Slow Cooker Pork Chops and Gravy

Slow Cooker Sundays are definitely one of my favorites. This was one of the easiest meals to make and it was sooo good! Felt more like lazy Sunday, but isnt that what Sunday’s are for?

Crock Pot Pork Chops and Gravy by The Country Cook.

Only a couple changes on this one. I did not use bone in pork chops, I only had pork loin chops in my freezer so that was what I was using. Bone in would have been amazing though!!! I do not use low sodium anything, I already had to give up enough with my food, I have to draw a line somewhere. My pork chops were even a touch frozen in the middle still but that doesn’t matter, the beauty of slow cooking.

Total fix it and forget it, which is beautiful for a lazy day or even busy days when you dont have time. I try real hard to NOT be busy on Sunday.

I set my Crock pot on Low for 6 hours. Half way through cooking, I added about a pound of new potatoes, halved, in with the pork. I used a mix of red and yellow potatoes.

At the end of the time, I literally just put it on a plate. The gravy needed nothing added and was the perfect thickness. To finish the dish off, I added some steamed broccoli. I use my rice cooker and it steams veggies like a dream. I dont think there is an easier meal to make. Enjoy!

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French Onion Soup

Winter has arrived in North Idaho, we had our first real snowfall. You know what that means, Soup, Soup, Soup. Nothing like a hot bowl of soup on a cold and wintery night. This Soup Saturday had me trying one of my favorite soups but I have never tried to make it from scratch before. Here goes nothing!

For my first attempt at this yummy soup I chose French Onion Soup by the Cozy Cook. What caught my attention on this one was she used Gruyere cheese on baguettes, feels fancy.

I followed this recipe to the letter. I had no substitutions or alterations. For the wine I used Free Reign Pinot Grigio. It has a crisp apple, fruity taste with a dry finish. The Gruyere I got from Imperfect Foods. Its flavor and texture are very similar to Provolone.

This has sooo many onions. It takes a long time to break all these down. I definitely stirred more than every 10-15 minutes. I have a stirring compulsion, I cant help it. I dont feel that my over stirring caused any browning issues however. It’s such a slow process on this one.

In making the cheesy baguettes, I did not brown them as much as she did. I like mine on the soft cheesy side.

Overall this was a success. It was full of flavor, great beefy broth. It turned out a bit too sweet for my taste though. Next time, I would not add the 2 sweet onions and just use maybe half of one and the remaining all yellow instead and I think the wine was too sweet too. I would use a Chardonnay instead. I loved the cheesy baguettes on it, probably my favorite part of this dinner, especially when they soaked up the yummy broth.

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