Crockpot Creamy Ranch Pork Chops

Photo courtesy of livinglaughingloving.com

I saw this recipe on livinglaughingandloving.com and decided to give it a try last night since my boyfriend and I were both working late and I knew I wouldn't want to cook when I got home. It's super simple, requiring only 3 ingredients, really inexpensive to make, AND the crockpot does all the work for you!

All you need is:
Pork chops
1 pack Hidden Valley Ranch dry seasoning mix
1-2 cans cream of chicken soup*
1-2 cans of water*

Mix ingredients well, pour into crockpot, add pork chops. And that's it!

*Depends on the size of your crock pot and how many pork chops you're making. I made 4 thinly sliced pork chops and used 1 1/2 cans of cream of chicken soup and very little water because I wanted the liquid to cover the chops and it to be somewhat thick like gravy- it's completely up to you.

This dish is great because you can serve it with whatever side(s) you want. I made some rice and a salad when I got home and used the left over liquid as sort of a gravy to top the porkchops and rice with.

I think I'm going to try this recipe with chicken sometime, also- just an idea. Let me know how it turns out if you try it first.

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San Francisco Pork Chops

I got this recipe from my boyfriend's mom. I'm pretty sure she originally found it on Grouprecipes.com and edited it a bit. This dish is great with pasta, rice, mashed potatoes, or any starch. I normally make it with a long-noodle pasta, your choice.

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You'll need:
4 pork chops (about 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick)
1 tablespoon oil
2-3 cloves garlic, minced


Sauce:
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons oil
4 tablespoons dry sherry, white
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons cornstarch

Combine: oil, sherry, soy sauce, brown sugar, and red pepper in bowl.

Heat oil in pan and pork chops on both sides. Remove and set aside. Saute garlic and add the pork chops back to skillet along with sauce mixture. Simmer on low for 30 minutes. Add water to keep sauce from cooking down too low. Turn pork chops once.

Remove pork chops and add cornstarch to thicken. Pour sauce over chops and starch and serve.




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