Gluten Free Dairy Free Orange-Apricot Pork Chops for the Slow Cooker
With spring in the air, the activities for my kids seem to fill up the calendar. Soccer, track practice, Girl and Boy Scouts – you name it! Whew! If it weren’t for my crock pot I don’t know where our dinner would come from sometimes. Fortunately, most crock pot recipes also freeze beautifully, making dinner easy on a busy day. Take your meal out of the freezer the night before, allowing it to thaw in the refrigerator. In the morning, pop it into your slow cooker, then head out for the day. Dinner will be ready and bubbling when you get home. Can’t get easier than that!
If you love your crock pot as much as I do, visit Stephanie O’Dea at A Year of Slow Cooking. She set a goal (and met it!) in 2008 to slow cook and post about it every day for a year. Every recipe is gluten free (though not necessarily dairy free, so watch for that if you need to. She will tell you honestly if something tasted good, if the kids liked it, or if it was only grown up fare. You need gluten free play dough? The GF play dough recipe on her site is the best I have tried, and trust me, we have made a LOT of play dough. The below recipe she posted from a friend and is now one of our family favorites.
Gluten & Dairy Free Orange-Apricot Pork Chops for the Slow Cooker
Author/Source:
Adapted by Angela @ Once A Month Mom from Alison @ The Big Pink Farm (posted by Stephanie O’Dea)
Ingredients:
- 6 pork chops
- 1 cup apricot jam
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges (and juice!)
Directions:
Use a 4-6 quart crockpot. Put pork chops into your crockpot. In a small bowl, combine jam, brown sugar, and spices. Spoon over pork chops. Add the entire can of mandarin oranges evenly over the top. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours, or on high for about 4.
Serve with rice to soak up the yummy juice and a side salad.
Freezing Directions:
Place all ingredients into gallon sized freezer bags. Remove as much air as possible, seal, label and freeze.
Servings: 6
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If I want to freeze these ahead of time do I put everything in the freezer bag precooked or cooked? Thank you!
If you would like to be able to have a slow cooker meal if the freezer, put everything into the bag uncooked. That is how I make it for our family.
If you would like the meal to be cooked for you and all ready to heat and eat, put everything into the bag after cooking in the slow cooker and cooling. Thaw and reheat when you need your meal. I like to serve over rice, quinoa, or sweet potatoes with a salad.
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Made these today, so delicious! I did make a couple adjustments. I added just a little marjoram, cumin, a dash of chile powder, and garlic. I was so pleased with this recipe! Definitely will be making this again!
I am so glad you enjoyed them! :)