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A quick meal for busy weeknights, Crockpot Express Pork Chops and Potatoes are the perfect all-in-one meal! The creamy sauce is perfect for using as a gravy as well.
I find pork chops to be very tricky little beasts. It’s pork, so you have a mental thing about making sure that it’s done all the way, but chops cook SO quickly that I often overcook them on accident. Then there’s the added complication of bone-in vs boneless chops, and the thickness varies so much that there really can’t be a set “cook time” for pork chops. I decided to try them in my new pressure cooker just for kicks. These Crockpot Express Pork Chops and Potatoes turned out quite well (the potatoes were especially delicious) and I think using a pressure cooker for pork chops will be my new go-to. I’ll definitely be making potatoes this way again. They were so unbelievably creamy and soft and bursting with flavor. I didn’t even add any butter to mine!
Now, full disclosure: there were some unforeseen issues. I didn’t time things well, and my husband wasn’t home for dinner when these were done, so I left them in the Crockpot Express (Instant Pot) on “warm” and they continued to cook. By the time we were eating, some of the pieces were dry and overcooked. However, when I pulled them out the first time after the pressure release, they were right over 145 degrees internally and would have been perfect. So live and learn-don’t let these sit too long. 🙂 I’ve adjust the cook time slightly to allow for a longer pressure release.
Crockpot Express Pork Chops and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds boneless pork chops Mine were almost 1 pound each, 1 1/2" thickness
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 pkt ranch dressing mix
- 1 can creamy mushroom soup (NOT condensed cream of mushroom!)
- 6-8 baby potatoes
- 1 cup water (for pressure cooking)
Instructions
- Press brown/saute and add butter to the pot. Brown the chops one at a time on each side. Set chops aside and press start/stop.
- Place potatoes in the bottom of the pot and pour 1 cup water over them. Place the trivet over the potatoes. Add the chops to the pot (you may have to stack them) and sprinkle with the ranch dressing packet.
- Pour the mushroom soup over the top of the pork chops. Close the lid, close the steam release valve and cook on high pressure for 8 minutes. (Steam button defaults to 10 and then you can adjust down on the Crockpot Express)
- Do a natural pressure release for 8 minutes. Check your chops with a meat thermometer to be sure they are done! They should be 145 degrees in the center.
- Serve with the potatoes and the "gravy" created from the soup and the cooking juices!
If you’re new to the Crockpot Express, be sure to read this Crockpot Express Cooking Guide and check out my other pressure cooker recipes! (They work for the Instant Pot, too!
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brent says
Hi Nicole, I use this site a lot as there aren’t a lot of cpe sites. I really like my cpe but I find SO MANY instant pot recipes often do not translate at all to the cpe. Trial and error for many things, but it delivers.
I’ll skip the whining (sorry) and just ask my question. I love bone-in pork steaks. A whole different cut than a chop, as you know. Would you sear first, add liquid, no trivet, then 5 minutes meat setting? Or 8 like this one.With 10 minute NPR? Just asking your opinion–I trust your instincts better than mine for a starting point. Thanks!
Nicole Burkholder says
You’re right about some things being trial and error 🙂 I would sear briefly, add the trivet (I don’t like meat cooking in the liquid) and then probably do a VERY short cook time. It really depends on how thick they are. Probably 3-5 minutes and then NPR? Like you said, it’s a bit of a guess. Then once you’ve made them, take notes for next time! My thinking is you can always add more time if needed, but you can never go back once it’s overcooked 🙂
Jane says
Hi Nicole, I tried the pork chops in mushroom soup and they were very dry. I know it is because after preparing it all, I could not cut down the cooking time to 8 minutes. It stayed on 15 minutes so they cooked twice as long as they should have. How do you cut the time down to 8 minutes? If I can find out how to cut the time down I know they will be delicious. Thx in advance.
Jane
Nicole Burkholder says
You need to choose another setting that will allow the time to go lower. Steam goes the lowest if you don’t have a manual button. (All the pressure cook buttons work exactly the same, they just default to different times and low/high to give you a general idea.)