Slow-Cooker Pork Shoulder with White Beans
Updated Oct 19, 2020
You've been planning for sweets, scares and shivers...but there's also a hearty way to kick off the week of Halloween. Our slow cooker pork and white beans is a great dish to plan ahead for, when time is little and the week holds a lot. It's comforting and the best way to kick Halloween into gear, knowing that from here on out it's fast-paced feasting all week long. You'll love the rich flavors that only pork shoulder and beans can give you, so be sure to bookmark this recipe because it's not the last time you'll make it.
Slow-Cooker Pork Shoulder with White Beans
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 7 hr 45 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
For Slow Cooking
- 3 lb boneless pork shoulder roast, trimmed of visible fat
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 cans (19 oz each) Progresso™ cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
- 6 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage
For Serving
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (2 oz)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
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Step2Rub pork with oil, then salt and pepper. Heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; brown pork in skillet 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to slow cooker.
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Step3Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix beans, garlic and sage. Pour into slow cooker around pork. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
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Step4Turn off slow cooker. Carefully transfer pork to large cutting board. When cool enough to handle, shred pork with 2 forks; discard fat and cartilage.
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Step5Meanwhile, drain bean mixture in colander set over large bowl; reserve cooking liquid. Return beans to slow cooker. Mash beans with wooden spoon or potato masher, adding 3 to 6 tablespoons reserved liquid to desired consistency. Stir in cheese and 2 tablespoons of the parsley.
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Step6In large bowl, beat honey and vinegar with whisk. Stir in shredded pork. Serve bean mixture with shredded pork; top with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley.
Nutrition
610
Calories
25g
Total Fat
51g
Protein
45g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 610
- Calories from Fat
- 230
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 39%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 44%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 110mg
- 37%
- Sodium
- 1170mg
- 49%
- Potassium
- 1260mg
- 36%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 45g
- 15%
- Dietary Fiber
- 9g
- 36%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 51g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 6 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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