Slow Cooker Harvest
Pork Chops
A hearty and
delicious recipe to welcome Fall!
Makes 5 servings
5 boneless pork chops or cutlets
(mine were big, total weight about 2 lbs. and I cut each in half)
1/8 tsp. ground red pepper (did not
use)
2 cloves crushed garlic
2 lb. Delicata Squash (Butternut is
good too)
1 lb. or more yam/sweet potato, any
variety
2 medium oranges peeled and sliced
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground cloves
¼ tsp. ground ginger
OR ¾ tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice may be
used in place of above 3 spices
Salt to taste (I didn’t add any at
all as we eat Low Sodium)
Spray non –stick coating in bottom
of slow cooker (or use Crock Pot cooking bag for easy clean up)
Sprinkle pork with red pepper and
garlic and salt. Place pork in a 4 or 5 qt. slow cooker. Peel, halve and scrape
seeds/pulp from squash (discard unless you want to save seeds for roasting);
cut peeled squash into ½ in. thick slices. Peel and halve yams, cut into ½ in.
thick slices; add to crock pot on top of meat. Top all with sliced oranges,
sprinkle combination of spices over all.
Cover and cook on LOW until meat is
tender. (I cooked mine on the 6 hour setting. I would recommend watching meat
carefully so as not to over-cook vegetables.
No additional liquid is required
and neither is pre-braising of meat unless desired. The recipe was not greasy
and the juice from the oranges provides plenty of liquid.
Very nice served with homemade
applesauce!
