Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut with Apples

Serve this slow cooker pork and sauerkraut with apples on New Year's day for a year of good luck.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 4 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 400 Calories

Ingredients

• water to cover
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 6 thick-cut pork chops
• 4 tart apples, peeled and sliced
• 1 quart sauerkraut
• 0.5 teaspoon fennel seed, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown pork chops in hot skillet, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain.

Step 2

Arrange apples and onion in the bottom of a slow cooker; top with browned pork chops. Pour in enough water to cover bottom of the slow cooker crock.

Step 3

Cook on High for 3 hours (or on Low for 6 hours). Add sauerkraut and fennel seed to pork chop mixture. Cook for 1 more hour.