Slow Cooker Pork with Apricots

This recipe yields a yummy dish of tender pork chops topped with an onion and apricot mixture seasoned gently with cinnamon and ginger.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 269 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
• ¾ cup pineapple juice
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 4 (4 ounce) lean boneless pork loin chops
• ¾ teaspoon table salt, divided
• 3 small red onions, thinly sliced
• 12 dried apricot halves, sliced, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.

Step 2

Season pork chops evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper; cook in the hot skillet until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer chops to a plate, retaining drippings in the skillet.

Step 3

Heat remaining teaspoon olive oil in the retained drippings; add onions and season with remaining salt. Saute onions until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Spread about half the cooked onions and half the sliced apricots into the bottom of a slow cooker crock. Lay pork chops atop the onion and apricots. Layer remaining onion and apricots over the pork chops; add pineapple juice, ginger, thyme, and cinnamon stick.

Step 5

Cook on Low until the pork is fork-tender, 6 to 8 hours (or on High for 3 to 4 hours). Remove and discard cinnamon stick. Sprinkle cilantro over the mixture.