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.
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.
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.
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!
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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- Slow Cooker Turkey Chili
- Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
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Slow cooker pork chops video
Honey Garlic Pork Chops (Slow Cooker)
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
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs can be substituted for pork chops.
- You can add some sriracha or chili flakes if you want a spicier meal.
If I cook it on high for 2 hours, do I still need the 1 hour after the cornstarch?
The cornstarch thickens the sauce, and it’s activated by the heat of the crock pot. I’d still recommend cooking that last hour so that the cornstarch has time to properly thicken the sauce.
Can I cook the pork chops on high for 3 hrs and the last hr for making the sauce to thicken
Yes that should be fine!
I’m assuming this has or leans towards a teriyaki type flavor based on the ingredients? Serve this with rice, or noodles? I was just tasked with all the cooking in my house and have been making things like this ( making this tomorrow as it looks delicious) but having a hard time coming up with things to eat with it? White rice maybe? Suggestions welcomed.
This works well with rice, mashed potatoes, or a short pasta such as orzo!
If we don’t have corn starch can we use baking powder instead to thicken the sauce?
Do not use baking powder, it will not thicken the sauce and it will not taste good! I’d just omit the corn starch.
Use flour instead
Hi! Going to try this today, but I don’t have cornstarch….can I substitute with something else?
You can omit the cornstarch, the sauce will be a bit thinner though!
I was hoping to make this ahead of time and freeze for in my RV. I was going to mix in freezer bag so all I ha d to do was thaw and throw in crockpot to cook. Is this possible and if I sear meat and then mix ingredients can I freeze before fully cooking? Thank you
I wouldn’t sear the meat in this case, I’d just combine the raw pork chops with the sauce ingredients and freeze!
Can we cook on high for 2 hours?
That should be fine!
I am making this today for the first time and I am skipping browning do I still add the olive oil to the slow cooker.
You don’t need to add oil!
Turned out perfect!!! I used 2 bone in chops and followed recipe and cook time to a tee…delicious and just about fell off the bone. Thank you!!! I’m not much for soy sauce, do you think I could swap out for Worcestershire next time instead?
You could use Worcestershire but I’d use less, probably about 2 tablespoons, because the flavor is a lot stronger than soy sauce!
I am making this with thin pork chops..what should I lower the time to?
I’d reduce the time by one hour!
Hello, I am going to try this recipe today, however I have a question! Don’t slow cookers usually require to be filled half with a liquid? Is the sauce going to be enough or is it all going to stick to the bottom and burn?
The pork chops will generate extra liquid as they cook!
I don’t have a slow cooker ! How can I cook it ?
I’d just sear the pork chops, pour the sauce over the top, then bake at 400 degrees F for 10-15 minutes or until a thermometer registers at least 145 degrees F.
If I wanted to bake the pork chops instead of cook them in a crock pot how long & at what temp do you suggest? thanks!
I’d sear the pork, add the sauce, then bake at 400 degrees F for 10-15 minutes or until a thermometer registers 145 degrees F.
Also, would red onions be good in this?
Yes that would be great!
Hello, so I have very thin pork chops. Is this a recipe still worth doing? They’re about an inch thick or maybe a tiny bit thinner. Also I don’t have cornstarch. Can anything be replaced for that? Would wine be a good mixture?
It should be fine, just reduce the cook time by an hour. Cornstarch is used to thicken the sauce, so you can omit it but the sauce will be thinner!
my pork loin chops are frozen. how should i adjust the cooking time?
I’d add an extra 2 hours to the cook time!
I plan on making this for dinner tonight but using bone-in pork chops. They are still thicker cut. Will these work the same as boneless?
Yes it should work the same way!
Can you prep the night before? Seal the chops, make the sauce separately and put them all in together the next day?
You can make the sauce the night before, but I wouldn’t sear the chops ahead of time because they’ll still be raw in the middle.
How long should u cook if using thinner boneless chops?
I’d do low for 3 hours!
I made this last week for my husband and me. We had it for three meals and still couldn’t get enough of it! I’m making it again this week! I was about 2 tbsp short on ketchup, so I added about 2 tbsp of sriracha and it was the perfect amount of sweet and spicy! Thanks for the recipe!
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reporting back!
Hello,
I plan on making this today, but I’m cutting the recipe in half. How will that affect the cooking time?
The cook time should be the same assuming you’re still using thicker pork chops!