SLOW COOKER PORK CHOPS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND PEAS

Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Caramelized Onions and Peas image

Tender pork chops cooked in the slow cooker with caramelized onions, peas, and cider. Serve on a bed of mashed potatoes.

Provided by Samantha's Supper

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes

Time 8h32m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 pork chops
4 large onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 pinches white sugar
¾ cup hard apple cider
salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons frozen baby peas, not thawed
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook pork chops until browned on all sides, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker.
Cook onions in the same skillet over medium-low heat until soft and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic and sugar; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add cider and bring to a boil. Pour mixture over pork chops in the slow cooker.
Cook on Low until pork chops are tender, about 7 1/2 hours. Stir in peas; cook until tender, about 30 minutes more.
Transfer pork chops to a serving plate. Add butter to the sauce in the slow cooker; stir until melted. Pour sauce over pork chops.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 489.3 calories, Carbohydrate 37.9 g, Cholesterol 53.5 mg, Fat 27 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 18.7 g, SaturatedFat 8.5 g, Sodium 186.2 mg, Sugar 20.5 g