Slow Cooker Mexican Pork Chops – 4 Ingredient Crock Pot Pork Chop Recipe

Slow Cooker Mexican Smothered Pork Chops is super easy to make. This 4 Ingredient Crock Pot Pork Chop recipe includes enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese soup and shredded cheese. Serve these smothered pork chops with refried beans and Spanish rice for the ultimate dinner.

Slow Cooker Mexican Smothered Pork Chops

I love smothered pork chops. My Mom has the best smothered pork chop recipe with potatoes recipe that is baked in the oven.

But sometimes, I want a smothered pork chop recipe without gravy or cream soup. That’s how this Mexican Style Smothered Pork Chop recipe came about. I went straight to my pantry for dinner inspiration.

Instead of smothering with gravy, I smothered them in enchilada sauce and shredded cheese. Using the slow cooker made it super easy.

It essentially is a dump and go crock pot recipe. You could even put this together ahead of time in a resealable plastic bag and freeze; then, when you’re ready to use it, thaw, dump it in the crock pot and go. I love a good freezer meal.

How do you keep pork chops from drying out in a crock pot?

The trick to making pork chops in the crock pot is to cook them for a shorter time than most other foods that you make in the slow cooker.

Pork Chops dry out easily, which means they are not the food to put in before work and let cook all day long. It just doesn’t work.

Instead, consider putting pork chops in the slow cooker mid morning and then eating them for lunch.

4 Ingredient Crock Pot Pork Chop Recipe

This recipe couldn’t be simpler.

It only has 4 easy peasy ingredients.

Mix together a cheesy, enchilada sauce using two canned items – canned, red enchilada sauce and canned cheddar cheese soup.

Alternate layers of pork chops and the enchilada sauce, and bake in the slow cooker.

Right before serving, top with your favorite type of shredded cheese and cover until melted.  To make it authentic, use a Mexican Melting Cheese for Quesadillas. I buy a large bag of Chihuahua brand from Costco.

For the perfect meal, serve with Authentic Spanish Rice and refried beans.

Ingredient List for Mexican Smothered Pork Chops in Crock Pot

Recipe Variations

• Swap apples out for peaches or cherries.
• Change up the type of apples for this recipe such as Granny Smith apples, Gala apples, Honeycrisp Apples.
• Use either old-fashioned rolled oats or instant oats. Both work.
• Add a variety of apple pie spices such as nutmeg, allspice, ground cloves or ginger.
• Stir in nuts to the crumbs such as walnuts or pecans.
• Drizzle with caramel sauce before serving.

Pork Chops

Enchilada Sauce (canned)

Cheddar Cheese Soup

Shredded Cheese

How to Make Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops (no gravy, no cream soup)

For the full ingredient amounts and recipe steps for crock pot smothered pork chops with no gravy and no cream soup, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

1. Either line a crock pot insert with a liner or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Mix together in a small bowl enchilada sauce and cheddar cheese soup.
3. Put a small about of soup in the bottom of the crock pot insert.
4. Layer pork chops and enchilada sauce mixture so that each layer is cover.
5. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours (or high for 1 1/2 hours).
6. Remove cover and top with shredded cheese.
7. Replace cover and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Notes About Mexican Smothered Pork Chops in the Crock Pot

• I used 1/2 inch thick pork chops. If you use thicker, the cooking time may be longer.
• Substitute Cream of Chicken Soup for Cheddar Cheese Soup, if needed.
• Use 4 – 8 pork chops for this 4 Ingredient Crock Pot Pork Chop recipe depending on how many your family needs.
• I used Mexican Style Quesadilla cheese for an amazing authentic Mexican vibe.  I find mine at Costco. Any other type of cheese will work too including cheddar, Monterrey Jack, etc.
• For a spicier Mexican Pork Chop Recipe use Medium Enchilada sauce. For less heat, use mild.

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