This scrumptious Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Sweet Potatoes is a great family dinner that is also a freezer meal! I prepared this meal in an afternoon when doing twenty crockpot freezer meals for my family's dinners. With end of the school year activities in full swing and summer break coming, I wanted to make a bunch of prep ahead meals that I could make for my family. This is one of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Meals in 4 Hours Plan.
So I got busy finding and creating recipes so I could take an afternoon and have meals ready to go for my family. This complete pork chops crockpot recipe was one of the most flavorful meals out of all the slow cooker meals. I served the delicious pork chops and sweet potatoes with a side salad and garlic bread. I think this recipe is perfect for fall. I love the combination of sweet potatoes, apples and pork! It is really yummy and and easy freezer meal.
Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Sweet Potatoes is so good and it's a gluten free, easy freeze slow cooker supper that everyone will love. My whole family loved this complete crockpot dinner meal and they want me to make it again soon! Be sure to make this crockpot freezer meal, you will not be disappointed. This recipe is also naturally gluten free.
Be sure that you invest in a good quality slow cooker. Our favorite is this programmable cook and carry 6qt oval slow cooker. I hope you enjoy this delicious slow cooker pork chops with apples and sweet potatoes. It is my families fall favorite! Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Sweet Potatoes is a great freezer meal!
Ingredients
- 4 boneless pork chops
- 2 large sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
- 3 apples sliced and peeled
- ½ onion diced
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Label gallon size freezer bag with name of recipe, date and instructions.
- Place all ingredients in bag and seal.
- Place in freezer.
- To Cook: Thaw overnight in fridge.
- Dump bag in slow cooker.
- Place lid on.
- Cook on low 8 hours.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Katelyn
You have a bunch of potato recipes you put in the freezer. Do you not cook your potatoes? Everything I've read says you should. Do you have any tips? How long did you leave it in the freezer if you didn't cook them prior? I just want them to turn out and not be yuck.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Sweet potatoes are no problem to freeze. If you want to freeze other potatoes I suggest that you use red potatoes and not Idaho.
Dana
What type of apples did you use?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
You can use any kind but I like Granny Smith.
Jann Or
Could the pork chops be swapped for chicken breasts? Would it take the same amount of time to cook?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Yes it can. It would cook the same time 🙂
Beautyhorse
So no juice or water needs to be added to the crock pot to keep it from burning? I'm new to using a crock pot for meals like this I usually make roast and soups in mine so I didn't know you could cook would adding a bunch of water or broth
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
None necessary. If you want to add 1/2 cup you can.
Jean
I'm new to this whole wife and cooking scene.. ? I've never heard of "balsamic vinegar" could I substitute with white vinegar or Apple cider vinegar? Or might one of the compromise the taste too much?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
You can sub with this - 1 Tablespoon apple cider or red wine vinegar and 1/2 tsp. sugar or honey
LS
Do you think this would be good without onions?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Yes!
Christina
Hello, can I cook these recipes in an instant pot instead of the slow cooker?
Melissa Jennings
You can but I am not sure of the conversion.
Cara Gorman
can you make this in the oven? What would the time and degrees be?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
I would do it on 350 for 45 minutes and see if that is done?
Chyan Churchfield
What would you adjust the cooking time to if were just cooking it normal and not freezing anything?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
You would not. We thaw them before we cook them 🙂
Joy Parker
You say dump in crock pot, well do you layer the pork chops with the apples and sweet potatoes or what, how do you put in the crock pot?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
If you prepare it as a freezer meal you dump it. If you prepare it fresh you can just place all the items in the slow cooker as you wish. I always place pork chops then sweet potatoes and then apples.
Heather
Do you cut up the pork chops too? Or just the apples & sweet potatoes?? I'm looking to use this recipe for a meal swap and don't want to mess it up! Ha!
Or freeze the pork chops while i a separate bag & other ingredients in a separate bag?? Thanks!
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
You do not cut up the pork chops. Just the apples and sweet potatoes. Freeze altogether. 🙂
Angie
I doubled the brown sugar on accident. Is that going to ruin it?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
No, the more the better I always say 🙂 If it is too sweet you can add a little acidity.
ErikaM
Can I cook this on high for 5-6 hrs instead? I forgot to turn on the crockpot earlier!
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Yes!
️Susan Schneller
Can I double this recipe?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Yes! Just be sure your slow cooker is large enough to handle.
Rae
Like with most of your other recipes, I found that eight hours of cooking time was way too long -- I cooked this about four hours only. The pork was wonderful, but everything else had broken down into mush. I would definitely make this again, but would add the potatoes and apples a few hours in.
About 30 minutes before I ascertained this would be done, I added some sage dumplings, which perfectly complemented the sweet meat. Next time, I'll add a little extra liquid to compensate for the dumplings as everything ended up a little dry (not the recipe's fault, obviously!).
Like with the peach ginger chicken,,I usually hate eating the same thing many times in a row and I still got through all of this over the course of a week without being sick of it!
Rita
the flavour is really nice on this. I've been reheating my leftovers in a frying pan and that extra little caramelization on the sweet potatoes adds a little something- highly recommend. Overall this isn't my favourite recipe of the bunch so far but its definitely not my least favourite either. It's a solid, average, weeknight dinner.
Suzanne
Oh yum!! I'm always looking for EASY family dinners that I can make a head and freeze. This is perfect for my boys.
Thank you!
Melissa Jennings
You are so welcome! We hope you love this recipe for Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apples and Sweet Potatoes as much as we do! It is a reader favorite!
Vivien
I am always concerned about meat juices, especially chicken, being thawed together in one bag.
Melissa Jennings
No concerns because it is all fully cooked!
Cathy
I forgot to thaw my bag last night! Can I just dump in the crockpot as is?
Melissa Jennings
I always do 🙂
Katie
Could I swap butternut squash for the sweet potato?
Melissa Jennings
Yes! It does cook a little quicker though.
Julie
Has anyone had an issue with the apples? When I thawed out the bag the apples were mushy and brown so I couldn't use them and threw them away. I used 3 granny Smith apples.
Melissa Jennings
Since when you cook this in the slow cooker it won't matter if the apples were mushy and brown 🙂