Slow Cooker Green Lentil and Pork Chops

Time to make something healthy and my Slow Cooker Green Lentil and Pork Chops is it.  Bring it to the table with ease and savour its warmth.  Lentils are an all-time favourite at our house.  My nonna always cooked with dry bean and that’s my secret to the creaminess of this dish.

This year I would like to focus on dishes for couples, since we have an empty nest.  You can always double and triple most of these recipes. My other focus is to look at healthy dishes.  Most Italian dishes are part of the mediterranean diet, but there is always a way to improve on healthy.

Another one of my favourite recipes on the blog:  https://recipesatmytable.com/lentil-beef-barley-soup/

Ingredients

• 1 small onion ( diced)
• 1 1/2 cups dried green lentils (rinsed)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 bullion cube( vegetable or chicken)
• 3- 4 cups hot water
• 2 tbsp minced parsley
• 2 celery stalks (diced)
• 1 large carrot (diced)
• 3 thick centre cut pork chops ( bone-in)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1tsp paprika
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Process

1. Rinse the dried lentils and place in the bottom of the crock pot.
2. Add the salt, pepper, bullion cube, carrots and hot water to the pot.
3. Stir and sprinkle in the parsley.
4. Put the lid on and set on low temperature for 6 hours.
5. In a plate mix the four, oregano and paprika.
6. Using a knife, score the chops so that the ends don’t curl up in the frying pan.
7. Dip each pork chop in the flour and shake.
8. Fry each pork chop a few minute on each side until browned.
9. Place pork chops on top of the lentils.
10. Place the chopped celery on top of the pork chops.
11. Put the lid back on the pot and let it cook.

The green lentils go into the bottom of the pot and I stir everything together.

Meanwhile I fry the pork chops to brown.

I place the browned pork chops on top of the lentils.

Then I place the chopped celery over the pork.

I remove the lid after 4 hours and voila!!