Pork chops, bathed in smoky, bacon-flecked gravy and cooked in the slow cooker until the pork is just done, but still moist and tender are destined to become a family favorite.
Slow-Cooker Smothered Pork Chops
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 3 hr 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in pork chops, about 3/4 inch thick (1 1/2 to 2 lb)
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 large yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Spray 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Pat pork chops dry with paper towels; season both sides with pepper and salt.
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Step2Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bacon; cook and stir 6 to 8 minutes or until browned. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to slow cooker. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat; reserving remaining fat for another use, or discard. Increase heat to medium-high; add pork chops to bacon drippings in skillet. Cook 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Transfer to slow cooker and stand pork chops up against sides of slow cooker, bone side down.
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Step3Add onions to skillet. Cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes, or until softened. Add garlic; cook and stir 30 seconds. Transfer to slow cooker. Add broth, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until pork chops are just cook through (at least 145°F in center, but still moist.)
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Step4Remove pork chops; cover with foil to keep warm. Remove bay leaves and discard. Increase slow cooker to High heat setting.
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Step5In small bowl, beat cornstarch, vinegar and water with whisk. Stir into liquid in slow cooker. Cover; cook 15 to 20 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
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Step6Ladle sauce over pork chops; serve immediately.
Nutrition
260
Calories
12g
Total Fat
30g
Protein
9g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 19%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 21%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 640mg
- 27%
- Potassium
- 460mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 30g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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