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This crock pot pork roast is full of flavor and so easy to make. It’s done in the crockpot and only has 5 ingredients. Dinner has never been easier or more delicious.
Crockpot Pork Roast was the perfect post holiday meal. After the holidays I always struggle a bit with getting back into the swing of cooking. My excuse is usually that I cooked so much over the holidays that I’m just cooked out. I can’t use that excuse this year because I didn’t really cook for Thanksgiving. We were in Utah and I bought the pies!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
We love a good pork roast or pork tenderloin at our house and today’s recipe for Crockpot Pork Roast hit the spot this week. It smelled wonderful as it cooked and tasted great. The best part was how easy it was. A great way to ease myself into cooking again! One of the great things about this pork roast is all the options you have available to you. You can eat it just as a roast, add some potatoes and veggies and you are good to go. We decided to make Pork Nachos out of it and they were delicious. The pork would also be great shredded and put in a taco, burrito, enchilada, quesadilla, you get the idea.
How to Make a Pork Roast in a Slow Cooker
- I used a pork shoulder roast with the bone in but you can also use a boneless roast.
- Slice your onions and lay them on the bottom of your slow cooker
- Mix your seasoning and salt together and pat into the top and sides of the roast. Place the roast into the slow cooker on top of the onions.
- Pour the chicken broth around the roast. Do not pour it over the top or you will wash off the seasoning.
- I prefer to cook it on low but if you are short on time high will work fine.
- This recipe makes a lot and it freezes great. Just shred it up and put it into an airtight freezer bag.
Check out more of my favorite Crock Pot Recipes:
Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops
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Crockpot Pork Roast
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet onions sliced
- 5 lb. pork shoulder roast approximate weight
- 2 Tbsp McCormick Grill Mates Roasted Garlic & Herb Seasoning Mix
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 C of chicken broth
Instructions
- Grease a 6 qt. slow cooker with cooking spray.
- Place onions in bottom of cooker.
- Rub pork with seasoning blend and salt.
- Place on top of onions. Pour broth around the roast.
- Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours or low for 9-10 or until meat pulls apart easily with a fork.
- Remove from crockpot and shred meat. Remove any large pieces of fat.
- Save some of the juice to spoon over pork when serving.
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MizFish says
Thank you for such an easy recipe! I’m in a learning to cook phase, and this was my very first slow cooker roast…sooo yummy and fall apart tender…I did the slow setting. Can’t wait to dig into it tomorrow with some rice and cornbread!
Amber says
I would give this recipe a million stars if I could! I have never cooked meat before (my husband always does it, as I usually specialize in vegetarian dishes) and wow, am i glad I stumble across this post! It was amazing! Delicious! Juicy, tender, a dream in my mouth.
My husband inhaled it and cutely acted like he passed out from deliciousness after the first bite.
I only have a 4 qt crock pot, so I bought a 2 lb pork roast for our NYE dinner tonight and followed all of the steps, adding a bit of fresh thyme and rosemary I had in my fridge to the spice rub. I also cooked it 8 hrs low as that’s what the directions on the roast I bought informed.
Thank you so much for this recipe! You have given me so much more confidence to cook meats in my slow cooker. I hope you all enjoy this as much as we did and Happy New Year!
Michelle says
Prepared this am
Going to add sourkraurt tomm , & cook on low 8-9 hours think sounds yummy , mine will
Marinade over night .
All seasoned up, thank you ( May add diced
Potato ( ideas )
I think if marinated & season should be good
Happy new year
Kelly Helmick says
This looks good, going to make it for New Year’s Day! Should I brown the meat before putting it in the crockpot?
Leigh Anne says
I don’t brown it but you definitely can if you’d like
Tiffany says
Making the recipe now. The roast was 100% thawed and I feel like I have a lot of extra liquid. It’s been 5 hours. Should I take out some liquid?
Leigh Anne says
No need to remove the liquid. Your roast probably just had a lot of fat