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Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pork Chops. This easy slow cooker Hawaiian pork chops recipe is a sweet, tropical twist on your regular dinner routine. Juicy pork chops cook all day in a sticky pineapple barbecue glaze with colorful peppers — no grilling needed, just big island flavor with almost zero work!
This slow cooker 4-ingredient Hawaiian pork chops recipe is my family’s favorite holiday cookout trick, and my uncle loves it more than anything. You don’t have to stand in front of a hot grill all day. Just throw everything into the slow cooker in the morning, and by dinner time, you’ll have a sweet, sticky, tropical meal ready to eat. The pork chops get really soft and soak up a yummy island-style sauce made from simple pantry ingredients, pineapple, and bright colorful peppers. It’s the perfect meal for those busy summer weekends when you want that cookout feeling without doing much work at all.
How to Serve
Scoop these Hawaiian pork chops right out of the slow cooker and don’t forget to pour lots of that shiny, yummy sauce on top! They taste amazing served over:
- Steamed white rice
- Coconut rice
- Creamy mashed potatoes
Add a simple side dish to make the meal complete:
- Grilled or roasted corn
- Crunchy coleslaw
- Fresh green salad
If you want to keep that cookout feeling going, pile the pulled pork and peppers onto toasted buns or soft Hawaiian rolls to make easy, tasty sandwiches. Set out some chips, fresh fruit, and a big pitcher of iced tea or cold lemonade on the side!
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- About 2 pounds of pork chops with bones. You will have about 4 medium pieces. Each piece is about ¾ to 1 inch thick.
- 1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks — keep all the juice inside, don’t drain it
- 1 cup thick barbecue sauce — sweet or hickory flavor both work really well
- 1 large bell pepper — remove the seeds and cut into thin strips (red, orange, or yellow all taste great)
Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pork Chops: Directions
- Spray the inside of a 4 to 6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray, or rub a little oil all around the inside. This stops the food from sticking and makes clean-up way easier later.
- Lay the pork chops flat in the bottom of the slow cooker in one single layer. It’s okay if they touch or overlap just a little bit, but try to keep them as flat as you can. This helps them cook all the way through nice and evenly.
- Grab a medium bowl and stir together the barbecue sauce and the whole can of pineapple chunks with all of its juice. Mix it up really good. When it cooks, this mixture will turn into a thick, dark, and super sticky glaze.
- Pour that pineapple and barbecue sauce mixture right on top of the pork chops. Make sure every single chop gets covered, and try to get some pineapple pieces sitting on top and around the sides too.
- Lay the bell pepper strips on top of everything. While the food cooks low and slow, the peppers will get soft and soak up all that sweet and savory sauce — so yummy!
- Put the lid on the slow cooker. Cook it on low flame for 6 – 7 hrs, or on high heat for 3 to 4 hrs. You’ll know it’s ready when the pork is really tender and falls apart easily when you poke it with a fork. Try not to lift the lid too many times while it’s cooking — every time you lift it, heat escapes and it takes longer to finish.
- Once the pork is done and very tender, gently stir the peppers and pineapple pieces into the sauce. Be careful not to break the chops apart too much — unless you want shredded pork! Give the sauce a little taste. If you want it to taste a bit brighter, add a tiny pinch of salt or a small splash of extra pineapple juice.
- Serve the pork chops right out of the slow cooker. Spoon a big scoop of that sticky glaze, soft pineapple chunks, and peppers over each piece. If you’d rather have it more like pulled pork, just use two forks to pull the meat into big chunks right inside the slow cooker. Stir it all together with the sauce and then dish it out!
Enjoy your easy, tropical, no-fuss Hawaiian pork chops! 🍍
