Easy Crockpot Pork Chops with Pears

These easy Crockpot Pork Chops with Pears are a delicious family friendly weeknight meal! This healthy slow cooker pork recipe is easy to meal prep and eat all week! If you like Crockpot Pork Chops with Apples, you're going to love this recipe with pears!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword pork

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 7 hours

Total Time 7 hours 15 minutes

Servings Servings

Calories 199kcal

Author Becca Ludlum

Equipment

Crockpot
Kitchen Knife
Cutting Board

Ingredients

4 pieces pork chops 1 inch thick, can also use pork tenderloins
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp mustard Dijon
1 tbsp thyme
1 tbsp basil
1 cup chicken broth low sodium
2 cloves garlic
½ tsp pepper
1 onion yellow, sliced into large chunks

Optional: salt to taste

Pear Topping:

1 tsp butter or olive oil | read the directions first–if adding to the crockpot, this is not needed
4 cups pears sliced into large chunks (about 3 pears)

Instructions

Coat the pork evenly with 1 tsp of olive oil. Salt & pepper the pork to taste.
Optional but tasty step: In a hot skillet, brown the pork on both sides.
Evenly coat the pork with dijon mustard.
Add the pork to your Crockpot and sprinkle on the thyme and basil.
Add the chicken broth, garlic and onion on top of your pork.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours or until the pork is cooked through and fork tender (tender enough to be pierced or cut easily with a fork).
Heat 1 tsp of butter or olive oil in a skillet and sauté sliced pears until slightly soft.
Remove pork from slow cooker, top with sautéd pears and serve.

Notes

21 Day Fix

¾ cup pork (about ½ pork chop) = 1 red container

½ cup pears = ½ purple container

1 tsp of oil per serving

Weight Watchers

4 Blue Plan Points | 4 Green Plan Points | 4 Purple Plan Points

Recipe tips

If you’d rather not sauté your pears, you can add them on top of your pork for the last hour of cooking.
Pair this with roasted potatoes or this recipe for cauliflower mashed "potatoes" if you're on a low carb diet.

Nutrition