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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. With only 4 ingredients and 5-minutes of prep, this pork chops in the crock pot recipe is a lifesaver on hectic days.
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Melt-in-Your-Mouth Crock Pot Pork Chops
This isn’t just another crock pot pork chop recipe; it’s a taste of family history. Passed down from our great-grandpa to my mom, and now to you. This recipe is perfect for anyone looking for a simple, flavorful meal. The pork chops slow cook to perfection in a rich, savory gravy and practically melt in your mouth. And the best part? It is so fast to throw together, yet it tastes like you’ve spent hours making it. It’s the kind of comfort food your family will ask for again and again, and you’ll be happy to oblige!
My mom has fond memories of her college days, when she’d visit my great-grandpa and he’d have these incredible pork chops waiting. His original recipe called for two cans of cream of mushroom soup. Personally, I’ve found that using one can of cream of chicken and one can cream of mushroom adds a brighter dimension to the gravy. But honestly, you can’t go wrong with either option. Remember, no need to add water – use the soup straight from the can.
Ingredients for Easy Crock Pot Pork Chops
This really is one of the easiest pork chop recipes. There are only four ingredients:
- 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.
How to Make Tender Crock Pot Pork Chops
- 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.
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!
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.
Nutrition Information
More Delicious Pork Recipes
- Crock Pot Pulled Pork
- Kalua Pork
- Slow Cooker Pork Roast
- Cafe Rio Sweet Pork (copycat recipe)
- Stuffed Pork Loin
So the recipe was easy and the first taste of those porkchops was beyond amazing i follow recipe exactly as described but i put 4 porkchops thin boneless with 1 can cream of mush and 1 can cream of chicken and only half bag of ranch packet. I poured.the gravy all over my mash and porkchops when put on plate but it.began to taste so salty soooo idk next time ill need to figure out if i need to buy unsalted cans or less ranch packet? No idea. It was still amazing and tender but the salty taste got to me.
If the recipe is too salty, you can use low sodium cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup!
I made this for my sister and her husband. They really enjoyed it. I’m making it again for my daughter’s family. She just had surgery. It’s such an easy dish to make. So simple and so tasty. I make mashed potatoes and serve it with a salad and crusty bread and cookies for dessert. Great meal!
How would you go about reheating these after freezing?
We haven’t tried freezing these before, so I am not sure!
I was a little hesitant at first but they turned out great! My kids loved it!!
I’m allergic to mushrooms. What can I use instead
You could use cream of celery!
This was so easy and delicious! I am not a good cook and everyone loved them!
Made this tonight for our dinner. My wife LOVED it and asked for it to be added to our regular meal list. Will also try the recipe with chicken.
Should I use bone in or boneless pork chops ?
We typically use boneless pork chops!
You always want bone in with any meat. That is where much of the flavor and tenderness comes from. They started removing bones because people didn’t like paying for a bone!
This sounds delicious – I love pork chops! Have you ever tried adding sliced potatoes to make a sort of scalloped potatoes?
I found cream of chicken and herb plus cream of onion and a can of cream of celery yum nice gravy
All mixed together? Or separate recipe?
Followed the directions to a tee and the pork chop was so dry. Used 1 inch thick chops, not juicy at all.
I’m sorry this didn’t turn out for you. If the pork chop was dry, it cooked too long. If you decide to try it again, reduce the cooking time.
I used thin cut porkchops. I reduced the time to 5 hours. The porkchops were tender and delicious.
These really are the easiest to make. Just dump all ingredients in crockpot and viola…dinner is served! These are my favorite meals!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
Delicious, big hit with the family. The pork chops were super tender.
very good and easy
Trying to make this. But I have no ranch packet and 1 can of cream of chicken. Can I use broccoli cheese soup
We haven’t tried that, so I can’t say one way or the other, but let us know how it goes if you try it!
This recipe is delicious as is written….however, I didn’t have a package of ranch so I added a half bottle of ranch dressing. Due to this it didn’t give it the kick it needed. (My fault) . So to give it a little more taste I added alot of paprika and about 1/2 cup of sour cream when it was finished cooking. Came out perfect! I served with egg noodles. Hubby lived it
FYI: You’re not supposed to lock the clamps on the slow cooker during cooking….only when traveling.
Looks fantastic, but over 1200 grams of sodium per serving is pretty bad….
That said, it isn’t difficult at all to dupe the ranch dressing packet to make it perfectly acceptable. I think the flavor would be amazing.
This is so delicious. I leave out the mushroom soup (just don’t like mushrooms)
So quick and easy to make.
Im the opposite! I left out the chicken soup lol