Crock Pot Pork Chops and Potatoes – An Easy, Budget Friendly Recipe For Two!

If you are looking to stretch your budget but are craving a delicious comfort food meal then you are going to love this Crock Pot Pork Chops and Potatoes recipe! Boneless pork chops, sliced potatoes and onions layered in a slow cooker and then coated in a easy to make garlic herb butter sauce.

By slow cooking the pork chops in the sauce they turn out moist and juicy. And you couldn’t ask for a better sauce to pour over the potatoes than the homemade garlic herb butter sauce.

If the taste wasn’t good enough, there are some other reasons why you are going to love this recipe!

Why You Are Going To Love This Recipe

1. The Taste

Pork chops are naturally bland in flavor. Therefore it is important to cook or season pork chops with other ingredients that provide a lot of flavor.

For example, Mushroom Smothered Pork Chops use fresh mushrooms and onions, along with a few spices and condensed cream of mushroom soup to flavor the meat. You can even kick the flavor profile up a notch by cooking them in white wine as well.

However for this recipe we are using a combination of a couple of fresh vegetables, dry spices and butter to flavor the pork chops.

The result is a delicious and easy to make garlic herb butter sauce that the pork chops absorb while they cook in the crock pot. Then when you go to serve them, pour the remaining sauce over top and you have a delicious dinner for two!

2. Easy To Prepare

One of the best advantages to this specific recipe is that it requires only 15 minutes to prepare. The only cutting that you must do is to slice the potatoes and onion in slices.

Then when it comes to preparing the sauce, all you have to do is melt the butter and measure the remaining ingredients. Whisk everything together and the sauce is ready!

All that is left to do is to assemble everything in the crock pot. And this literally takes 2 minutes! Then set the time and temperature on the slow cooker and walk away.

3. Budget Friendly

With grocery prices on the rise, we are all looking ways to stretch our budget. Fortunately, pork chops are a fairly inexpensive cut of meat.

Although you can purchase a family pack of boneless pork chops and divide and freeze them for later use, they usually are very thin. These thinner pork chops are great to use when making a quick meal including this 15 Minute Think Pork Chop Recipe.

However for this recipe, you want to use regular or thick cut pork chops. Fortunately, they still are cheap to purchase.

Although bone in pork chops provide the most flavor, it is okay to use boneless pork chops in this recipe. The sauce provides so much flavor that the meat will be moist, juicy and delicious when it has been cooking in the crock pot for hours.

However if you do use bone in pork chops you may need to add a little extra cook time so that they are fall off the bone tender.

4. Recipe Can Easily Be Doubled

Although this recipe is specifically designed for two servings, this recipe can easily be doubled. Then you will have leftovers for a quick meal the next day.

Or if you plan on having family or guests over for dinner, it is a great way to get dinner on the table without spending too much time in the kitchen. This way you can enjoy the company of your guests instead of standing over a hot stove.

Simply double all the ingredients and leave the cook time the same.

Crock Pot Pork Chops and Potatoes

*A printable recipe card is located at the bottom of this article which contains the specific measurements, temperatures and cook times. However, continue reading below to learn about more helpful tips about this specific recipe.

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 pound Yukon gold potatoes
• 2 boneless pork chops, regular cut
• 1/2 small onion, sliced into thin strips
• 1 TBSP butter, melted
• 1/3 cup chicken broth
• 1 TBSP lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. dry Italian seasoning
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper

Garnish Ingredients (Optional)

• Chopped fresh parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash the potatoes and slice them in 1/2 inch slices. Then set them aside.

Season the pork chops with salt and pepper to taste. Set the pork chops aside while you slice the onions.

Cut an onion in half and then save one half for another recipe. Place the remaining half of the onion cut side down and slice the onion in thin strips and set aside.

Make The Garlic Herb Butter Sauce

In a small bowl melt the butter in the microwave. You can also melt the butter in a sauce pan and then pour it in a small bowl.

Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, dry Italian seasoning, minced garlic, salt and pepper to the bowl with the butter. Then whisk until well incorporated and set aside.

Assemble The Ingredients

Now it is time to get the pork chops and potatoes in the crock pot. Start by placing the potato slices in the bottom of a 4 quart slow cooker.

Then place the pork chops on top of the potatoes. Next, add the sliced onions on top of the pork and potatoes.

Drizzle the garlic herb butter sauce over the top of both the pork chops, potatoes and onions. Place the lid on the slow cooker.

Cook on Low Heat for 5-6 hours or until the internal temperature of the pork chops reach 145°F when checked with an instant read digital thermometer.

Serve the pork chops, potatoes and onions warm and drizzle the remaining sauce over top of the meat. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley if desired.

Slice the pork chops against the grain to keep the meat moist and tender.

Enjoy! Mary

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