Description
These Pork Dinner Recipes So Good You’ll Want Them on Repeat feature tender pork chops cooked in a sweet and smoky sauce, perfect for cozy dinners and gatherings with family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 boneless pork chops
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 small onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 cup Dr Pepper (not diet)
- ½ cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon cold water
Instructions
- Arrange the pork chops in a slow cooker and season with salt and black pepper.
- Scatter sliced onion and minced garlic over the pork.
- In a bowl, whisk together Dr Pepper, barbecue sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, and garlic powder.
- Pour the sauce over the pork chops in the slow cooker, ensuring they are well-coated.
- Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours or High for 3 hours until tender.
- Mix cornstarch with cold water to create a slurry and stir into the sauce in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on High for an additional 15 minutes to thicken the sauce.
- Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with the sauce.
Notes
Use a sweet onion for a milder flavor that caramelizes well.
If using bone-in pork chops, increase cooking time slightly for tenderness.
Experiment with different barbecue sauces to customize the taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pork chop
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 31g
- Cholesterol: 100mg