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Best Slow Cooker Pork Chops

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bone in pork chops with mashed potatoes and green beans on a white plate

These slow cooker pork chops are made in the crock pot and with a delicious mushroom gravy. This is an easy and healthy recipe that you can use bone in or boneless pork chops for!

This recipe is super simple: I use a slow cooker (crockpot) to cook the pork chops, make a mushroom gravy with the broth the chops are cooked in so there is no waste and add fresh rosemary and a little white wine to the sauce.

Cooking with white wine helps enhance the incredible flavors in the pork chops and mushroom sauce.

Don’t worry, the alcohol will evaporate during the cooking process. So make sure you pair a glass of wine with this dish since this sauce is alcohol free! Also, I don’t dredge the pork in flour, making the recipe gluten free.

pork chops in a frying pan with mushroom gravy

Slow Cooker Pork Chops Ingredients

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For pork chops

  • Pork chops*
  • Salt 
  • Pepper
  • Olive oil
  • Yellow onion sliced 
  • Chicken broth
  • White wine

There are a variety of pork chop cuts. Which is best for this recipe?

There is no right answer. You can use whatever you like best, bone it or boneless!

As you will notice in this recipe, I used a pork sirloin chop. They have lots of flavor and my hubby loves them!

Boneless loin chop: America’s favorite cut! It’s lean, tender and mild in flavor and cooks perfectly in the slow cooker.

Rib chop AKA Bone-In Ribeye chop: this cut is also mild in flavor, tender and has a little fat.

Centercut Loin Chop: This cut is more moderate in flavor and is larger in size and tender.

ingredients needed to make a creamy mushroom sauce

For Mushroom Gravy

  • Butter
  • Cremini mushrooms sliced
  • Garlic
  • Liquid from crock pot
  • Heavy cream
  • Cornstarch
  • Cold water
  • Rosemary (fresh)
  • Grated Parmesan cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Slow Cooker Pork Chops

(For the full recipe, scroll down to the recipe card below)

step by step photos of how to brown bone in pork chops and then cook in the crock pot

Pat dry both sides of pork chops and add salt and pepper to each side

Coat the bottom of a medium saucepan with oil (about 2 Tbsp.), turn on to high heat. Pan and oil MUST be hot to get a great sear.

Once pan and oil are hot, add pork chops, sear each side for ~1-2 minutes. Remove from heat, turn stove off (set pan aside to be used for mushroom gravy).

Place sliced onion into the slow cooker covering the bottom surface. Add pork chops on top of onion.

Pour in chicken broth and wine.

Cook on low heat for 1-2 hours, or until internal temperature of pork chops reach 145 degrees F.

Remove pork chops from crock pot. Using an immersion blender, blend the broth and onions in the crockpot until smooth. Set aside. (You can also pour the liquid into a standing blender and blend until smooth).

In the same saucepan that was used to sear pork chops, melt  2 Tbsp. of unsalted butter over medium-high heat.

step by step photos of how to make a creamy mushroom sauce

Once butter is melted, add sliced mushrooms and saute for ~8 minutes.

Add in 1 Tbsp. minced garlic, saute with mushrooms.

Pour in remaining liquid from crock pot, stir, while scraping the bottom of the pan for ~1-2 minutes.

Make cornstarch slurry by whisking 1 Tbsp. cornstarch and 2 Tbsp. cold water together with a fork. Whisk in heavy cream and cornstarch slurry, simmer until sauce begins to thicken.

Once sauce is thick, add in rosemary,  parmesan cheese, 1 tsp. of salt and 1 tsp. pepper. Adjust seasoning if needed. Serve on top pork chops.

What’s a Safe Pork Chop Internal Temperature?

When pork chops reach an internal temperature of 145°F they are safe to consume. 

a slice of a pork chop covered in a creamy mushroom gravy

Healthy Side Dishes for Pork Chops

MASHED POTATOES & MORE MASHED POTATOES! Okay, maybe I am kidding (or am I?), but mashed potatoes are an amazing side dish to pair with these slow cooker pork chops.

Not to mention, this mushroom gravy deserves to be on top of a mountain of potatoes. Baked and roasted potatoes would also go great with this dish. 

Potatoes are so versatile and satisfying! I know they get a bad rep and are typically labeled as “unhealthy.”

BUT they are actually naturally LOW in fat and contain nutrients like vitamin C and potassium. Fat and calorie content are increased in potatoes when they are cooked in fats like butter and oil. 

Green beans and broccoli are also great additions. Look in the freezer section at the grocery store for steamer bags of vegetables. These bags can be easily popped into the microwave and make for a healthy side dish to any dinner.

Spaghetti squash! Scrape out the “spaghetti” and top with one of these slow cooker pork chops, mushroom gravy, and more parmesan cheese of course. Add some red chili flakes for a nice spice!

How to Reheat Pork Chops

Once you make these juicy slow cooker pork chops you may be scared to reheat them. I have found that placing them in the oven until they are heated through is the best way.

Preheat oven to 350F. Put just enough chicken broth to cover the bottom of a glass baking dish (not much is needed, just a thin layer). Add pork chops and cover tightly with foil. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until pork chops are heated through.

pork chops on a white plate with mashed potatoes and green beans

What to do with dried out pork chops?

It happens to all of us. Sometimes we forget to set a timer, or maybe leave them in just a few minutes too long. Even if the pork dries out a bit, THE SAUCE WILL SAVE THEM! This mushroom gravy is seriously so good and pairs well with the pork.

If they are just too dry to eat alone, you can also cut them into strips and make a stir fry, quesadilla, or even put it between two slices of bread with some bbq sauce and veggies! 

Tips for Making Slow Cooker Pork Chops

Thick pork chops work best for the slow cooker (about 1 ½ inches thick). Thinner pork chops are just not suited for long cooking times and will dry out.

Bone in is not required, boneless will work just fine!

Check the temperature of the pork abut an hour into cooking. The first time I made this recipe, I waited until the two hour mark and the pork chops were WAYYYY past 145F (cooking on low too)!

Try to catch the pork chops when they are just getting to the 145°F mark. This will make for juicy meat and prevent the pork chops from drying out.

What kind of potatoes would you serve with these pork chops?

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bone in pork chops with mashed potatoes and green beans on a white plate
5 from 5 reviews

The Best Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total: 2 hours
Servings: 4 people
Easy and Healthy Slow Cooker Pork Chops (can use bone in pork chops or boneless pork chops) made with a mushroom gravy all in your slow cooker or crock pot. Great with mashed potato and vegetables

Ingredients

For the pork chops

  • 2-4 pork chops (bone in or boneless)
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup white wine

For the Mushroom Gravy

  • 2 Tbsp. butter, unsalted
  • 10 oz. Cremini mushrooms, sliced thinly
  • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
  • 2 cups liquid from the crockpot*
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 Tbsp. cornstarch (mixed with 2 Tbsp. water)
  • 1 Tbsp. rosemary, chopped (fresh)
  • 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese (grated, fresh)
  • salt and pepper, to taste

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Instructions 

  • Pat dry both sides of pork chops and add salt and pepper to each side
    2-4 pork chops (bone in or boneless), 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. pepper
  • Coat the bottom of a medium saucepan with oil, turn on to high heat. Pan and oil MUST be hot to get a great sear.
  • Once pan and oil are hot, add pork chops, sear each side for ~1-2 minutes. Remove from heat, turn stove off (set pan aside to be used for mushroom gravy).
  • Place sliced onion into the slow cooker covering the bottom surface. Add pork chops on top of onion.
    1 medium yellow onion, sliced
  • Pour in chicken broth and wine. Cook on low heat for 1-2 hours, or until internal temperature of pork chops reach 145° F.
    1 cup chicken broth, 1/2 cup white wine
  • Remove pork chops from crock pot. Using an immersion blender, blend the broth and onions in the crockpot until smooth. Set aside. (You can also pour the liquid into a standing blender and blend until smooth).
  • In the same saucepan that was used to sear pork chops, melt butter over medium-high heat. Once butter is melted, add sliced mushrooms and saute for ~4-5 minutes. Add in minced garlic, saute with mushrooms.
    2 Tbsp. butter, unsalted, 10 oz. Cremini mushrooms, sliced thinly, 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
  • Pour in remaining liquid from crock pot, stir, while scraping the bottom of the pan for ~1-2 minutes. Make cornstarch slurry by whisking 1 Tbsp. cornstarch and 2 Tbsp. cold water together with a fork. Whisk in heavy cream and cornstarch slurry, simmer until sauce begins to thicken.
    2 cups liquid from the crockpot*, 1 Tbsp. cornstarch (mixed with 2 Tbsp. water), 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • Once sauce is thick, add in rosemary,  parmesan cheese, salt and 1 pepper. Adjust seasoning if needed. Serve on top pork chops.
    1 Tbsp. rosemary, chopped (fresh), 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese (grated, fresh), salt and pepper, to taste

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Notes

Pork chops can be served with mashed potatoes and your favorite green veggie (green beans, salad, asparagus). 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1pork chop with gravy, Calories: 441kcal (22%)

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is automatically calculated. It should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Kroll’s Korner can’t make any guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

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Melissa

So delicious!! My family gave this a 10/10. Made garlic roasted potatoes on the side. The gravy was amazing on them too!!

Anita

I’ve never made a pork chop with a slow cooker. I bet they must be really tender. I can’t wait to try this out. 🙂

Beth

These turned out so great! Loved the sauce that went over them too!

Annemarie

Yum! I love pork chops for dinner and I’m always on the lookout for easy and flavorful recipes so I’m glad I found yours. This is perfect for a busy afternoon since the pork can cook while I’m working and I can finish it when it’s time for dinner.

Krissy Allori

I love pork chops. This recipe was so good. The porks chops just fall apart and the gravy is amazing.

Danielle

Yum! Made this for dinner – such a simple recipe. The step by step photos really made it easy for me to follow!