Slow Cooker Pork Roast Recipe
This Crock Pot Pork Roast is tender and delicious with very little work. The pork falls apart from being slow cooked and each bite is so flavorful.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 lbs pork roast
- 4 carrots (peeled and cut into large pieces)
- ½ onion (diced into large pieces)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon minced Garlic
- ½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup water (for the gravy)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch (for the gravy)
Instructions
- Add the pork and everything except the cornstarch and the 1/4 cup of water into the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours until the pork is cooked through (internal temperature of 145 degrees F).
- Remove the pork and slice.
- Now, time to make the gravy. In a small bowl whisk together the 1/4 cup of water and the cornstarch.
- Remove 2 cups of the liquid from the crock pot and place in a sauce pan.
- Whisk in the water and cornstarch mixture in with the liquid.
- Heat over medium high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring frequently for 3-5 minutes until it begins to thicken.
- Drizzle the gravy over the roast and carrots when serving and enjoy!
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Notes
Recipe Tips
- Frozen Pork Roast - You can add frozen pork roast to the slow cooker. Just adjust the time accordingly for the frozen meat.
- Instant Pot - This pork roast would be great in the instant pot. This would be a great option, if you forgot to put in the crock pot in the morning.
- Make in Advance - This pork roast recipe makes the perfect freezer meal. You can place the ingredients in a freezer bag. Grab from your freezer to the crock pot.
- Cut the veggies into large pieces – Since the beef requires a longer cook time, cut all the vegetables into larger pieces so that they don’t get too soft while cooking.
- Don’t use Flour for the Gravy – I have found that cornstarch instead of flour works best to make the gravy for this roast. Cornstarch is flavorless so it thickens without changing the flavor of the droppings from the crock pot.
Variation Ideas
- Add Onion Soup Mix - We like adding onion soup mix as it gives it a really great flavor too.
- Slice in Vegetables - Add in some potatoes and celery for extra flavoring.
- Mashed Potatoes - My family loves mashed potatoes and it is amazing with the pork roast gravy drizzled over it.
- Seasoning - Feel free to add in fresh herbs to add flavor to this recipe. You can add in freshy thyme or rosemary. Other delicious addition is brown sugar, paprika, soy sauce or chili powder.
- Change Meat - This recipe can also be made with chuck beef roast.
Nutrition
Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 146mg | Sodium: 915mg | Potassium: 1026mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 6801IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg
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