slow cooker smothered pork chops

Here’s a tender, comforting Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops recipe — fall-apart pork in rich onion gravy 🥩🧅

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🥘 Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops

🛒 Ingredients (Serves 4–6)

• 4–6 pork chops (bone-in preferred, ¾–1 inch thick)
• Salt & black pepper, to taste
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp paprika
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour (for dredging)
• 2 tbsp olive oil or butter (optional for browning)
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 cups chicken or beef broth
• 1 (10.5 oz) can cream of mushroom soup (or cream of chicken)
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• Optional: ½ cup heavy cream or milk

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🔪 Instructions

1. Season & dredge
   • Season pork chops with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.
   • Lightly dredge in flour.
2. Optional browning (recommended)
   • Heat oil in a skillet.
   • Brown chops 2 minutes per side. (Adds flavor, but you can skip.)
3. Layer in slow cooker
   • Add sliced onions to bottom.
   • Place pork chops on top.
4. Make gravy
   • Whisk broth, soup, Worcestershire, and cream (if using).
   • Pour over pork chops.
5. Cook
   • Cover and cook on LOW 6–7 hours or HIGH 3–4 hours until very tender.
6. Serve
   • Spoon onion gravy over chops.

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🍽️ Serve With

• Mashed potatoes
• Rice or egg noodles
• Green beans or corn

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🌟 Tips & Variations

• Extra gravy: Add ½ cup more broth
• Mushroom lovers: Add sliced mushrooms with onions
• Garlic herb: Add thyme or rosemary
• No soup version: Use a flour-butter roux + broth instead

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If you want, I can also give you:

• A slow cooker version with potatoes included
• A Southern-style brown gravy
• A cream-free dairy-free version
• A dump-and-go freezer meal prep

Just tell me 😊