Instant Pot Cranberry Pork Chops Recipe

This delicious Instant Pot Cranberry Pork Chops recipe is giving all of the holiday dinner, and Thanksgiving feels. 

For this pork chop recipe you will make a super delicious homemade cranberry sauce, with simple ingredients, but without using cranberry juice, maple syrup, or even brown sugar to sweeten the sauce.

You can make a similar crock pot boneless pork chops or boneless pork tenderloin recipe like one of these too if you don’t have an electric pressure cooker!

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• Slow Cooker Sweet and Tangy Pork Recipe

Ingredients used to make Instant Pot Cranberry Pork Chops Recipe:

For the sauce 

• Jellied cranberry sauce 
• BBQ sauce 
• 2 tablespoons ketchup 
• Dijon mustard 
• Garlic powder
• Salt 
• Whole cranberry sauce

For the pork chops 

• Pork chops (this works great for a boneless pork loin roast or even bone-in pork chops)
• Salt 
• Ground black pepper 
• Avocado oil  
• Butter, cut into thin slices 

How to make Instant Pot Cranberry Pork Chops Recipe:

• Make the sauce. Add the jellied cranberries, BBQ sauce, ketchup, Dijon, garlic powder, and salt to a blender. Blend until smooth. Transfer the sauce to a mixing bowl and stir in the whole cranberry sauce. 
• Sear the pork chops. Season the pork chops on both sides with salt and ground black pepper. Heat the avocado oil in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Place pork chops into the pan and sear for 2 minutes on either side. You might have to do this in batches to avoid crowding the pan. 
• Pressure cook the pork chops. Add the pork chops to the pressure cooker. Layer them with the sauce so that each piece comes in plenty of contact with the sauce. Distribute the slices of butter evenly over the pork chops. Seal the pressure cooker and cook on high pressure with a cooking time of 15 minutes. When the cook time is done, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes before removing the lid from the pressure cooker. 
• Serve. Serve the pork chops over mashed potatoes. Spoon the sauce over the juicy pork chops.

How to change up the flavor of the cranberry sauce:

If you want different ways to flavor this recipe, you can always change up the sauce ingredients a little bit. 

Here are a few ideas: 

1. Add different flavors by using either balsamic vinegar, white wine, chicken broth, orange juice (or orange zest), or apple cider vinegar in the sauce. 
2. Use fresh cranberries and make a reduction to create a whole berry cranberry sauce instead of using the jellied cranberry sauce.

What to serve with Instant Pot pork tenderloin:

• Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes Recipe
• Mom’s Cheese Potatoes Recipe
• Garlic Roasted Potatoes Recipe
• Honey Roasted Carrots Recipe
• 30 Minute Homemade Rolls Recipe

Need another wonderful recipe for the Instant Pot:

• Instant Pot Cheesy Chicken and Pasta Recipe
• How to Cook White Rice in the Instant Pot
• Instant Pot Easy Mac and Cheese Recipe
• Instant Pot Mama’s Pot Roast Recipe
• Instant Pot Creamy Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

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Instant Pot Cranberry Pork Chops Recipe

This delicious Instant Pot Cranberry Pork Chops recipe is giving all of the holiday dinner, and Thanksgiving feels.

ServingServing: 8

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Natural Release 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 35 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

Cranberry Sauce

• ▢ 1 can jellied cranberry sauce, (14 oz)
• ▢ ¼ cup BBQ Sauce
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons ketchup
• ▢ ¼ cup Dijon Mustard
• ▢ 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 can whole cranberry sauce, (14 oz)

Pork Chops

• ▢ 8 pork chops
• ▢ 3 teaspoons salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons avocado oil
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons butter, cut into thin slices

Equipment

• Blender
• Skillet
• Instant Pot

Instructions

1. Add the jellied cranberries, BBQ sauce, ketchup, Dijon, garlic powder, and salt to a blender. Blend until smooth. Transfer the sauce to a mixing bowl and stir in the whole cranberry sauce.
2. Season the pork chops on both sides with salt and ground black pepper. Heat the avocado oil in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork chops to the pan and sear for 2 minutes on either side. You might have to do this in batches to avoid crowding the pan.
3. Add the pork chops to the pressure cooker. Layer them with the sauce so that each piece comes in plenty of contact with the sauce. Distribute the slices of butter evenly over the pork chops. Seal the pressure cooker and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. When the cook time is done, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes before removing the lid from the pressure cooker.
4. Serve the pork chops over mashed potatoes. Spoon the sauce over the pork chops.

Notes

Here are a few ideas to change up the sauce: 

1. Add different flavors by using either balsamic vinegar, white wine, chicken broth, orange juice (or orange zest), or apple cider vinegar in the sauce. 
2. Use fresh cranberries and make a reduction to create a whole berry cranberry sauce instead of using the jellied cranberry sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 499 kcal · Carbohydrates: 52 g · Protein: 31 g · Fat: 19 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 9 g · Trans Fat: 0.3 g · Cholesterol: 101 mg · Sodium: 1479 mg · Potassium: 588 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 40 g · Vitamin A: 230 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 25 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Cuisine: American

Course: Main Course

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