SLOW COOKER HERB PORK ROAST AND VEGETABLES RECIPE

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SLOW COOKER HERB PORK ROAST AND VEGETABLES RECIPE

This Slow Cooker Herb Pork Roast and Veggies is so tender and moist and your side dish cooks at the same time!

Prep Time10

Cook Time7

Total Time7 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy slow cooker recipe, Herb pork roast, roast and vegetables, Slow Cooker Pork Roast

Servings: people

Calories: 584kcal

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

1 lb carrots peeled and sliced into 1-inch pieces
8 red potatoes quartered
1 sweet onion diced
4 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground thyme
½ teaspoon lemon pepper
½ teaspoon sage
3 lb boneless pork roast
1 lemon halved
½ cup chicken broth
2 cups broccoli florets
3 Tablespoons cornstarch optional
3 Tablespoons water optional

Instructions

Place carrots, potatoes, and onion in bottom of slow cooker.
Mix together garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, thyme, lemon pepper, and sage and rub on outside of pork roast.
Place pork roast on top of vegetables in slow cooker.
Place halved lemon in slow cooker and pour chicken broth over everything. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
Prepare broccoli as directed on package, then stir into slow cooker when it's finished cooking and serve immediately.
If desired, whisk together cornstarch and water with remaining juices and serve as a gravy on top of pork roast.

Notes

HOW TO MAKE GRAVY WITH YOUR SLOW COOKER DRIPPINGS

It took me a little while to master gravy, but I think I have finally got it down to a system. Here is how I make it:

Step 1: Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in large pan over medium heat.

Step 2: Add 2 tablespoons of flour, and continue to whisk until there are hardly any lumps.

Step 3: Add 1 tablespoon of milk. Continue to whisk.

Step 4: Add 2 cups of the pork drippings from the slow cooker. Be sure to drain the chunks out. Sometimes when you cook pork, it cooks off pieces of fat. You just want the drippings without any fat, in your gravy.

Continue to whisk until the texture is smooth and it begins to bubble. Let the gravy bubble a little, but don’t bring it to a roaring boil, just enough to let the gravy thicken. Add salt and pepper for taste.

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