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January 31, 2018 By Sara 325 Comments

Honey Garlic Pork Chops (Slow Cooker)

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These easy honey garlic pork chops are coated in a sweet and savory sauce, then cooked in the slow cooker until tender and succulent. The perfect easy meal for a busy day!

If you’ve never experienced crock pot pork chops, now is your opportunity to give them a try! The pork comes out fork tender and the sauce has just a handful of ingredients, yet is complex in flavor.

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Honey garlic pork chops served over mashed potatoes with a side of broccoli.

Chicken is a staple for crock pot cooking, but did you know that pork chops are also a perfect protein for the slow cooker? These honey garlic pork chops come out so tender and flavorful that they’ll be sure to find a place on your regular dinner menu rotation.

A slow cooker full of honey garlic pork chops.

How to make honey garlic pork chops

For this recipe you’ll want to use thick cut boneless pork chops. If you use a thin pork chop, you should reduce the cooking time so that they don’t dry out. My pork chops were about 1 1/2 inches thick. I prefer to brown my pork chops before I add them to the slow cooker, it just adds so much more flavor. If you’re in a hurry you can skip that step and the chops will still be delicious.

Browned pork chops in honey garlic sauce inside a crock pot.

The sauce is made with ketchup, soy sauce, honey and garlic. At the end of the cooking process, a little cornstarch gets added to thicken the sauce. Be sure to serve your honey garlic pork chops over mashed potatoes or with rice or bread to soak up that amazing sauce!

A cross section of a honey garlic pork chop served on mashed potatoes.

I add a little chopped parsley at the end for a fresh flavor. If you don’t have parsley on hand, you can omit it, or substitute sliced green onions.

Not a pork fan? You can make this recipe with chicken instead! Simply substitute boneless skinless chicken thighs for the pork chops.

More slow cooker favorites

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Honey garlic pork chops served over mashed potatoes with a side of broccoli.
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Honey Garlic Pork Chops (Slow Cooker)

These easy honey garlic pork chops are coated in a sweet and savory sauce, then cooked in the slow cooker until tender and succulent. The perfect easy meal for a busy day!
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword honey garlic pork chops, pork chops
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 279kcal
Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

  • 6 thick cut boneless pork chops
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a pan over high heat. Season the pork chops generously with salt and pepper on both sides. 
  • Cook the pork for 4-5 minutes on each side until deep golden brown. 
  • Add the pork chops to the slow cooker.
  • NOTE: you can skip the browning process if you prefer and simply season the pork chops with salt and pepper then add them to the slow cooker.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, ketchup, soy sauce and honey. Pour the sauce over the pork chops.
  • Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 4 hours.
  • In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water. Add the cornstarch mixture to the slow cooker.
  • Cook for 1 more hour or until sauce has just thickened and pork chops are tender. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Notes

  1. Boneless skinless chicken thighs can be substituted for pork chops.
  2. You can add some sriracha or chili flakes if you want a spicier meal.

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 708mg | Potassium: 518mg | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg

Filed Under: Dinner, Slow Cooker Tagged With: Pork

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Comments

  1. Geraldine says

    January 2, 2021 at 5:29 am

    5 stars
    Love this! Simply awesome tasting! Instead of honey, i used (less of) pancake syrup, plum sauce (not soy sauce) and didn’t have to thicken it. A few tweaks, always a go-to on a busy day ahead. Thanks so much!👍

    Reply
  2. Emily says

    December 16, 2020 at 5:49 pm

    Omg, this recipe is amazing!! We have been experimenting with pork chop recipes because we have several from purchasing half a pig. Honestly, before this recipe, I never wanted to eat another chop. Oh have my thoughts changed!! This recipe is crazy good!!!

    Reply
  3. Jaime says

    December 3, 2020 at 4:13 pm

    Can this be done with chicken thighs?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      December 3, 2020 at 6:41 pm

      Yes that will work!

      Reply
  4. Shell says

    November 15, 2020 at 8:43 pm

    I added 5 spice also and grated a bit of ginger and garlic

    Reply
  5. Larine Kwolek says

    November 15, 2020 at 1:12 pm

    5 stars
    This is awesome. Made as stated (with siracha) but only made two thick chops. I used an older crockpot so 5 hours was perfect. I would recommend doubling the sauce (or more) if you make more than 2 chops, it’s that good! Served over rice. A definite keeper, and so easy!

    Reply
    • Darkmoonsfalcon says

      November 23, 2020 at 2:37 pm

      considering that 145 degrees F is considered safe temp for pork with a e minute rest time I expect 5 hours is way too long for a newer crock pot…. mine is just about 145 cooked on low for 2 hours after a w minute browning on medium heat… and that’s bone in… anything kore than that I find even in a crockpot is too dry

      Reply
  6. Heather Heather Sagesse says

    November 13, 2020 at 12:29 pm

    5 stars
    I skip browning at the beginning add red potatoes in the Crock-pot with the pork chops. This recipe is so good and easy to make.

    Reply
  7. Judy M says

    November 8, 2020 at 8:28 am

    Made this recipe for last night’s dinner. We enjoyed it very much but did find it a bit too sweet. Not sure how to smartly change the recipe..reduce honey, or ketchup or add some new ingredient. Please advise thank you

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 8, 2020 at 8:47 pm

      You could try reducing the honey!

      Reply
  8. Milton says

    November 5, 2020 at 5:18 pm

    5 stars
    It’s good. Replaced some of the ketchup with gochujang. Needs less cooking time check with thermometer. Remove the pork chops once cook then add cornstarch to thicken on high.

    Reply
  9. Kate says

    October 28, 2020 at 4:27 pm

    5 stars
    My kids loved this. 3 hours on low for our thick cut chops was plenty, they were falling apart.

    Reply
  10. Dj says

    October 19, 2020 at 11:10 am

    Hello, do you have suggestions for the ketchup? We don’t use it so I don’t have any. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      October 19, 2020 at 7:17 pm

      You could use tomato sauce with a bit of brown sugar mixed in!

      Reply
  11. Angela says

    September 23, 2020 at 6:22 am

    Did you put the additional 2 spoons of cornstarch in the sauce from the beginning or at the end then cook for an additional hour? I want to try your variation. Thank you!

    Reply
  12. Cherise says

    September 21, 2020 at 4:28 am

    5 stars
    So I made this recipe over the weekend and needless to say it was absolutely delicious. However, I will say I did have to tweak the ingredients for the sauce as I was not a fan of the strong soy sauce flavor. I expected it to be a lot more sweet. For the amount of chops I made the original serving size of the sauce made wasn’t enough for the pot anyways so I made more which is when I tweaked the ingredients. Here’s what I what I changed: I basically put literally a splash of soy sauce, 2 small spoons of cornstarch, and I added a few small spoons of brown sugar along with chicken broth. All other ingredients for the sauce remained the same. But it tasted 10x better. I cooked this on low for about 4 n half hours. I do recommend browning the chops first for a few minutes as I did also. I will definitely make this again.

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  13. Beth says

    September 20, 2020 at 9:29 pm

    I wonder if you could make this as a freezer meal. Throw all the ingredients into a gallon baggie and then adjust the cooking time, adding the cornstarch mix when it’s an hour from done? Has anyone tried this?

    Reply
  14. Beth says

    September 20, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    5 stars
    I used thin pork chops but otherwise made the recipe as written. It was wonderful! My husband absolutely raved about the sauce. Will definitely make this again.

    Reply
  15. Stacey says

    September 4, 2020 at 6:39 pm

    5 stars
    Made the recipe as written except I didn’t thicken the sauce mine seemed pretty thick already. Sooooo good! My 17 year old foody son loved it! I served it with baked potatoes and green beans, thank you!

    Reply
  16. Lizzie says

    September 4, 2020 at 3:19 am

    Easy, reliable recipe that my whole family enjoyed. I added 1/2 teaspoon of Chinese 5 spice the 2nd time I cooked this and it really brought it to the next level.

    Reply
    • Sophie says

      September 23, 2020 at 4:47 pm

      5 stars
      That’s amazing — I did the same thing, before reading your review! My husband has this asian wing recipe that he loves, so I added the Chinese 5 spice for him. Same amount too. :-). Im glad to see your review since I am guilty of not making the original recipe first.

      Reply
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