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Alsatian Slow Cooker Pork Dinner {Guest Post}

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Hello there, A Dish of Daily Life readers! It’s me, Christie with A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures to bring you a deliciously tasty post. Michelle invited me to guest post on her blog, so if you’re new to A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures, it’s a healthy-ish, realistic, food blog where I post about my good eats, life, the hubs, our dog, and whatever else strikes my fancy. If you like what you see here, then make sure to stop by and read some more! Thanks, Michelle, for inviting me to guest post on your blog today!

This delicious and hearty Alsatian Pork Dinner is simmered in the slow cooker; melding all the flavors into an amazing and easy meal.

Alsatian Style Slow Cooker Pork Dinner

 

I don’t know about you, but we use our slow cooker at least one night a week almost every week. It’s not easy coming up with delicious and unique meals every week for the slow cooker. TRUST me when I say this. But this Alsatian Slow Cooker Pork Dinner is definitely deliciously unique. At least for us.

I digress…

There’s a famous restaurant in the DC area that is prized for its historic and foodie presence. The Inn at Little Washington is one of the “must eat” places in this area. And I know why. You see, Mom and DSD (dear step-dad) took us there for our Christmas-ish dinner one year. It was lunch, which was feasible as far as price goes. Dinner would have seriously been out of the question budget wise. Not that it’s that expensive, but it kind of is. LOL If you’re in the area and want an excellent dining experience, I highly recommend the Inn at Little Washington. 

There was delicious food had by all. Honestly, it was a year ago so I can’t remember what everyone ate, but I do remember what I ordered. I chose the Alsatian sausage platter. It had the most delicious sausages and the most interesting kraut I’ve ever tasted. It was nothing…NOTHING like the sauerkraut you get in the stores. Duh! It had a sweet tangy taste to it and was full of herbal notes. Truly a culinary masterpiece in the kraut department! They apparently make it from scratch in the restaurant, so you can’t get it anywhere but there. Since then, I’ve wanted to try something similar in flavor and style. This recipe is just that.

 

Alsatian Style Slow Cooker Pork Dinner

 

You see, I was trying to figure out what to make for our slow cooker meal that week. We make a slow cooker meal almost every week of the year on our meal plan. It’s good to have a meal plan. It’s easier to create recipes for a selection of categories than just trying to think up 6 meals for the week. Our meal plan looks like this:

  • Monday – Meatless Main
  • Tuesday – Slow Cooker Meal
  • Wednesday – 30 minutes (or a little more) Meal
  • Thursday – Entree salad
  • Saturday – Quick and easy
  • Sunday – #SundaySupper

Sometime I switch up the salad and the slow cooker meal depending on whether I’ve remembered to take something out for the slow cooker meal, but for the most part, these are the types of meals we make every week. No, it doesn’t limit us. If you hop back over to my blog you will see the wide selection of recipes and flavors for our meals. For me, it just makes creating a menu that much easier. I select a recipe for each of 4 categories weeknights, then a super quick Saturday night and deliciously wholesome and not so quick meal on Sunday. Sunday is for lasagna, steaks, fish; items that either takes longer than 45 minutes to cook or requires the freshest of ingredients to cook.

 

Alsatian Style Slow Cooker Pork Dinner

 

But enough about that, let’s talk about this Alsatian Slow Cooker Pork Dinner. It’s super simple! It does use the canned variety of sauerkraut, but with some caraway seeds and apple juice concentrate you can change the flavor of the kraut and make it this mildly sweet and tangy delicious element to this dish. Add in the carrots and potatoes and you have a deliciously simple, and tasty, slow cooker meal for your family. I’d be willing to bet you have everything but the kraut in your kitchen already.

So, what are you waiting for? Head to your kitchen RIGHT NOW and throw this in your slow cooker. You’ll have dinner waiting for you when you get home and not even have to work up a sweat in this summer heat to make it! It’s a win/win! What? You don’t have one of those programmable slow cookers? WHY NOT? Just kidding. I don’t either. I have a $10 vacation timer that I use to make mine “programmable” but, shh! Don’t tell the slow cooker manufacturers that. They think you need a programmable one. Mine is, just olde skool programmable. *snort*

Well, dear A Dish of Daily Life readers, I hope you enjoyed my witty (or not so witty) banter and can’t wait to read some more! I hope at least I’ve entertained you for a minute or two and and try out this deliciously simple weeknight meal.

Alsatian Slow Cooker Pork Dinner

by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
 
Ingredients
  • 1 pound extra lean pork chops
  • 2 cups diced potatoes
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • 1 cup thinly sliced onions
  • 14 ounces sauerkraut
  • 2 tablespoons apple juice concentrate
  • 2 cups fat free chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
  • 2 tablespoons extra grainy mustard
Instructions
Place the pork chops in the liner of a slow cooker coated with cooking spray. Top with the potatoes, onions, carrots, and sauerkraut.
Combine the broth with the apple juice concentrate, caraway seeds, and grainy mustard. Pour over the pork mixture and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until the pork is fork tender.
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PEP Counts – Yields 4 servings:

Milk Veg Fruit Bread Meat Fat
0 0 0 2.25 4 2

Petro Neagu

Tuesday 19th of August 2014

I'm not a pork fan but this dish looks so tempting and inviting. And I bet it smells amazing too. I need to give it a try even though I'm a terrible cook.

Christie

Saturday 6th of September 2014

That's the thing about slow cookers, Petro, they're very forgiving!! It did taste scrumptious when we got home and tasted yummy!!

Mike

Monday 18th of August 2014

What a delicious guest post, Christie! I just got into using my slow cooker last year and wow was I missing out prior! I like your meal plan and definitely adding this to my recipe-to-make list. Thank you! :)

Christie

Tuesday 19th of August 2014

Thanks, Mike! Once I figured out the timer part, I LOVE using ours now, too. Before it was make a HUGE pot of food and freeze for later when I will eventually throw it out, or figure out how to time the meals so they don't burn. It's a family size slow cooker for us 2 and the dog. LOL

Please let me know how ya like if ya make it. :)

Michelle Nahom

Monday 18th of August 2014

Christie has tons of great recipes, Mike! And she is very organized as well, as you can tell! You should definitely check out her blog. And she'll be back here again soon too... :)

Tamara

Monday 18th of August 2014

What an awesome meal plan! I can't imagine life without the slow cooker in the fall and winter. Heck, the spring and summer too! I'm totally hungry too, and I just had lunch.

Christie

Tuesday 19th of August 2014

Thanks, Tamara! I feel your pain with some of these talented bloggers on my Bloglovin. LOL I LOVE using ours now that I can turn it on and off when I want. It's HUGE and there's only 2 of us. Overkill. LOL

Michelle Nahom

Monday 18th of August 2014

I've used mine a couple times this summer. But once fall comes around, I know I'll be getting it out more!

Kim

Monday 18th of August 2014

This looks good - I'm a huge crockpot fan - I think that lots of weeks I use mine 2-3x. And, if we drive for vacation I usually pack one for the trip1!!

Christie

Tuesday 19th of August 2014

Kim, we're not THAT dedicated. Then again, our trips usually involve visiting family with their own kitchen so we can cook there and not need to take one. But it would save money on food for trips. We always had a kitchenette for our family vacays so we could cook and not eat out all the time.

Michelle Nahom

Monday 18th of August 2014

What an awesome idea, Kim! I've traveled with our panini maker but never the crockpot! Might have to change that. :)

Seana Turner

Monday 18th of August 2014

I love my slow cooker as well - it is my lifesaver for many busy evenings. I'm totally laughing because my slow cooker is not programmable, and that's always sort of bothered me... gotta check out your ingenious solution because sometimes I want it to come on while I'm out!!

Christie

Tuesday 19th of August 2014

Seana, it TRULY is a life saver!! I can turn it on and off any time I want. It's the perfect solution for an olde skool slow cooker. And such a cheap one at that! I think my timer was $10 at WalMart or Home Depot.

Michelle Nahom

Monday 18th of August 2014

Mine is not programmable either...and I had no idea that there was such a thing! Apparently I am behind the times! That would be nice to have...might have to ask for one of those for Christmas!