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Slow Cooker Orange-Apricot Pork Chops - Dump and Go Dinner

<p>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!</p>
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Ingredients

  • 3 pounds Pork Chops, Boneless
  • 1 cup Apricot Jam
  • 3 tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon mince Garlic, Cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoons Cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoons Chili Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoons Ginger, Ground
  • 11 ounces Mandarin Oranges, Canned

Serving Day Ingredients

  • 3 cups cook White Rice, Long-Grain

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Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 8 ounces pork & 1/2 cup rice
  • 813 Calories
  • 30g Total Fat
  • 10g Sat Fat
  • 0g Trans Fat
  • 134mg Cholesterol
  • 370mg Sodium
  • 86g Total Carb
  • 1g Fiber
  • 34g Total Sugars (Includes 6g Added Sugars)
  • 52g Protein
  • 25 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. Put pork chops into your slow cooker.
  2. In a small bowl, combine jam, brown sugar, and spices. Spoon over pork chops.
  3. Add mandarin oranges evenly over the top.
  4. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours, or on high for about 4.
  5. Serve over rice.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

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?

  1. Divide all ingredients into indicated number of gallon freezer bags.
  2. Label and freeze.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
  2. Cook on low in slow cooker for about 8 hours, or on high for about 4.
  3. Serve over rice.