Freezer Friendz: Ranch House Crock Pot Pork Chops with Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Ranch House Crock Pot Pork Chops with Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

Meat: Ranch House Pork Chops
6 pork chops, 1/2 inch thick
1 packet dry Ranch Dressing Seasoning
10 oz. can Cream of Chicken Soup

Assembly Day:
Place chops in freezer bag. Mix seasoning and soup in a bowl and then pour over chops in freezer bag. Freeze.

Serving Day:
Thaw chops completely. Place pork chops with mixture into a crock pot and cook at HIGH for 4 hours OR on LOW for 6 hours.

Side Dish: Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
You do not freeze these. You make the mashed potatoes on the SERVING DAY.
4 lbs. peeled, cubed potatoes
5 Tablespoons real butter
1 Cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
6 cloves of garlic
1- 1 1/2 cups warm milk
1 Tablespoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper, or to taste

1. Place potatoes into a large pot of cold water. Place onto stove top over high heat and bring to a boil. Once water is boiling, cook for 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. Drain and transfer to the work bowl of a stand or electric mixer. Mix on low until potatoes are mashed then add butter, Parmesan, garlic, milk, salt and pepper. Season to taste if needed. For thinner mashed potatoes add more milk, slowly until your desired consistency.

2. Scoop mashed potatoes onto serving plates and top with pork chops and soup gravy from crock pot. Enjoy!

2 comments:

AnonymousFebruary 26, 2015 at 10:29 PM
The meat was very tender. This was fantastic!! Yummy. Those were some big potatoes!
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AnonymousApril 24, 2015 at 3:39 PM
This dish was very delicious and tender. I cooked it from frozen on high in the crockpot for 6 hours. Yum!
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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Ranch House Crock Pot Pork Chops with Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

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