Just a few ingredients are needed to make these delicious, super easy Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops that makes its own gravy! With only a 5-minute prep, simply mix, cover and cook in the crock pot. A wonderful meal the whole family will love. Read the rave reviews!
Easy Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops (5 Minute Prep)
This incredibly easy pork chops recipe slow cooks pork chops to fork tender perfection in its own delicious gravy. All you need – Cream of Mushroom soup, Cream of Chicken soup and Dry Onion Soup Mix. Serve the pork chops and gravy over mashed potatoes, noodles or rice for a hearty meal. This quick and easy Crock Pot recipe is sure to become a family favorite and get rave reviews around the dinner table!
Original post date, October 23, 2016. Post updated March 29, 2023.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE SLOW COOKER SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS (FULL RECIPE AT BOTTOM OF POST)
- pork chops
- cream of mushroom soup (or make homemade condensed cream of mushroom soup)
- cream of chicken soup (or make homemade condensed cream of chicken soup)
- packet of dry onion soup mix (or make homemade dry onion soup mix)
- mushrooms (fresh or canned), optional
- salt and pepper to taste
This recipe is easy to adapt! You can make all the soups by scratch and sub the cream soups (example – use 2 cream of mushroom soups, skipping cream of chicken).
*Not a fan of canned soups and packaged dry onion soup mixes?
I share links below to easy recipes to make your own homemade condensed soups and dry onion soup mix.
How To Make Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops
Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place pork chops in cooker – season with salt and pepper if you like. In a large bowl, mix condensed soups, onion soup mix, mushrooms (drained, optional) and water.
Mix well. Pour mixture over pork chops. Cook on high for 4 to 5 hours, or on low for 6 to 8 hours.
*Be sure to watch out for bones when using bone-in pork chops. Make sure the pork chops reach a safe minimum internal temperature of 145 degree F. with a 3-minute resting time. Each slow cooker cooks at different rates, adjust cooking times according to your cooker.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR SLOW COOKER SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS
You can use boneless or bone-in. Be sure to watch out for bones when using bone-in pork chops. For kids, boneless are best.
These pork chops and the gravy are great served over mashed or instant potatoes, rice, egg noodles. Serve with your favorites vegetables like green beans, corn, peas, vegetable medley, side salad and more.
Yes! This recipe is super easy to adapt. Many people have subbed Cream of Chicken soup, using 2 cans of mushroom, omitting Cream of Chicken. You can sub Cream of Chicken with Cream of Celery. Be sure to read the comments section below for all the different ways people adapted the recipe.
Yes! Simply skip the mushrooms and use cream of chicken, or use a mixture of cream of mushroom and cream of celery.
Use reduced sodium soups or make soups from scratch.
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Easy Crock Pot Smothered Pork Chops
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 4 -6 pork chops boneless or *bone-in, 3/4 inch thick (2 to 2 1/2 lbs)
- 1 can (10.75 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 1 can (10.75 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 packet (1 ounce) dry onion soup mix
- 1 can mushrooms, (7 ounces) stems and pieces, drained – or use fresh
- ¾ cup water
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place pork chops in cooker and season with salt and pepper.
- In a large bowl, mix condensed soups, onion soup mix, mushrooms (drained) and water. Mix well. Pour mixture over pork chops.
- Cook on high for *4 to 5 hours, or on low for 6 to 8 hours.
- Serve pork chops and gravy (or on the side) mashed potatoes, rice or egg noodles. Perfect with your favorite veggies and a salad.
Notes
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- cream of mushroom soup – make homemade condensed cream of mushroom soup)
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- cream of chicken soup – make homemade condensed cream of chicken soup)
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- packet of dry onion soup mix – make homemade dry onion soup mix)
Pat Veilleux
Fantastic, loved them. Will make often.
Ryan R Sorochan
For the cream of mushroom and chicken soup as well as the onion soup mix do I mix them with their instructed amounts of water as per instructed on the sides of the cans and onion soup packets of soup or only add in the 3/4 of cup of water in the recipe instructions only? Please email me back at: toomuchbeer@shaw.ca
Mary Neumann
Hi Ryan,
Correct – ignore the instructions on the soup packet and cans. Mix the soups with 3/4 cups of water total.
Cheryl
Made your recipe exactly and it was perfect! Served with mashed potatoes, Italian green beans and salad. Some bread/ butter for mopping up gravy. Delicious, will be in weekly rotation. And so easy!! Thank you!
Patti
This recipe is delicious! I added 6 whole yellow potatoes at the start which made the entire meal 😋.
Cheis
Did you have to cook longer with the potato’s added. I just put all mine together. Had 6 chops and the potato’s so put it on for 6 hours instead of 4.
Jessica
I just made this but added heavy cream…. has anyone done this? I hope I didn’t make a mistake lol
Gene
I changed it up a little, I used 1can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of onion soup and a package of pork gravy mix. Instead of onion soup pkg and cream of chicken soup. Cooking now will let you know results.
Ashley
How long should I cook if using frozen pork chops?
Peter Weiss
I love this recipe, I have used the left over sauce for pasta, and it was the best pasta, I have ever had
Annemarie
Hi! How would this recipe change with 2 LB. pork butt roast? Would the time change? Thanks! Looking forward to trying your recipes!
Kim
These were excellent! I just love it when a recipe delivers. Awesome. Thanks for the recipe
Christina L English
I will be doing 8 chops instead of 4, do I double the soups or will it be enough gravy?
Sandie
This was a great recipe, pork chops were tender and tasty. I didn’t have the onion soup mix, substituted mushroom Gravy packet and some onion powder. I will definitely make this again, thanks!Sandie
Lori
If I want to do 8 pork chops should i double recipe.
Mary Neumann
If you want a lot of gravy, yes. It depends on the size of the pork chops too – but I think you should be good if they are boneless.
Lowell
I don’t have a slow cooker. I do have a great 4 qt stock pot. Made by LIfetime which is made to cook slow. Can I use that instead of a slow cooker for the Smothered Pork Chops with mushroom gravey?
Linda
Can you double this recipe? I made this recently and we loved it but had just enough. We have more people coming to dinner so we need a couple of more pork chops!
Mary Neumann
Sure, it will just take longer to cook, Linda.
Monica Barnhart
Is it possible to make this same recipe with chicken instead of pork chops? What would change in the cooking process?
Jess
Can i do this in the oven? And if so what’s your recommendation for temp and time? Thanks!
By the way I’ve done it in the slow cooker and it’s wonderful! I was just shorter on time this time and thought the oven might work!
Bill Allerton
Tried these for dinner, very good & simple to make . Being a widower I have turned to the crock pot for making meals . Thank you for the site , its helpful. Keep up the good work. I’ll return for more meal ideas
Mary Neumann
Glad you liked the recipe, Bill. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment. I use the slow cooker a lot in the summer. Living in Georgia the last few summers, it’s a great way to make home cooked meals without heating up the kitchen and house.
Here are two great sites to check out for crock pot recipes:
Recipes That Crock –> https://www.recipesthatcrock.com/
https://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/
Karin
Anyone in Texas run to HEB and get crem of jalapeno or crem of pablano to replace others. AMAZING!
Kristin
Is there an Instant Pot Recipe for this? I would love to make it for dinner tonight but its too late to start in the crockpot =( Thanks in advance!
Emily
Is the recipe the same using 20 thin pork chops?
JoAnn
I made this recipe today and cannot find enough good words to say! Everyone loved it –even the dog! I followed the recipe exactly- -a first for me, and I wouldn’t change a thing! I was a little hesitant to use the dry onion soup because
I thought it would make it too salty, but it actually pumps up the flavors so you don’t get that”cream soupy taste” It wasn’t salty at all! I will definitely be sharing this and making it again. Thanks for posting this!
Kathy A
You fed this to the dog? The salt alone is deadly – the onions are a never for a dog – this is NOT a treat for your fur friend. This is a bad practice to have. Please take time to read up on what is GOOD for your dog. Being a good dog owner is more than giving them what you believe they like. Good luck to your dog.
Jackie
Never give Onions Or Salt to Dogs .
Beth
I tried these tonight and mine turned out great! I am single so I modified your recipe. I did 2 frozen pork loin chops about an inch thick (which worked out to be about a little over a pound), 1 can cream of mushroom, 1 can of mushrooms with the juice, a little milk, and some extra spices, and the onion soup. I put mine in a programmable 4.5qt crockpot for 9 hours on low and the pork fell apart and it was still juicy! Thanks for the recipe will definitely be making this again!
Amy
I love this recipe!! Even with making the cream of chicken soup with the recipe you had, it took me 20 minutes until everything was in the crock pot. I served it over egg noodles and it was a hit! Putting this in my dinner rotation for sure 🙂
Rhonda
Amazing! Only word for it! I would of liked my gravy thicker. I use 1/4 of a cup of water and it was thinner than I’d like. Overall Amazing!
Bianca
Can I use country style pork ribs for smothered pork chops
Mary Neumann
Yes, I would use boneless, Bianca.
Kat
I make this and also add Worcestershire sauce . It really adds good flavor.
I pot my crockpot from Costco and it seems to over cook my meat. Any suggestions? Maybe only on low or half and half?
Mary Neumann
I would try the low setting, Kat.