Smothered pork chops

With the heat being out of control, its been hard to want to even think about cooking. This recipe for smothered pork chops has been adjusted so it finishes off in the crock pot and doesnt leave your house full of extra heat.

Just a little side note here… I don’t particularly love pork… Unless it’s in bacon form! But this stuff is extremely good! There are lots of variations out there, and we’ve been trying to eat healthier, so this was a good compromise. Vegetable broth is better than chicken or beef, and with everything else thrown in you can’t tell the difference!

As always.. grab your supplies! (Not pictured below is the garlic and the balsamic vinegar)

Ingredients:

Pork loin chops (I used 6 and froze the rest!)

1/2 pint of mushrooms

1/2 white onion

1 bell pepper

2 sweet peppers

3 cloves of minced garlic

2 cans of cream of mushroom

1 tbsp rosemary

2 tbsp Italian seasoning

1/2 tbsp oregano

2 vegetable bullion cubes

1 tbsp worchestershire sauce

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

3 tbsp minced onion

1 tsp garlic salt

4 cups water

1/4 cup corn starch (plus 1 cup water)

Dash of salt and pepper.

Directions:

I used this Lodge Cast Iron Pan Put about 2 tbsp of olive oil in the pan and get it heating up.

Place 2-3 pork chops in the pan and get them searing off, I sprinkle salt and pepper on them while they are cooking.

Getting a nice sear or crust on the outside of the meat helps to keep the juices in, the meat also comes out way more tender!

While the meat is cooking I chop the veggies.. do the dishes.. possibly drink wine.

After the pork is done cooking up, I put it directly into the crock pot. This crock pot is the one i’ve used for YEARS and it still works great! Into the frying pan jumps the veggies, be sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to get all of the brown bits! Sautee until everything is tender.

Then I build my sauce. I add the cream of mushroom, the water, the bullion and the other liquid ingredients. Whisk it all up and let it begin to heat through.

I then add all of my herbs and spices, you can add more pepper if you want, I usually leave the extra salt out!

Once everything is heated through, but not boiling, I add it to the crock pot, I cook it on high for 5 hours or low for 7-8, depending on what time of day I get going!