SLOW COOKER PORK WITH APRICOTS

Slow Cooker Pork with Apricots image

This recipe yields a yummy dish of tender pork chops topped with an onion and apricot mixture seasoned gently with cinnamon and ginger.

Provided by Raina Burditt

Categories Main Dish Recipes Pork Pork Chop Recipes Boneless

Time 6h30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
4 (4 ounce) lean boneless pork loin chops
¾ teaspoon table salt, divided
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 small red onions, thinly sliced
12 dried apricot halves, sliced, divided
¾ cup pineapple juice
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 cinnamon stick
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
Season pork chops evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper; cook in the hot skillet until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, retaining drippings in the skillet.
Heat remaining teaspoon olive oil in the retained drippings; add onions and season with remaining salt. Saute onions until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
Spread about half the cooked onions and half the sliced apricots into the bottom of a slow cooker crock. Lay pork chops atop the onion and apricots. Layer remaining onion and apricots over the pork chops; add pineapple juice, ginger, thyme, and cinnamon stick.
Cook on Low until the pork is fork-tender, 6 to 8 hours (or on High for 3 to 4 hours). Remove and discard cinnamon stick. Sprinkle cilantro over the mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.2 calories, Carbohydrate 30.6 g, Cholesterol 38.4 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 16.2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 470.9 mg, Sugar 23 g