Slow Cooker Pork Chops and Onions have tender boneless pork chops in a tangy sauce with sweet yellow onions.
Hi all! I don’t have many pork chop recipes on the blog, and I think this recipe I just made is a keeper. The pork chops are cooked in a slightly sweet tangy sauce along with sweet onions and butter.
These pork chops would make for a good summer recipe alongside baked beans and corn on the cob. I don’t do a ton of grilling in the summer, I like the meat to be very tender and the crock pot always does that for me.
Another tangy sauced pork chop recipe I love is this Baked Cranberry Pork Chops from These Old Cookbooks, it’s a must try too.
How to make:
You will need these ingredients:
- Boneless pork chops
- Cooking oil for browning the chops
- Worcestershire sauce
- Apple cider vinegar
- Brown sugar
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
- Red pepper flakes
- Sweet yellow onion
- Salted butter
Add a small amount of cooking oil to a pan on the stove top and brown the pork chops, no need to cook these completely.
Add the Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, salt, pepper, garlic powder and red pepper flakes to the bottom of the slow cooker.
Add the pork chops and flip them around the sauce to coat. Add the sweet yellow onion and place the butter on top.
Cook on LOW for 6 hours for tender chops. The edges where the onions sit get caramelized and the sauce has slow cooked to perfection at this point.
Such a great meal for any night of the week! The chops turn out very tender in this recipe.
What to serve with these pork chops?
- Baked beans – my favorite way to serve
- Corn on the Cob
- Mashed potatoes
- Tossed salad with dressing
- Rice pilaf
- Baked potatoes loaded with toppings
Slow Cooker Pork Chops and Onions
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker – 3 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 2 lb. boneless pork chops
- cooking oil
- 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 large sweet yellow onion sliced
- ⅓ cup salted butter sliced
Instructions:
- Start by setting a skillet on the stove top over medium high heat. When the pan is hot just enough cooking oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Brown the pork chops on both sides, don’t worry about cooking through the slow cooker will do that. Set aside for now.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, salt, pepper, garlic powder and red pepper flakes in to the slow cooker, stir together with something that won’t scratch your slow cooker.
- Add the browned pork chops, then add the onions and butter slices.
- Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Serve and enjoy!
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First Published 05/29/2017
Updated 06/05/2019
Do I have to do the fry pan first?
Nope! I often don’t.
Oh WOW! Finally gave this a try, and it practically melted in my mouth. (Hubby’s first reaction – “Nom.”) Now I really want to double the recipe (I have a 6qt crockpot) and just nom away. This so needs a hunk of good bread to soak up the delicious juices. SO GOOD!
So simple and so delicious. I’ve never met a pork chop that wasn’t dry As my husband said to me, I will say to you….”You hit it out of the ballpark with this one!” Whole family loved it.
Is it better to use thin or thick pork chops for this recipe?
Can you cook this on high for it to be done faster versus 6 hours on low
Yes! 3.5-4 hours on high
Thanks for also including what to serve with…. I get brainfade sometimes.
Would this work with bone in chops?
Yes! Will work great.
easy and delicious, everyone enjoyed it and the pork was tender and flavorful!
Any idea what it would do to the recipe if I left out some of the butter or maybe substituted something other than butter? Trying to be calorie conscious
I would love to try this but I am not a lover of tangy sauce. I prefer a plain but tasty sauce. Can you help me please?
Sarah, due to some medical problems my wife has, I became head cook and bottle washer. I like the slow cooker and your recipes. Big help to a guy who is not a cook (but learning)
SARAH
since I became chef in our house (wife has medical problems) I have been using slow cooker a lot and many of your recipes. Really enjoyed this one and will make it again.
This is in my Crock as we speak!! Cant wait to try it!!
Great flavor but the pork came out really dry even though I followed the recipe. Any idea what would cause that??
Thanks for including the nutritional facts. I understand it being just an educated guess, but this is per serving, right?
Yes! The values are for 1/4 of the recipe. One serving.
I’m cooking this as we speak. Sounds great! Let you know how it tastes later. Thank you!
Can you freeze this dish.
Hi Sandra, I don’t see why not!