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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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Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pork Chops
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.
Key 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.
Gravy Tip:
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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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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What to Serve with Crock Pot Pork Chops
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
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 crockpot do the work!
These are the best pork chops ever! Usually pork chops are not our first choice of meat for dinner but these are so good! 10/10!
I made this with chicken breasts also instead of chops,it was great!!
These come out so perfect and juicy! No more dry pork chops with this method of cooking. Thank you for sharing!
I am all about the recipes that have the word “easy” in the title!! It’s an added bonus that they are delicious!! Paired with some veggies & it’s one of my favorite meals!
This recipe is so good. Thanks for sharing
I’m going to do this , with the exception of using bbq sauce instead of soup.
So how did it turn out with the BBQ sauce instead of the soup ?
Is it possible to use a smaller slow cooker and halve the recipe?
Yes I think that would work!
i made this today but added fresh sliced mushrooms , 2 cans cream of chicken mushroom soup in place of individual cream of chicken & cream of mushroom plus a can of fire roasted tomatoes. I followed thru with thickening with cornstarch. It was amazing!!! The chops were about 2 inches thick and bone in,.
LOOK AT THE SODIUM !!!! YIKES ! THANKS BUT NO THANKS. WE WANT IT EASY, BUT WE ALSO WANT IT HEALTHY ! IF YOU COULD COME UP WITH A HEALTHIER SUBSTITUTE , THEN IT’S FOR ME AND MY FAMILY !!!
The Campbell’s soup and other soup brands offer condensed cream soups with no salt added. For less sodium in this recipe, you can use no-salt versions of the cream of chicken and mushroom soups.
Then pass on by… No need to leave a scathing comment just because it doesn’t suit your individual particular taste buds. SMH
What type of pork chops work best for this? Would boneless center cut chops turn out tender?
We have used several different cuts and they all turn out super tender! The slow cooking process really helps to tenderize the meat!
You can adjust any recipe. No need to be rude.
Exactly!
Get Low sodium? 🙄
You could use the seasonings dill, parsley etc in place of Hidden Valley mix.
when u use the 2 cans of soup do u use it with 2 cans of water
No, you just open the cans and empty the contents into the crock pot. Thanks for asking!
Do you mix the soups and then put them in?
You can, but you don’t need to.
Thank you I was wondering the same
I’m a over road trucker made this and it was delicious share with my dog over rice and her lip were smacking. THANK YOU
That’s a lot of sodium for your dog…
this was so good! made it exactly and when i took out the pork chops i added some cornstarch to the sauce to make a gravy. sooo yummy!
Made this and the wife loved it, thank you.
This is an awesome recipe….. My husband, who isn’t a fan of pork chops, loved the recipe!!
Great dish. Maybe I’ll add some pepper and my favorite pork seasoning for some added zip next time .
What a delicious meal! Anything that’s passed down by an amazing grandpa is bound to be delicious!
This looks really good! I’m going to try it, are the pork chops frozen when you put them in?
No, they are not frozen.
In the article it says frozen can be used, you just have to adjust the cook time. How much cook time should be added?
Using frozen pork chops will take closer to 4 hours on low or 8 hours on high, while fresh will take closer to 3 and 6 respectively.
These look incredibly comforting, and so easy too!
Another great recipe for my crock pot! Adding this to my dinner line up for the week; looks too good to pass up, indeed!
Campbell’s Chicken and rice soup works great? The recipe is called chicken lickin good pork chops it’s in the crock pot recipe book.
Thank you for the recipe, it was absolutely delicious and we all loved it!
Can I substitute the Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing with a Hidden Valley Ranch Dip packet?
I haven’t tried it that way before, but if you do try that you would need to add some more liquid.
Do you add the can of water per soup or just the actual soup?
Just the soup!
Excellent!! Added a package of fresh mushrooms and half a sliced sweet onion. Used the spicy ranch to add some kick. Served with garlic mashed potatoes with the gravy. Will be on my short list from now on.