Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Potatoes and Carrots
User Reviews
5
-
Prep Time
10 mins
-
Cook Time
8 hrs
-
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
-
Servings
8
-
Calories
401 kcal
-
Course
Main Course, Dinner
-
Cuisine
American
Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Potatoes and Carrots
Description
The recipe uses browning of the pork roast first in a neutral oil to develop flavor and texture before placing it in the slow cooker. The vegetable medley consists of quartered potatoes, baby carrots, and onion chunks, which are mixed with a creamy blend of mushroom soup and dry onion soup mix. This mixture is poured over the pork for slow cooking.
Cooking on either high for about four hours or low for eight hours allows the pork to become very tender and the vegetables to soften while absorbing the savory mushroom-onion sauce. The slow cooker method yields a deeply flavored roast that falls apart easily, with potatoes and carrots enriched by the creamy sauce base.
This dish can be served as a satisfying entrée for dinner. It also works well for leftovers, which can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for several days. Leftover meat can be repurposed into pork sandwiches or reheated gently in the microwave or oven, making the meal convenient for multiple uses.
Ingredients
- 3-4 pounds pork roast
- 2 Tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 6 potato quartered
- 2 cups carrot baby
- 1 onion cut in chunks
- 10 ounces cream of mushroom soup
- 1 envelope onion soup mix dry
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- In a large fry pan or skillet, brown sides of the pork roast in oil.
- Place roast in crockpot.
- Mix cream of mushroom soup and onion soup mix in a medium-sized bowl. Add vegetables and mix well.
- Pour mixture over roast in crockpot.
- Cook on high for 4 hours, or on low for 8 hours.
Notes
- Leftover pork roast stores well in an airtight container in the refrigerator for five to seven days.
- Reheat leftovers in the microwave or oven until warmed through.
- Use leftover pork slices for making pork sandwiches to vary meals after the main dinner.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 401 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 401kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 45g | 90% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 778mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 1473mg | 31% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 4415IU | 88% |
| Vitamin C | 20.2mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 6.7mg | 37% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
You'll Also Love
