Apple Pie Pork Chops

When I first shared this with a reader she got a little flipped out because she thought we were baking pork inside a pie. {Giggle, giggle}. I suppose one *might* think that based on the title but that is definitely not the case here.

I got this idea one night when I was trying to use up items in my freezer in order to clear space for my next cooking day. I had an apple pie kit and a some pork chops in my freezer and they just seemed like a perfect combination. It turns out I was right!

Ingredients:

• 8    cups    apples, peeled & sliced
• .75    cups    sugar
• 2    Tablespoons    all-purpose flour
• 1    teaspoons    ground cinnamon
• .5    teaspoons    ground cloves
• .5    teaspoons    ground allspice
• 1.5    pounds    pork chops

Directions:

Place pork chops in the bottom of a slow cooker. In a separate gallon zippered bag place all of the ingredients except the pork chops. Mix. Once mixed, dump on top of pork chops in the slow cooker. Cook on LOW 6-8 hour or HIGH 3-4 hours.

Freezing Directions:

Add all ingredients except the pork chops to a Ziploc bag. Squish this around so that the apples get coated and the spices get mixed around. Add pork chops to the mix (1.5 lbs per bag) or freeze them in a separate gallon bag. Then put this in the freezer.  To serve: Thaw both bags (apples and pork chops). Place all ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on LOW 6-8 hour or HIGH 3-4 hours. [Note from Dee: I usually just put the entire thing in frozen and cook it a little longer]

Servings: 4

SOURCE: 

http://onceamonthmom.com/apple-pie-pork-chops/ 

Tricia @ Onceamonthmom.com

Leanne's Notes: 

For this batch, 2-22-12 I doubled the amount of Pork and used a 32 oz Jar of Apple Pie Filling from Trader Joe's. Then added a dash of ground nutmeg and ground cinnamon. Put all items in the Ziploc bag and froze it all together.