Slow Cooker Apple Pork Chops With Sauerkraut

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Updated 10/27/20
Slow Cooker Apple Pork Chops With Sauerkraut

The Spruce / Diana Chistruga
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 7 hrs
Total: 7 hrs 20 mins
Nutritional Guidelines (per serving)
505 Calories
23g Fat
27g Carbs
45g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 505
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g 30%
Saturated Fat 8g 39%
Cholesterol 134mg 45%
Sodium 234mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 27g 10%
Dietary Fiber 4g 15%
Protein 45g
Calcium 105mg 8%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

This easy one-dish meal recipe for slow cooker apple pork chops with sauerkraut combines some of the best flavors of fall. Sweet potatoes, onion, apples, sauerkraut, and pork are wonderful in this recipe.

Choose boneless loin chops for this recipe; that is the cut that is most tender. Trim off any excess fat from the chops. If they have too much fat, they will change the cooking time and the finished dish will be too greasy.

This is a one-dish meal, so all you really need to serve with it is a green salad tossed with grape tomatoes and mushrooms. Some bread on the side would be nice; consider making some onion scones or garlic bread. For dessert, some rich and fudge-y brownies would be perfect.

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Ingredients

  • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 6 boneless or bone-in, 1-inch thick pork chops
  • 15-oz. can sauerkraut, rinsed and drained

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Slow Cooker Apple Pork Chops With Sauerkraut ingredients

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  2. Place sweet potatoes and onions in bottom of 4 to 5-quart slow cooker. Cover with apple slices.

    sweet potatoes and onions in a slow cooker

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  3. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt and pepper and sprinkle over apples.

    brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt and pepper, sprinkled over apples

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  4. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat for about a minute and add the pork chops. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side to brown slightly.

    pork chops cooking in a pan

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  5. Place the pork chops over apples in the slow cooker. Top with sauerkraut.

    Place the pork chops over apples in the slow cooker, top with sauerkraut

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  6. Cover crockpot and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours or until pork chops are tender.

    Slow Cooker Apple Pork Chops With Sauerkraut

    The Spruce / Diana Chistruga

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