Slow Cooker Orange-Apricot Pork Chops - Dump and Go Dinner
6
Servings
11
Ingredients
12
Comments
Slow Cooker recipes freeze beautifully. A dinner of pork chops in orange-apricot sauce will be simmering and ready when you get home. Can't get easier than that!
6
Servings
11
Ingredients
12
Comments
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Pork Chops, Boneless
- 1 cup Apricot Jam
- 3 tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon mince Garlic, Cloves
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- ½ teaspoons Black Pepper
- ¼ teaspoons Cumin
- ¼ teaspoons Chili Powder
- ¼ teaspoons Ginger, Ground
- 11 ounces Mandarin Oranges, Canned
- 3 cups cook White Rice, Long-Grain
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Cooking Instructions
Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
Easy Assembly/Dump and Go
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- Divide all ingredients into indicated number of gallon freezer bags.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
Slow Cooker
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- Put pork chops into your slow cooker.
- In a small bowl, combine jam, brown sugar, and spices. Spoon over pork chops.
- Add mandarin oranges evenly over the top.
- Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours, or on high for about 4.
- Serve over rice.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe
- 6 Servings
- Serving Size
- about 8 ounces pork & 1/2 cup rice Amount Per Serving
- Calories
- 813
- Total Fat
- 30g
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 134mg
- Sodium
- 370mg
- Total Carbohydrates
- 86g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 34g
- Protein
- 52g
- WW Freestyle
- 25
12 Comments
Join the discussionIf I want to freeze these ahead of time do I put everything in the freezer bag precooked or cooked? Thank you!
If you would like to be able to have a slow cooker meal if the freezer, put everything into the bag uncooked. That is how I make it for our family.If you would like the meal to be cooked for you and all ready to heat and eat, put everything into the bag after cooking in the slow cooker and cooling. Thaw and reheat when you need your meal. I like to serve over rice, quinoa, or sweet potatoes with a salad.
Made these today, so delicious! I did make a couple adjustments. I added just a little marjoram, cumin, a dash of chile powder, and garlic. I was so pleased with this recipe! Definitely will be making this again!
I am so glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
I cooked these according to the directions, and they turned into burnt hockey pucks!! Did I do something wrong??
Hi Allison! I’m sorry these didn’t turn out! The temperature varies so much with slow cookers! Next time I would recommend checking in on them about half-way through and seeing how they are doing, it might be that your slow cooker is just a bit hotter.
Quick question! If I’m freezing these to go in the crockpot, do I need to thaw overnight before putting in the crockpot on low for 8 hours, or do I put it all in frozen? Thank you!
Hi Sarah,I would thaw the night before:) Enjoy!
Hi! Assuming I should drain the oranges?? But want to make sure! Thanks!
You don’t need to drain the oranges, but you can if you prefer to do so.
It says 2 gallon bags but I dont see where it says what goes into each bag. I want to freeze it. What goes into each bag?
Hi Deb! This can be a little confusing! We portion 4 servings into 1 gallon bag and since this recipe is 6 servings then we call for 2 gallon bags. If you can fit all of the ingredients into 1 gallon bag – then by all means – save the other bag and portion the ingredients into the 1 bag.