Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops

a pork chop on a plate with mashed potatoes and peas.

Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 2 10

Total Time: 2 25

Servings: servings

Calories: 375cal

Author: Ashley Fehr

Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops are a Southern-inspired meal made with juicy thick cut pork chops simmered in a rich, flavorful gravy in the crockpot. It's the perfect comfort food meal for busy days when you need a hands-off meal!

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Ingredients

1 lb thick cut boneless pork chops aim for ¾-1" thick, room temperature
½ cup all purpose flour
1½ tablespoons seasoning salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 slices thick cut bacon (diced)
1 medium onion (diced)
butter (optional if needed)
¾ cup low sodium chicken broth
¼ cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Place pork chops on the counter to come to room temperature.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1-2 tablespoons oil.
Stir together flour, seasoning salt, onion powder, paprika, garlic powder, thyme and pepper.
Dredge pork chops in flour mixture, shaking off any excess. Reserve remaining flour mixture. Place in the preheated pan and cook on each side for 2-3 minutes until golden. Once browned, remove from the pan and place in a 2.5-4 quart slow cooker.
In the same pan, cook bacon until crispy. Add the onion and cook until softened (add the butter if the bacon did not release enough fat)
Stir in 2 tablespoons of the reserved flour mixture and cook for 1-2 minutes, until no white remains.
Add chicken broth and cream and whisk until smooth.
Pour the sauce over the pork chops in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 2-4 hours, until an internal temperature reads 145 degrees F. Serve.

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Notes

Skip the searing:

You can save some time by not searing the pork chops, but if you want to use the bacon you do need to brown it beforehand.

Here are a couple of ways to speed up the prep:

Dredge the pork chops and put the in the slow cooker without searing. Cook bacon and onion and continue with the recipe as is.
Dredge the pork chops and place in the slow cooker with the raw onion (no bacon). Stir together sauce ingredients (including the 2 tablespoons flour mixture) and pour over pork chops in crockpot.

Ingredients and substitutions:

Pork Chops: use thick-cut, boneless pork chops. Bone-in pork chops will take longer to cook and I haven’t yet tested this recipe with them. If your pork chops are cut thinner they will dry out more quickly.
Flour: coating the pork chops in flour absorbs moisture and creates that perfect sear. You can also use corn starch.
Chicken Broth and Heavy Whipping Cream: creates a rich, creamy, and flavorful base for our gravy. Be sure to use low sodium broth, or your sauce may be too salty.

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