Slow Cooker Pork Chops With Mushroom Sauce
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INGREDIENTS
  • Servings: 6
  • * 4 pork loin chops, cut 3/4 inch thick (about 2 pounds)
  • * 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • * 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • * 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
  • * 1 10-3/4-ounce can reduced-fat and reduced-sodium condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • * 1/2 cup apple juice or apple cider
  • * 1-1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • * 2 teaspoons snipped fresh thyme or 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme,crushed
  • * 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • * 1-1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
  • * Fresh thyme sprigs (optional
DIRECTIONS
  1. 1. Trim fat from chops. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
  2. Add chops; cook until browned, turning to brown evenly.
  3. Drain off fat.
  4. Place onion in a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Add chops.
  5. Using a mortar and pestle, crush tapioca.
  6. In a medium bowl, combine tapioca, mushroom soup, apple juice, Worcestershire sauce, snipped or dried thyme, and garlic powder; stir in mushrooms.
  7. Pour over chops in slow cooker.
  8. 2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to to 4-1/2 hours.
  9. If desired, garnish with thyme sprigs. Makes 6 servings.
  10. Test Kitchen Tip: If you prefer to use a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, use 6 pork loin chops.
  11. Leave remaining ingredient amounts the same and prepare as above.