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.
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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.
Can these cook on low all day? Or would that dry them out?
They’re better cooked for the shorter period of time, pork chops are a leaner cut of meat so they are more prone to drying out.
Hello
I have 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs on the larger size , what cooking time would you recommend?
Thank you
You should follow this recipe: https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/slow-cooker-chicken-thighs/
Hello, I have 4 thin cut boneless pork chops, how long Should I cook for? Thank- you
You should reduce the cook time by 1 hour!
These turn out great every time. I even doubled the recipe, 12 chops for a crowd, still great!
making this for the first time and i accidentally added the corn starch mixture at the beginning of the 4 hours! do you think it will turn out ok? thanks for the recipe!
It should be ok the sauce may be a bit thicker.
Thank you! It turned out delicious!
Could I prepare this the night before and just turn it on in the morning ?
That should be fine!
can i omit the soy sauce if I don’t have any ?
It would be really sweet without the soy sauce, I’m not sure that you could omit it completely. You could try a few tablespoons of worcestershire sauce instead if you have that.
Is it the same cooking time with chicken?
Yes that should be fine!
Oh yummy
I don’t usually like pork chops, my partner loves them so while this pandemic started I looked around how I could jazz pork chops up and came across your recipe, I must say I have a new love for pork chops now .
Easy to make. Tasty result. I will definately make this again. I chopped an onion to sit under the pork and served it on aborio pasta. I’m going to use the leftover sauces for stir fry flavouring. Yum.
Is it possible to use frozen boneless chops??
Yes that’s fine you may need to add more time if they’re frozen.
These were absolutely amazing! They came out tender, juicy, flavorful and my family loved them! I also added a chopped onion, cooked them on Low for 3 hours and skipped adding the cornstarch. There was a good amount of liquid to use as a nice sauce to go along with the chops too!
We loved these! Even the 6 and 7 year old kids. I made four 1-inch thick boneless and cooked for 3.5 to 4 hours and they were perfect!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I’m always looking for pork recipes for the crock pot! This one is a definite keeper and didn’t disappoint! My entire family loved it! The pork was so juicy and the sauce was amazing! With such little preparation beforehand, this is an easy weeknight dinner! I WILL be making this again and again! Thank you again!
Can you use this recipe for bone in pork chops
Yes it will work!
If I cook only 2 boneless pork chops, can I bring down my cooking time? If so, approx. how long would I have to cook the 2 for?
I’d cook for 2-3 hours!
I have 6 less than an inch pork chops. How much would I reduce the time by? How long would you cook on low and how long would you cook on high?? Thank you in advance for your answers!
I would do 3 hours on low!
DELICIOUS!! I added crushed red pepper flakes to the sauce. The last 30 minutes I added an orange.
Definitely making again!!
How long should I cook 9 pork chops instead of 6?
Add another hour!
I am making these tonight I have eight thin pork chops which I steered on the stove for 30 seconds each side just to get color and now putting them in the slow cooker just wondering if you think 3 hours on low will be enough time
That sounds like it should be fine!
I did two hours due to some researching and they still were a lil dry but so yummy…Ill be making it again but using thicker chops next time…also added an onion sliced under the chops
I’ve made this once before and love it! I was planning on making it tonight be realized that I’m out of honey-do you think it would considerable change the sauce without it??
I’d use a different sweetener like brown sugar or maple syrup!
How much brown sugar would you use?
The same amount as you would honey!