Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Mushroom Cream Sauce

 

 

PORK INGREDIENTS

4 Boneless Pork Chops

1 Onion Cut into Wedges

½ Cup Chicken Bone Broth

1 Teaspoon Thyme

½ Teaspoon Garlic Powder

Himalayan Salt and Cracked Pepper

MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE INGREDIENTS

8oz Mushrooms Sliced

2 Tablespoons Butter

1 Teaspoon Minced Garlic

1 Cup Full-Fat Heavy Whipping Cream

½ Teaspoon Thyme

2oz Full-Fat Cream Cheese

3 Tablespoons Grated Parmesan

ASSEMBLY

1. Assemble the onions on the bottom of the slow cooker, and top with bone broth.
2. Place pork chops on top of the onions. Top the pork chops with thyme, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
3. Cook on low for 8 hours.
4. In a small frying pan over medium low heat, assemble the sauce by sautéing mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of butter.
5. In a medium sized sauce pan over medium low heat add 1 tablespoon of butter, minced garlic, and heavy cream. Whisk until hot, and add cream cheese.
6. Once cream cheese has dissolved, add parmesan and continue whisking until the sauce has thickened.
7. Add mushrooms to cream sauce and mix well.
8. Serve pork with mushroom sauce poured over the top.

SERVES 4

HEALTH BENEFITS

Garlic:  Can reduce high blood pressure, and it also contains antioxidants.  Top food for gut health – it contains prebiotic fiber, it’s also antiviral and antifungal.

Himalayan Salt:  One of the cleanest salts you can find. As opposed to conventional table salt that is heavily processed which removes its beneficial minerals.

Cracked Pepper:  Increases the hydrochloric acid secretion in the stomach, which helps improve digestion.

Mushrooms:  Contain numerous compounds and nutrients that have been proven to fight cancer. They also contain antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.

Heavy Cream and Cream Cheese:  The high fat and low sugar content makes heavy cream and cream cheese an EXCELLENT Ketogenic choice.