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Pork Chops and Potatoes

These Crock Pot Pork Chops and Potatoes are easy and delicious! Tender juicy pork chops are coated in a dry rub and slow cooked over onions and potatoes covered in a thick cheesy sauce.

This recipe makes a great lunch, dinner, or romantic date night slow cooker meal for two.

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Crock Pot Pork Chops and Potatoes on a platter.
Crock Pot Pork Chops and Potatoes

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How to make Pork Chops and Au Gratin Potatoes

For the Onions and Au Gratin potatoes

Spray a 4 quart crockpot slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Click for a 4 quart slow cooker.

Slice the potato into 1/4 inch slices and slice the onion into rings.

sliced onions and potatoes on a cutting board.

Layer half of the onions into the bottom of the crockpot.

sliced onions in a crock pot.

Add the potato slices and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

sliced potatoes in a crock pot.

Top with the other half of the onions.

sliced potatoes and onions in a crock pot.

In a small sauce pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Click for a small sauce pan.

Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute.

butter and flour roux whisked in a sauce pan.

Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened.

Add in the cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds.

au gratin cheese sauce whisked in a sauce pan.

Pour the cheese sauce over the potatoes and onions in the crockpot.

potatoes, onions, and cheese sauce in a slow cooker.

For the pork chops

In a small bowl mix the brown sugar, paprika, salt, and pepper.

brown sugar, paprika, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

Rub all over both sides of the pork chops.

two pork chops covered in dry rub seasonings.

Place the two pork chops over top of the cheese sauce.

two pork chops covered in dry rub seasonings added to a slow cooker.

Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 – 5 hours or until cooked through.

Transfer the pork chops to dinner plates.

For thickening the sauce

Use a slotted spoon and transfer the potatoes to the dinner plates, leaving the sauce in the crockpot.

In a small bowl mix the cornstarch and just enough water to dissolve the cornstarch into a liquid slurry.

While stirring with a spoon or whisk, pour the cornstarch mixture into the cheese sauce. Stir for about 30 seconds until sauce thickens.

Spoon the sauce over the potatoes.

Garnish everything with parsley if desired.

Pork Chops and Au Gratin Potatoes on a plate.
Pork Chops and Au Gratin Potatoes for Two

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Yield: Serves 2

Pork Chops and Potatoes

Pork Chops and Au Gratin Potatoes on a plate.

These Crock Pot Pork Chops and Potatoes are easy and delicious! Tender juicy pork chops are coated in a dry rub and slow cooked over onions and potatoes covered in a thick cheesy sauce.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

For the Onions and Au Gratin Potatoes:

  • 1 large russet potato
  • 1 small onion
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

For the Pork Chops:

  • 2 pork chops (or loin chops, or pork steaks)
  • 1/2 Tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 Tablespoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

For thickening the Sauce:

  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • Fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

For the Au Gratin potatoes:

  1. Spray a 4 quart crockpot slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Click here for a 4 quart slow cooker.
  2. Slice the potato into 1/4 inch slices and slice the onion into rings.
  3. Layer half of the onions into the bottom of the crockpot.
  4. Add the potato slices and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Top with the other half of the onions.
  6. In a small sauce pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Click here for a small sauce pan.
  7. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute.
  8. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened.
  9. Add in the cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds.
  10. Pour the cheese sauce over the potatoes and onions in the crockpot.

For the pork chops:

  1. In a small bowl mix the brown sugar, paprika, salt, and pepper.
  2. Rub all over both sides of the pork chops.
  3. Place the two pork chops over top of the cheese sauce.
  4. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 – 5 hours or until cooked through.
  5. Transfer the pork chops to dinner plates.

For thickening the sauce:

  1. Use a slotted spoon and transfer the potatoes to the dinner plates, leaving the sauce in the crockpot.
  2. In a small bowl mix the cornstarch and just enough water to dissolve the cornstarch into a liquid slurry.
  3. While stirring with a spoon or whisk, pour the cornstarch mixture into the cheese sauce. Stir for about 30 seconds until sauce thickens.
  4. Spoon the sauce over the potatoes.
  5. Garnish everything with parsley if desired.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 954Total Fat: 51gSaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 228mgSodium: 1571mgCarbohydrates: 60gFiber: 5gSugar: 12gProtein: 63g

Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.

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