Sunday, September 16, 2012

Slow Cooker Pork Chops

It's been forever since we posted, but here is our latest slow-cooker recipe. I'll be using that a lot this fall.... This was easy, but did require a little time to brown the pork chops before assembling....

From Diabetic Living Quick and Easy Meals:

Mushroom-sauced Pork Chops

4 pork loin chops (about 1.75 pounds total)
1 Tbsp oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 10.75 oz can reduced-fat and reduced sodium condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/5 cup apple juice
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
3/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp garlic  powder
1/5 cups sliced fresh mushrooms

1. Trim fat from pork chops. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chops; cook until browned, turning to brown evenly. Drain off fat. Coat the inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray.  Place onion in the cooker.  Add chops. In a medium bowl, combine mushroom soup, apple juice, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and garlic powder; stir in mushrooms. Pour over chops in slow cooker.

2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 4.5 hours.

Total carbs: 17 g per chop and 1/2 cup mushroom sauce.

Note - next time I think we'll try to thicken the sauce with some cornstarch or flour. But it was yummy!