Thank you for such kind words!!! And good on your Dad–85 and still cooking up a storm! PS I always thought that potato thing was an old wive’s tale. I never tried it so didn’t know, but it couldn’t hurt.

Thanks for the tips, Judith! I printed out the homemade ranch recipe and will give it a try with half the salt as you mentioned. I will definitely be more careful about which box I grab of the Hidden Valley Ranch. I had heard about the potato trick and did slice a small gold potato and put it in the pot. Did not really help though. Maybe the potato was too small? After eating some of the pork chops last night, I think the dip was overall more highly seasoned than the dressing. So, maybe salt was not the only issue. Anyway, thank you for sharing such a fantastic recipe! My family loves it. My 85-year-old father invited us for dinner (his first dinner party) when he made these the second time and we were blown away. They were easily the best pork chops we had ever eaten. Will never make them another way again!

Throw some sliced potatoes in if it’s too salty–that’s supposed to help I’ve heard.

Lori–you might want to try this recipe for homemade. I will edit the post to include it, but here’s the link– http://www.gracefullittlehoneybee.com/homemade-ranch-seasoning/
I use 1/2 the salt called for in the recipe. This is fantastic tasting.

Hi Barbara. I have made this recipe a few times with fantastic results. However, I realized today that I bought Hidden valley Ranch DIP, not the dressing. It is already on the chops in the slow cooker and after having licked the rubber spatula, it was very salty. I hope I did not ruin the pork chops! Just a cautionary tale–be sure to grab the ranch DRESSING packets or box. I bought a 4-pack box; thought I was getting a good deal.