Crockpot Ranch Pork Chops and Potatoes is a super quick, easy and no-fuss weekday dinner recipe. Just drop everything in your slow cooker and forget about it. Slow cooker pork chops will be a new family favorite!
Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Chops Without Canned Soup
These slow cooked pork chops are simple with just a few ingredients. We aren’t using canned soup because, honestly, I don’t use that as an ingredient a whole lot.
Nope. We’re using pork chops, potatoes, olive oil, dry ranch mix, apple cider vinegar and butter. No special ingredients needed.
How Long Do Pork Chops Take To Cook In A Crockpot
Cooking on high heat you want to do approximately 3 hours. On low, 5-6 hours should do.
What Type Of Pork Chop Is Best For Slow Cooking
While this recipe can be made with bone-in or boneless pork chops, I’m gonna be honest, boneless chops are not the best for slow cooking.
The bone helps to keep the pork chops from drying out.
What Temp Should Pork Chops Be Cooked To
Check out this handy Pork Temperature Breakdown by Pork.org. Basically for pork chops you want the internal temp to reach 145ºF-160ºF. That is a wide range because it depends how you like your pork cooked, medium-rare to well
Crockpot Ranch Pork Chops and Potatoes Recipe:
PREP TIME 5 min
COOK TIME 3 hr
TOTAL TIME 3 hr 5 min
Ingredients:
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3 Lbs Red Potatoes – quartered
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6 (3/4 inch) Boneless Pork Chops (or bone-in if available)
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1/2 Cup Olive Oil
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2 Tablespoons Dry Ranch Seasoning
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2 teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar
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2 Tablespoons Butter – cubed
Instructions:
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Sear pork chops in oiled skillet over medium/high heat. (optional)
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Mix oil, ranch and apple cider vinegar.
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Place potatoes and pork chops into slow cooker. Pour ranch mixture over the top and toss to coat potatoes and chops evenly.
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Top with butter cubes.
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Cooking on high heat for approximately 3 hours. On low, 5-6 hours. Salt/Pepper to taste.
Notes:
Sear pork chops
Increase dry ranch mix amount to 4 Tablespoons
Add 1 chopped sweet onion and 8 whole garlic cloves to potatoes
Nutritional Info:
Yield : 6
Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving
Calories460TotalFat25gSaturatedFat6gTransFat0gUnsaturatedFat18gCholesterol32mgSodium351mgCarbohydrates46gFiber4gSugar4gProtein13g
