Easy Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Vegetables and Gravy
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Easy Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Vegetables and Gravy
Description
The Easy Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Vegetables and Gravy recipe layers baby carrots, celery, and quartered red potatoes as a base before arranging pork chops on top. A dry onion soup mix seasoning is sprinkled over the meat, followed by sliced mushrooms and pearl onions or fresh onion. The dish is finished with a nondiluted can of cream of mushroom soup, which provides a rich gravy during slow cooking.
Cooked on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours, the pork chops become tender with varying textures depending on cooking duration—firm if shorter, falling apart if longer. The potatoes and carrots soften, absorbing flavors yet retaining some texture based on cook time.
This meal is easily served as a main course, accompanied by the thickened mushroom gravy and optionally garnished with fresh parsley or thyme. The addition of lemon is optional and imparts a fresh note if included.
The recipe includes practical tips on preferred textures, vegetable preparation suggestions like chopping for tenderness, and notes on nutrition estimates reflecting the combined ingredients. It’s adapted from a reader’s version and emphasizes flexibility for personal cooking preferences.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. carrot baby, in bag
- 2 medium celery halved lengthwise and cut into 3-inch pieces, ribs
- 8 small red potatoes quartered
- 4 pork chops about ¾-inch thick (approximately 1.5 lbs. total, boneless
- 1 (1 ounce) dry onion soup mix I use Lipton brand, and dip mix
- 1 lb. baby portobello mushrooms sliced, fresh
- 1 cup pearl onions sliced, frozen, peeled, or 1 small onion
- 2 (10.5 ounce) condensed cream of mushroom soup canned
- lemon some readers prefer the recipe without the lemon, so only add it if you like a fairly prominent lemon flavor in your dish, halved, optional
- parsley optional garnish, chopped fresh herbs
- thyme optional garnish, chopped fresh herbs
Instructions
- Place the carrots, celery, and potatoes in the bottom of a large slow cooker.
- Arrange the pork chops on top.
- Sprinkle the dry onion soup mix seasoning over the pork chops.
- Add the lemon (optional), mushrooms, and onions on top of the pork.
- Cover with the cream of mushroom soup (not diluted).
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours. Gently stir together the pork, vegetables, and gravy. Garnish with chopped fresh herbs if desired.
Notes
- Cooking time affects pork texture; shorter times yield firm chops, longer times yield tender, pull-apart meat.
- Chopping carrots and potatoes smaller helps achieve shorter cooking times and softer vegetables.
- Lemon is optional and adds a noticeable tang if included; omit if preferred.
- The recipe yields a large portion; nutrition info includes all vegetables and gravy which may not be fully consumed each serving.
- Garnish with fresh herbs like parsley or thyme to add color and flavor before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 633 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1pork chop, 1/4 of the vegetables, and 1/4 of the gravy | |
| Calories | 633kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 64g | 21% |
| Protein | 45.8g | 92% |
| Fat | 21.6g | 33% |
| Saturated Fat | 7.6g | 38% |
| Cholesterol | 105mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 975mg | 41% |
| Fiber | 8.6g | 34% |
| Sugar | 11.6g | 23% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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