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Craving a dinner that’s both delicious and incredibly easy? You’re going to love these Crock Pot Pork Chops. Imagine tender, melt-in-your-mouth pork chops, slow-cooked to perfection, in a creamy savory gravy.
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This crock pot pork chop recipe, a cherished family heirloom passed down from my great-grandpa, offers a simple yet flavorful meal that practically melts in your mouth. My mom fondly recalls enjoying these during college visits with my great-grandpa, whose original recipe used two cans of cream of mushroom soup; personally, I prefer a blend of cream of chicken and mushroom for a brighter gravy. Remember, no water is needed, just use the soup straight from the can, creating a rich, savory comfort food your family will love.
Ingredients
With only 4 ingredients and 5-minutes of prep, this pork chops in the crock pot recipe is a lifesaver on hectic days.
- Pork Chops: You can use boneless or bone-in pork chops for this recipe.
- Ranch Seasoning Salad Dressing and Recipe Mix: I prefer the Hidden Valley brand seasoning mix.
- Cream of Chicken Soup: The Campbell’s brand is my go to when making this recipe. When I don’t have it on hand, I make my own cream of chicken soup recipe.
- Cream of Mushroom Soup: For a quick and convenient meal, Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom is what I use. When I have more time, and want more mushrooms in the gravy, I make my own cream of mushroom soup recipe.
How to Make Pork Chops in the Crock Pot
- Prepare the Crock Pot: Use a slow cooker liner or spray the inside of the crockpot with baking spray for easier clean up.
- Add Seasoning: Place the pork chops in the Crock Pot. Sprinkle the ranch seasoning mix evenly over each pork chop front and back.
- Combine the Soups: In a separate bowl, combine the two cream soups and mix well. I prefer cream of mushroom and cream of chicken, but cream of celery can also be used in the combination. Pour the soup mixture evenly over the pork chops. You don’t need to stir it.
- Set the CrockPot: Place the lid on the Crock Pot. I recommend cooking on the low setting for around 6 hours. The pork chops are fully cooked at this point, and the most tender.
Substitutions and Additions
- Cream Soup Substitutions. You can adjust the flavors of the gravy according to the type of cream soup you use. Cream of Celery or Cream of Onion can be substituted for either cream soup in the recipe, or you can use two of the same flavor.
- Lower the Sodium: To cut down on the salt content or to simply reduce the sodium in the gravy for this recipe, use low-sodium cream soups. You can also make your own cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soups and control the amount of salt.
- Type of Pork Chop. We usually use thin boneless pork chops for this Crockpot pork chops recipe, but you can also use bone-in chops. If you use a thicker chop, make sure to adjust the cooking time.
- Frozen Pork Chops. Thaw pork chops before using them in this recipe. According to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), frozen foods can take too long to reach a safe internal temperature in a slow cooker. This can result in food borne illnesses – and no one wants that!
- Chicken Instead of Pork. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts can be used in place of the pork chops. Serve the chicken breasts whole, or shred the chicken into the gravy and serve over mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta.
- Seasonings. The packet of ranch dressing mix contains plenty of seasonings, but feel free to add fresh herbs, sautéed onions, minced garlic, garlic powder, or pepper to suit your tastes.
Crock Pot Pork Chops Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 pork chops thinly sliced
- 1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
- 10.5 ounces condensed cream of chicken soup
- 10.5 ounces condensed cream of mushroom soup
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Place pork chops in the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle ranch dressing powder evenly over the pork chops (front and back).
- Combine soups in a bowl and stir. Pour evenly over pork chops. Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours (or high heat for about 3-4 hours).
- Remove pork chops and use the gravy to pour over a side of mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles.
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Notes
Tips for this recipe:
- Condensed cream of celery soup can be substituted for cream of mushroom soup or cream of chicken soup.
- For best results, cook the pork chops on low. The pork chops tend to dry out a little more when cooked on high.
- If you need to make this recipe faster, try our Instant Pot Pork Chops recipe.
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Complementary Side Dishes
These slow cooker pork chops with creamy gravy is delicious served over mashed potatoes. You literally don’t have to do anything extra to make the gravy. Once the pork chops are done, you can just use a slotted spoon or tongs to get the pork out of the crockpot and use whatever remains as gravy. My go-to meal is serving the pork chops and gravy with mashed potatoes and a side of steamed vegetables. The creamy gravy is also delicious over rice or egg noodles.
Frequently Asked Questions
We have a few tips for moist, tender pork chops. First, coat the pork chops in the seasonings before placing them in the crockpot. Next, make sure the pork chops are covered with the soup mixture. Lastly, cook them on low until they reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees. This should take approximately 6-7 hours with most slow cookers.
You do not need to add any water or milk. Do not follow the instructions on the can. You only use the condensed soup.
Yes, chicken can be used instead of pork. The flavor and texture will be a little different (because you are using a completely different kind of meat) but it will still taste great!
Bone-in pork chops work great in this crock pot pork chops recipe. You don’t need to adjust the cooking time or temperature. I find that center cut, bone-in pork chops are a little more moist and tender when used with this recipe.
This recipe can be made without the ranch seasoning. If you don’t like the taste of ranch or don’t have it on hand, I recommend substituting other seasonings. Fresh or dried herbs along with garlic powder and onion powder will add flavor to the slow cooker pork chops.
More Crock Pot Recipes
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This dish was so easy! It tastes delicious and came out soooo tender. I will be using this recipe often.
I absolutely love pork chops and this is the easiest way I have seen
Easy and delicious with ingredients I usually have on hand. My family loved this! Thanks for a great week night recipe!
Love this recipe because I love pork chop recipes. The main reason though is because it uses few ingredients and it is quick and easy to prepare using the crock pot.
Love this recipe because I love pork chops. I mainly love this recipe because it is few ingredients and a quick easy meal because it is made in the crock pot.
I love this recipe. I love putting in the crockpot and having dinner done. The flavor is incredible. Thanks for the recipe. You are greay
So easy and so good.
Love this recipe. It’s easy and delicious.
It was very easy and very good
oved this recipe, it is a keeper, serve with mashed potatoes or rice, either one is delicious with the gravy
This recipe is easy and delicious. My family really liked it, normally I have to bread and fry the porkchops for my husband but, he liked this recipe!
So easy and delicious. Trouble free and loved by all I have served it to.
This is a five star recipe
Very tasty,easy meal maker added gravy over rice green beans on the side and boneless pork chops for my dinner.good with chicken and mashed potatoes too.
We just love this recipe for Slow Cooker Pork Chops. Easy and tasty as can be! Pork can often be dry and a bit tough, but with this recipe, they are moist and tender!
We give it 5 STARS!!!
Loved this
Delicious
Easy and tasty!
I LOVE THIS EASY RECIPE. SAVES LOTS OF TIME AND TURNS OUT SO TENDER. MIGHT JUST USE LIPTON ONION SOUP INSTEAD OF RANCH, ESPECIALLY WITH CHICKEN BREASTS.
I would love to hear how the Lipton onion soup mix turns out, please come back and let us know what you think if you try it!
THIS SOUNDS WONDERFUL. AND VERY EASY. I MIGHT EVEN SWITCH THE RANCH TO DRY FRENCH ONION SOUP MIX. THANK YOU.
Please let us know if you try it! I would love to hear how it turns out!