I don’t have to heat up the kitchen is always a winner. Try these slow cooker pork chops with apples and onions in your slow cooker tonight! For more slow cooker recipes, look here.
I have always wanted to try apples with pork chops and I love it. It makes like an apple and onion jam type topping that tastes amazing with the pork. Pork is my favorite meat and I really love pork chops. You can use bone-in or boneless, it doesn’t matter. I always think meat with bones has a little more flavor, but use whatever you have.
My style of cooking is to find what you got and make it work. I love cooking like it’s an episode of Chopped on the food network. What is there and what can I do with it. I always have apples for the kids and I always have onions. So this was a simple meal for me to make.
Cooking in the crockpot in the summer saves so much energy because you don’t heat up the house with the oven or have to stand over a hot stove. The best part about slow cooker cooking is the dump and forget it part.
All you have to do is slice up a couple of apples and onion and the rest is no work at all. You’re going to love these sweet chops and they will become a family favorite. And you’ll be amazed at how easy they are!
You are welcome to brown the pork chops before you dump them in, but that defeats the purpose of having it be a dump-in, one pot meal. You can also add more liquid if you’d like, 1/2 cup to 1 cup of stock or apple juice would work great.
You can use any kind of apples you’d like, but not red delicious or golden delicious. You need a firmer apple with more flavor. I used fuji and it turned out great. I would also suggest granny smith, honeycrisp, or gala as well.
Crock pot pork chops with apples
Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Onions
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 3 crisp apples peeled and sliced
- 1 onion, cut into thin strips
- 4 pork chops about 3/4 inch thick Start checking the internal temperature of the pork chops at 2 hours so they don't get overdone.
- 1/2 c sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 c apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
Instructions
- Place half of sliced apples and onion in crock pot
- Add 4 pork chops on top, sprinkle with salt and pepper
- Add remaining apples and onions
- Sprinkle on rest of ingredients
- Cook on low for 3 hours or until pork is 145 internally
For more pork ideas, check this post out. For more easy dinner ideas click here. I hope you find a ton of inspiration in these dinner ideas for your family. I have a home daycare and feed a ton of kids, so I know what kids like.
Pork chops are fairly inexpensive as meat goes and they taste amazing. If you are a lover of pork chops like my family is, check out all of these wonderful ideas for cooking pork chops:
I had misgivings from the start. Wish I had browned the chops first. The top of the recipe says 10 min. prep 1 hour cooking. However, the instructions say 3 hours on low. Which is it? I realize the thickness plays a roll in cooking time. I checked my 3/4″ chops at about 2 1/2 hours and they were over 170. I put the juices, apples and onions in a sauce pan and added heavy cream. Brought to a boil and added a slurry to make a sauce. Otherwise, this would have been very dry. Okay, but needs help.
Thank you for your comments. I have updated the time on the recipe. Your sauce idea is a great recommendation for someone who wants a saucy dish. Sounds delicious!
This recipe was easy and delicious! Thank you!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for letting me know!
Sound so yummy 🙂 We will have to try !!