Slow Cooker Pork Chops
These slow cooker pork chops are creamy, cozy, and easy to pull together with simple pantry ingredients. The garlic ranch sauce cooks into a rich, savory finish that tastes especially good with mashed potatoes, rice, or vegetables.
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in pork chops 3/4- to 1-inch thick
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 packet ranch seasoning mix 1 ounce
- 1 can cream of chicken soup 10.5 ounces
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley optional
Instructions
- Pat the pork chops dry with paper towels.
- Season both sides with the salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sear the pork chops for about 2 minutes per side.
- Transfer the pork chops to the slow cooker.
- Melt the butter in the same skillet.
- Add the minced garlic and stir for 30 seconds.
- Stir in the ranch seasoning mix, cream of chicken soup, and chicken broth.
- Pour the sauce over the pork chops.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours, checking the thickest chop around hour 4.
- Stir in the sour cream near the end of cooking.
- Mix the cornstarch with the cold water if you want a thicker sauce.
- Add the cornstarch slurry to the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook for 10 to 15 minutes more, until the sauce thickens.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving, if using.