Slow Cooker Minnesota Pork Chop Casserole

By Sarah Olson

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Mar 17, 2017Updated Jun 25, 2025

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Slow Cooker Minnesota Pork Chops are tender chops in a creamy brown and wild rice!

minnesota pork chop casserole done cooking in a slow cooker.

I saw this recipe for Minnesota Pork Chops on a friend’s blog Norine’s Nest. I knew the minute I saw this recipe I had to try it in the slow cooker. I am guessing this recipe is named Minnesota pork chops because wild rice is grown in Minnesota.

Though after I had made the recipe I looked at my box of wild rice and saw that it is from California, though I decided to not call this California pork chops, where ever you get your wild rice from this meal will be good.

minute brown rice, wild rice, onion, cream of mushroom soup, garlic, broth and mushrooms.

I didn’t change much from Norine’s recipe except I did use Minute® rice and wild rice instead of a rice blend. Minute rice always does well for me as does wild rice in the slow cooker. Did you know that wild rice isn’t actually rice it’s really a grain, no wonder there is such a texture difference?

serving wild rice mix and pork chops from a slow cooker.

More Pork Chop recipes for the slow cooker:

pork chop and wild rice mix on a plate.

I really enjoyed the flavor of the mushrooms with the wild rice. The pork chops were very tender as well.

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wild rice mix and pork chops in a slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Minnesota Pork Chops

4 from 2 votes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 4
By: Sarah Olson
Pork chops made in the slow cooker with wild and brown rice and a creamy sauce.
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Equipment

Ingredients 
 

  • 1 1/2 lbs pork chops
  • 2 Tbsp. cooking oil
  • 21 oz. cream of mushroom soup, (two 10.5-oz. cans)
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup minced onion
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 cups Minute® brown rice
  • 1/2 cup wild rice

Instructions 

  • In a medium sized bowl mix together the cream of mushroom soup, chicken broth, mushrooms, onion, pepper, thyme, garlic, Minute® brown rice and wild rice.
  • Place a skillet on the stove top over medium high heat. When the skillet is hot add the cooking oil, when the oil is hot brown the pork chops on both sides, don’t worry about cooking through, just brown them.
  • Spray the slow cooker with non-stick spray, add the rice mixture. Then lay over the browned pork chops. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3.5 hours.
  • Serve and Enjoy!

Sarah’s Notes

Can I use regular rice instead of Minute Rice?
No, standard rice will not work in the slow cooker. It gets chalky and mushy.

Nutrition

Calories: 632kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 1467mg | Potassium: 1122mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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38 Comments

  1. Bob says:

    Can I use all Wild rice?

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    1. Sarah Olson says:

      Hi Bob, I have not tried, but I think it will work fine.

      Reply
  2. Mike says:

    Thanks for an awesome recipe made it tonight was very tasty and the porkchops were tender

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  3. Krissi Anderson says:

    I made this for supper last night, and it was amazing! Leftovers for lunch today had the review of ‘this is right up there with hot beef’, you can’t get much higher than that in my house! Thank you for a simple, great tasting recipe that’ll be on regular rotation in this MN home.

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  4. Erin says:

    We don’t call it casserole in Minnesota, we call it hot dish. Just an FYI 🙂 but it does look yummy!

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  5. Esme says:

    Can it be cooked on low for 7hrs instead?

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  6. Linda says:

    Hi Sarah, this is the first cooking site that I have come across that is dedicated to Slow Cooking. Yeah!!!! I love that you came up with the idea for this site. I am disabled and my husband has several heart problems, but gets around much better than I do. I have a motorized wheelchair, which really helps me get around some. I use to be in the kitchen cooking and baking, but now, I don’t do much. Just found the Crock Pot Liners, boy what a blessing they are! I can’t lift the crock out of the base and my husband shouldn’t be lifting it either. I have made 3 meals in the crock pot since the first of the month, which is amazing!!!
    Anyway, I would like to sign up for an email newsletter, if you have one.
    Would you please let me know if you do…or I’ll just go over to your web site once a week or so.
    Thank you so much, Linda

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  7. Liz says:

    Could I use bone in pork chops? Would it be same cooking time?

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    1. Sarah Olson says:

      I would cook it the same amount of time 🙂

      Reply
  8. Tonja Jasinski says:

    Do you think white rice would work?

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    1. Sarah Olson says:

      If it was minute rice. I have not had luck with regular rice in the crock pot.

      Reply
  9. Pat Serio says:

    I’d try this, if I could use brown rice (not instant). Will the cook time change? Thanks.

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    1. Sarah Olson says:

      Regular rice does not do well for me in the slow cooker, it tends to get gummy.

      Reply
  10. Kim Smith says:

    Yum! Looking forward to trying this!

    Reply