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This Slow Cooker Parmesan Honey Pork Roast is one of the most pinned recipes on my site. It’s amazing and will quickly become a family favorite!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
I love using my slow cooker any day of the week but my favorite day to use my slow cooker is on Sunday. We go to church for three hours on Sunday so I love to put something in the slow cooker first thing in the morning. Then when we get home and are ready to eat about 3:00 p.m. dinner is ready! Sunday is suppose to be a day of rest and this slow cooker Parmesan honey pork roast helps it be more restful.
This recipe uses a pork loin roast. One of the things I love about pork is it relatively inexpensive, so it is easy on the budget. My husband loves pork roast and one of my girls is allergic to red meat, so we eat a lot of pork.
Ingredients Needed
- Boneless pork loin roast
- Parmesan cheese
- Honey
- Soy sauce
- Dried basil
- Dried oregano
- Garlic
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Cornstarch
- Chicken broth
- Sugar, optional
Is a pork Loin Roast the same as Pork Tenderloin.
The short answer is no, they are two different cuts of meat. Pork Loin is wider and thicker with a fat layer on top, while Pork Tenderloin is long and thin. If you can’t find a Pork loin roast I suggest using a boneless pork shoulder, pork butt or picnic roast.
How to Make Crockpot Parmesan Honey Pork
- Place pork roast in slow cooker.
- In a bowl, combine cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, oregano, garlic, oil, and salt.
- Pour mixture over the top of roast.
- Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 145-150 F degrees.Check with a meat thermometer.
- Remove meat and place on platter.
- Strain juices in slow cooker and put into a small sauce pan.
- Mix cornstarch and chicken broth together.
- Add into strained juices and stir until thickened over medium heat. Add in a teaspoon of sugar if sauce needs to be a bit sweeter, optional
- Slice roast and serve with glaze.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make this in the Instant Pot?
Place all the ingredients in the Instant Pot. Turn the valve to sealing and cook on Manual High Pressure for 18 minutes. Do a 10 minute natural release. Check temperature of pork, you want it at 145-150 degrees F.
How do I store leftovers?
Leftover pork loin can be refrigerated for up to 3 days, or frozen in a freezer-safe airtight container for up to 3 months.
Use leftovers to make sandwiches or tacos, it is delicious on top of nachos too!
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Slow Cooker Parmesan Honey Pork Roast
Ingredients
- 1 3-4 lb. boneless pork loin roast
- 2/3 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1/2 cup honey
- 3 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp dried basil
- 1 Tbsp dried oregano
- 2 Tbsp chopped garlic
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp sugar optional
Instructions
- Place roast in slow cooker.
- In a bowl combine cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, oregano, garlic, oil, and salt.
- Pour mixture over the top of roast.
- Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until thermometer reads 160 degrees.
- Remove meat and place on platter.
- Strain juices in slow cooker and put into a small sauce pan.
- Mix cornstarch and chicken broth together.
- Add into strained juices and stir until thickened over medium heat.
- Add in a teaspoon of sugar if sauce needs to be a bit sweeter, optional
- Slice roast and serve with glaze.
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Amanda says
Please help! I LOVE this sauce and have made this twice now but both times the meat has been SUPER dry. We still eat it and love it, but I would love for it to be moist like everyone else is raving about! I tried to cook it less time the second time, but that didn’t help. I can’t find pork loin roasts at the store and have gotten the pork roast that comes in the mesh bag. Is that what I am doing wrong? Should I just use a plain pork loin??
Leigh Anne says
Amanda, The only thing I can think of is that it is the cut of meat you are using. Try a regular pork loin and see how it works for you – it is so yummy!
LinneaS says
Thank you so much for this recipe! I bought a pork loin because it was on sale, but then realized I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. I knew that I wanted to cook it in the crock pot, so that it would be nice and moist, but wasn’t sure about the seasonings until I found your recipe. It was so easy and so delicious! My husband raved about how yummy it was, and how he had never had moister pork. He ate three servings. Needless to say this recipe totally made our Sunday dinner a wonderful experience. Thanks!
Leigh Anne says
Linnea, You dont’ know how much I love reading comments like yours! So glad the recipe found a new home. Enjoy!!
Erin says
How would you recommend this recipe in the oven? Time and temp? I’d like to slow roast all day.
Leigh Anne says
Erin, I have never done it in the oven but would try it at 350 degrees F
Tina says
I tried this pork loin roast today. I had to make some changes though. I didn’t have time to make it in the crock pot, so in the Dutch oven it went: covered, on medium heat, till it began to bubble, then reduced the heat to low- medium for about 4 hours. I doubled the glaze mixture because my roast was about 3-3 1/2 lbs.
The flavors were so amazing! The glaze was wonderful! I didn’t really measure the garlic very well, and I’d predict that I added more than is in the recipe. It didn’t matter. This was a winner according to my family. They said that this recipe is definitely a keeper.
I needed to empty my freezer, so, we had corn on the cob, boiled potatoes, and a salad with it. I have plenty of leftovers, so they were bundled up in some foil – then in freezer baggies and straight in the freezer.
I noticed that you’d posted this recipe in 2014, I’m so happy that you re-posted it recently. Absolutely terrific! Thank you!
Leigh Anne says
Tina, I am so glad you tried it and I love that you made it in the dutch oven! It is a favorite of our family and all your great sides made it an amazing meal I’m sure!
Bindie says
This was fantastic! Will definitely make again and again!