El Dorado Slow Cooker Pork Chops
Here’s a gorgeous meal bursting with Tex-Mex flavours!
Ingredients
- 4 unpeeled sweet potatoes, cut into small cubes
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tbsp Toasted Onion
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cider vinegar
- 6 (1 inch thick) boneless pork loin chops
- Sea Salt, to taste
- Black Pepper, to taste
- 1 can (15 oz/425 ml) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (15oz/425 ml) corn, drained
- 1 recipe prepared El Dorado Sauce
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 375° F (190° C) if cooking in the oven.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine potatoes, oil, peppers, Toasted Onion, sugar, and vinegar. Set aside.
- Place pork chops in a slow cooker or baking dish and season with Sea Salt and Black Pepper.
- Pour potato mixture evenly over pork. Cook on high in a slow cooker or in the oven until potatoes are soft and pork is no longer pink and has reached an internal temperature of 160° F (70° C), 30 – 40 minutes, or 1 hour in a slow cooker.
- In the last 10 minutes of cooking, add the beans and corn.
- Arrange on a platter and spoon El Dorado Sauce on each chop.
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Nutritional Information
Per serving: Calories 460, Fat 15 g (Saturated 3 g, 0 0 g), Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 510 mg, Carbohydrate 57 g (Fiber 9 g, Sugars 19 g), Protein 26 g.
Tips
If you are using a slow cooker, brown the pork chops in a frying pan before cooking for added caramelized flavour.