Slow Cooker Pork Chops and Onions have tender boneless pork chops in a tangy sauce with buttery sweet yellow onions. It’s homemade French onion pork that your family will LOVE!
You can make a different pork chop recipe in your crockpot every night! Also, try my pork chops and apples, pigs in a cornfield, or my apple butter pork chops recipes.
These pork chops with onions 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 crockpot always does that for me.
This excellent smothered pork chops recipe without any heavy sauce is great for a lighter dinner. This recipe is also great if you add a few cloves of my garlic confit if you have any leftovers!
Recipe Ingredients
- Boneless pork chops – Though I use boneless in this recipe, you can use thick-cut or even bone it with great results
- Worcestershire sauce – A secret ingredient to make just about any slow cooker recipe even better!! If you’ve never looked up what Worcestershire sauce in it, it has: lemon, vinegar, molasses, anchovies, garlic, tamarind extract, soy, chili pepper extract, sugar, pickles, and salt. What a combination!
- Seasonings – Salt, pepper, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and brown sugar.
- Apple cider vinegar – Add a layer of flavor and cuts back on the sweetness.
- Sweet yellow onion – Use one large sweet yellow onion or two small ones.
- Salted butter – Add fat and flavor to the dish.
Step One – Add a small amount of cooking oil to a pan on the stovetop and brown the pork chops; no need to cook these completely.
Step Two – 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.
Step Three – Add the sweet yellow onion and place the butter on top.
Step Four – 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.
How to serve
- Baked beans – my favorite way to serve pork chops. Try a little bite of beans with each bite of the chops!
- Corn on the Cob
- Mashed potatoes – are a perfect side, along with caramelized onion pork chops.
- Tossed salad with dressing – We love making a semi-homemade dressing with ranch dressing mix, buttermilk, and mayo.
- Rice pilaf – Grab a box of your favorite mix at the store.
- Baked potatoes – Aren’t baked potatoes the easiest side ever? Wash and dry your potatoes in the morning and wrap them in foil. They will be ready to pop in the oven when you arrive home from work.
Recipe FAQs and Variations
Yes! It’s not a typical dish you see, but caramelized onions and pork are a match made in heaven.
Sweet yellow onion goes the best with pork chops, though red onions will do well if you can’t find sweet onions. The dish will look different with red onions but still have great flavor.
For a unique twist on this onion pork chops, add red or orange bell pepper along with the onions. It will give the dish an entirely different flavor.
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Slow Cooker Pork Chops and Onions
Equipment Needed:
Ingredients:
- 2 lb. boneless pork chops (about 4-5 chops)
- cooking oil
- 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 large sweet yellow onion sliced
- 1/3 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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I made this recipe as written except I didn’t have boneless chops, used bone in. This was a hit. The flavors were great, served over mashed potatoes. This is definitely a keeper for winter nights
Delicious. I made them last night for dinner my husband loved them my mother-in-law loved them I doubled the recipe and made 4 bone in pork chops with two vadeilia onions. I also made the rice pilaf. it was very delicious . I give it a five thumbs up!
Did you cook this for the same amount of time with bone-in chops?
I made this tonight it was absolutely delicious. My husband liked it I also made the riicepilaf recipe that you had attached with us I will definitely make this a future. Made asparagus also.
Second time I am making these. Loved them the first time! Chops were juicy and tender. My only complaint was not enough onion so this time I added a second onion. Hope that’s enough … if not I’ll add another onion next time.
Can you add sliced potatoes on top of the onions? Making the recipe tomorrow and wanted to add some potatoes… Any suggestions..
I think that should work fine!
Why do people always have to change the recipe????? If they knew it all, then they would not be hon this site
Made this last night and definitely a recipe I’ll be keeping! Everyone was fighting for the last of the sauce & onions tp top their mashed potatoes. Can I just double the ingredients to have more juice, if I add a few more pork chops?
Yes, that will work fine!
I made this today. After 6 hours the chops fell apart which made it easier to actually add some flavor to them. Would not make this again. But will have to say, once I added my homemade bbq sauce it made a good good pulled pork sandwich
i tried this recipe last week for the first time really enjoyed it will us it a lot
If I used bone in pork chops, what time and/or temperature adjustments would be recommended? TIA!
These are amazing
How long would I cook this recipe on high? Sound delicious but I don’t have 6 hours. Thanks in advance!
I would do 3.5-4 hours on high
Just wanted to let you know that I made this recipe tonight – it was delicious! I ended up making it in a deep fry pan on the stovetop instead of in a crock pot (didn’t think pork chops really need to be cooked in a crock pot. Saved dragging it out and cleaning afterward). I used only 3 boneless pork chops, about 1″ thick. I followed the printed directions, even putting the onion slices and butter on top. I cooked them covered on med-low for about 35″-45″, turning every 10″ or so. The pork chops got a nice glaze from all the turning, and the tiny bit of steam escaping reduced the sauce very nicely. Served with buttered wide egg noodles and brussels sprouts, I’d say it was the best dinner I’ve found in a while!
Any changes to the timing if I want 6 servings?
No, the same amount of time will work.
This recipe is DELICIOUS. I used boneless pork chops and had to replace the Worcestershire with soy sauce. I also chose to cook on High in the slow cooker. The pork chops were very juicy and fell right apart. Makes for amazing leftovers, too :). Served with brown rice.
I just finished making Slow Cooker Pork Chops & Onions.
Worse I have even done in a slow cooker. The pork chops were so hard to chew. They did fall apart though but they were hard to eat.
The sauce was great and that’s the only thing that was good.
Followed your receipe exactly but chops were hard.
I love pork chops and was looking forward to eating them; they fell apart but they were HARD to eat.
IThis is the only comment I had made.
How long was they cooking
I want to try this but is it sweet?
It slightly sweet if you are worried about it, cut the brown sugar in half.