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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. With only 4 ingredients and 5 minutes prep time, it’s the perfect solution for a quick, flavorful dinner.
Rave Reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This recipe is the only way I make chops in the crockpot! They always come out tender, juicy, and full of flavor. The gravy is excellent. I use bone-in pork chops only. Thanks for sharing this recipe! – Mary
We discovered this recipe a few months ago and it is my favorite way to eat pork chops. It is a family favorite! – Melissa
I am a big fan of crock pot meals and this is a favorite recipe for my family. When grandkids are with us they clean their plates clean when I serve. They enjoy the sauce over the mash potatoes too. So…kid approved, Grandma happy! 😊 – Carol
Great Grandpa’s Famous Pork Chops
This easy Crock Pot Pork Chops recipe came from my great-grandpa and was passed down to my mom, then to us. When my mom was in college, she would go over to my great-grandpa’s house and he would make these pork chops for her. It’s a cozy, comforting, no-fuss meal that only takes about 5-minutes to prep.
As it slow cooks, it makes the most flavorful gravy and fork-tender pork chops. They practically melt in your mouth!
My great-grandpa used two cans of cream of mushroom soup, but I like to use one can cream of chicken and one of mushroom for a brighter dimension. No need to add water – just pour the soup in and let the slow cooker do the work.
🩷 Erica
Ingredients Needed
- Pork Chops: I 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 the internal temperature reaches 145° F before serving.
- 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.
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.
- Chicken Instead of Pork. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts can be used in place of the pork chops. Please note that chicken needs to reach an internal temperature of 165°F before serving.
- Additional 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.
How to Make Crock Pot Pork Chops
- Prepare the Crock Pot: Use a slow cooker liner or spray the inside of the crockpot with baking spray. Place the pork chops in the Crock Pot.
- Add Seasoning: 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. Pour the soup mixture evenly over the pork chops.
- Set the CrockPot: Place the lid on the Crock Pot and set to low. After 4-6 hours, pork chops are fully cooked and ready to serve.
What to Serve on the Side
The creamy gravy that cooks along with the pork chops in the crock pot 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 gravy is also delicious served with homemade rice or over egg noodles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Bone-in pork chops work great in this recipe. They may take slightly longer to cook, just make sure they reach an internal temperature of 145°F before serving.
No, you will need to thaw pork chops before using them in this recipe. According to the USDA, frozen pork chops 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!
No browning is necessary. This is a true dump-and-go slow cooker recipe. However, if you want a little extra flavor, you can sear the pork chops 1-2 minutes on each side before adding the seasonings and placing them in the Crock Pot.
A few tips for moist, tender pork chops in a slow cooker. First, coat the pork chops completely in the seasonings. 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 4-6 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.
If you’d like a thicker gravy, make a slurry by mixing 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of cold water in a small bowl. Remove the pork chops from the slow cooker and pour the remaining gravy into a small saucepan. Stir the slurry into the gravy and cook on medium heat until thickened – this will only take a few minutes.
More Crock Pot Recipes
If you love easy, hands-off meals like these Crock Pot Pork Chops, be sure to check out some of our other favorite crock pot recipes. From classic Slow Cooker Roast to comforting Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup, these recipes make family dinners a breeze. Let your slow cooker do the work!
Ready to try these melt-in-your-mouth Crock Pot Pork Chops? We’d love to hear what you think! Leave a comment and a star rating below to let us know how they turned out for you – or how you made this recipe your own.
Easy Crock Pot Pork Chops
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Ingredients
- 8 pork chops, thinly sliced
- 1 ounce Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix, (or 3 tablespoons)
- 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 for 4-6 hours.
- Remove pork chops. Serve with the gravy over mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles.
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.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Tried for the first time….absolutely delicious ❤️❤️❤️
DO you need to turn the chops over or let them sit the full cook time ?
You don’t need to turn the chops over. The crockpot does a great job of cooking everything evenly.
I’m always looking for something simple to make in the Crock-Pot. Well I think my I found my favorite. Everyone should try the easy pork chop recipe when you’re slow cooker with one can cream of mushroom soup when can cream of chicken soup an envelope of ranch style dressing and your pork chops put everything together in the pot and let it do its hours and it comes out so creamy and so tender the meat
So glad this recipe is a favorite of yours too! Thank you for your comment!
How would you make this wonderful recipe for just two people?
We love Pork Chops but with there being only two of us, 8 pork chops would be too much.
Thank you
Yes, that is a little tricky because the ingredients are already portioned out in envelopes and cans. I would suggest cutting the recipe in half and having leftovers, or make the whole recipe and freeze the portion you don’t use. It will freeze for up to a month and you can enjoy a pre-made meal in a couple of weeks. 🙂
Before you print there are options to choose from whether you want the photo, the notes, etc. There is also a plus minus scale for the portion you want to make.
I’ve been making these for a while but never thought to comment until now. This recipe is great! The chops always come out super tender and the gravy makes it seem like I spent way longer in the kitchen than I did. We personally like to serve ours over rice, since it is a nice texture with the soft pork chop.
Hi Julia- thank you so much! I am so happy to hear you like this recipe so much! I love the idea of serving them over rice. Thanks for sharing and for the 5-stars! 😀
We have made this recipe a couple of times and found that the ranch dressing mix, or a home made version, was to salty for our tastes. This last time in place of the Ranch dressing mix we substituted a dry onion dip/soup mix recipe we found on the internet years ago that is low sodium and it was less salty and gave the recipe another taste.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup dry onion flakes (also called dehydrated onion)
1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions:
1. In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.
2. Store in an airtight container.
Thank you so much for sharing how you have adapted this recipe to better suit your needs 🙂 So glad it worked so well for you!
So, how much of this mixture does it take for the recipe? If all of it is required, who needs an airtight container? I tallied it up and came up with about 3 oz of ingredients, which seemed a reasonable amount for a batch of 3.6 lb of pork chops. When it was done, after 7 hours on lowest setting, the flavor was not at all overpowering, but rather delicious, according to my picky wife; In fact, good enough to take for lunch the following day. I also added ~1/2 lb of sliced baby bella mushrooms, a thinly sliced onion, a leftover toasted serrano pepper, and 2 or 3 crushed garlic cloves for extra texture and flavor. I served mine over mashed potatoes, while she had hers on a bed of Knorr alfredo noodles, to which was added lemon rind zest & freshly ground pepper. I’ve had to promise to make it again.
I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe. We do use all of the sauce in the Crock Pot for the pork chops and to serve over rice, noodles, or potatoes as you did. I love all of your additions to the recipe! Yum!
ah, I just used the bottle ranch too, having only read half the comments … I’ve already mixed it in so hope it turns out okay!? :-l The couple that mentioned hasn’t left a review after the fact … would love to know now as I could dump and restart – wash off the pork chops.
You should be just fine! It will taste a little different but they will still be ok! Hope this helps!
What size cans???? You didn’t actually give a recipe you gave a rundown of ingredients, those are two different things.
So sorry we didn’t include the can sizes. I have updated the recipe. Thank you for catching that! Hope this helps!
I didn’t have a packet of ranch mix, but I saw someone earlier say that 1/4th of a cup of ranch dressing would do about the same. I also only had 1 can of cream of mushroom, so I used half a chicken bullion cube dissolved in a can’s woth of whole milk, along with 1/4th~ a teaspoon of cornstarch to help thicken it a little. Hopefully that does the trick. I’ll come back later and let you guys know how it went. Hopefully it’s a success story!!
Hey Heather! How did it turn out for you?
Made this with just one can of mushroom soup and a little bit of bottled ranch dressing. Got rave reviews and smelled delicious when it was cooking.
I thought I was supposed to make the soup…i added water. Will this still taste good
It should still taste ok– you might just want to add some chicken bouillon to enhance the flavor. Hope this helps!
“Happy Moneysaver” site has a good copycat Hidden Valley Ranch recipe. Just use less salt.
Was wonding if can bake in oven and for how long.
Yes, you can bake it. Place the ingredients in a 9×13 pan and cover it with foil Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour. Thanks for asking!
Got everything in the crockpot before I saw all the comments about the saltiness. Oh well, I threw in a small, peeled potato so we shall see. So far it smells wonderful! Thank you!
Amazing that people cannot read directions
I agree! I think they just need some reassurance, especially if they didn’t have the certain ingredients that the recipe called for! It shows that they are interested in making the meal as close to the instructions as possible! Kudos the ones who do that!
If the pork chops are on top of one another will they still have the same taste or should they be flat?
They should probably be spread out as much as possible. Some overlap doesn’t hurt– you probably just don’t want they stacked on top of on another for cooking
Can you use frozen pork chops or should they be thawed?
We haven’t used frozen– They would probably be ok though! Just check them for doneness before serving
I have this in the crockpot now and my daughter does not like mushrooms so I added 2 cans of cream of chicken and 1 can of cream of mushroom so she wouldn’t notice the mushrooms but it would still have alittle of the flavor….ha. Plus, I only had thick pork chops. I pray it turns out great! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Let us know how it turns out!
Love these pork chops!
Will this work with chicken breasts also?
Haven’t tried them with chicken before but I am sure they would be fine! Let us know how they turn out if you try it!
I’ve made this a few times and the gravy part is not thick and it seems runny.. what do I do
If you like it a little thicker, try dissolving a tsp or two of corn starch in 1/4 c cold water, then whisk that into the gravy. When you hear it up, it will thicken.