Satisfy a group of six with this pork-and-sweet potato combo, which you can put in the slow cooker in 20 minutes.
Slow-Cooker Winter Pork Roast Dinner
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 8 hr 20 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 rolled boneless pork loin roast (1 3/4 to 2 lb)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 large dark-orange sweet potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced
- 1 medium onion, sliced, separated into rings
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
- 1 quart (4 cups) apple juice
Instructions
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Step1Sprinkle pork roast with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper; place in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Place sweet potatoes around and on top of roast. Top with onion; sprinkle with thyme and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Pour apple juice over onion.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low setting 6 to 8 hours.
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Step3With slotted spoon, remove vegetables from slow cooker; place on serving platter. Remove roast from slow cooker; place on cutting board. Cut roast into slices; place on platter. If desired, drizzle some of cooking liquid from slow cooker over vegetables and roast.
Nutrition
390
Calories
11g
Total Fat
31g
Protein
43g
Total Carbohydrate
30g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/6 of Recipe
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 18%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 460mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 1020mg
- 29%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 43g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 30g
- Protein
- 31g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 270%
- 270%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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