Pork loin crock pot recipe with potatoes and carrots

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Ingredients
A Pork Loin Drop Dinner in the Slow Cooker
Ingredients
Instructions
Recipe Notes
How long does it take to cook a pork roast with potatoes and carrots?
Should I sear pork tenderloin before slow cooking?
What is the difference between pork loin and pork tenderloin?
How do you keep pork loin from drying out?

This delicious comfort meal is easy with a slow cooker and Musselman’s Apple Butter.

Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
6 hrs, 10 min
Total Time
6 hrs, 30 min
Servings

6
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

2 pounds pork loin
1 ½ pounds baby new potatoes
1 pound baby carrots
1 large red onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup MUSSELMAN’S® Apple Butter
⅓ cup Dijon mustard
⅓ cup soy sauce
1 cup beef broth
salt and pepper

Directions

Step 1
Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, season the pork loin with salt and pepper and lay it in the skillet. Sear the pork loin on all sides to seal in the juices, about 8-10 minutes. (If using a regular skillet, add 1 tablespoon oil).
Step 2
Peel the red onion and cut into large chunks. Cover the bottom of a large 6-quart slow cooker with half of the onions, potatoes, and carrots. Lay the seared pork loin over the top and surround it with the remaining vegetables.
Step 3
In a small bowl, whisk the minced garlic, apple butter, dijon mustard, soy sauce and broth together. Pour the mixture over the pork and vegetables.
Step 4
Cover the crock pot and turn on low for 8-10 hours, or high for 4-6 hours.
Step 5
When potatoes are tender, it is ready. Cut the tenderloin into thin slices and place on a platter, surrounded by the vegetables.
Step 6
Taste gravy, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour gravy over pork and serve.

This slow cooker pork loin is cooked over a bed of thick-cut carrots and red potatoes with a sweet and tangy sauce to bring it all together.

(Image credit: Joe Lingeman)

If you like pork tenderloin, it’s time you try boneless pork loin. Consider it tenderloin’s larger, equally mild cousin. It’s the star of this super-simple cozy dinner, in which the slow cooker does all the work to create juicy pork loin with a side of thick-cut carrots and baby red potatoes. Plus, you’ll love the sweet and tangy sauce that brings it all together.

(Image credit: Joe Lingeman)

A Pork Loin Drop Dinner in the Slow Cooker

Save for cutting up some carrots and potatoes and mixing up a simple sauce, this recipe skips the upfront prep work. There’s no need to sear the pork first — just nestle it over the vegetables in the slow cooker, generously season with salt and pepper, and blanket it with a honey-balsamic sauce. Then, all it needs is time.

This slow cooker pork loin is cooked over a bed of thick-cut carrots and red potatoes with a sweet and tangy sauce to bring it all together.

Ingredients

1 pound
baby red potatoes, halved
1 pound
carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1
(2- to 3-pound) boneless pork loin
Kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup
honey
1/4 cup
balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup
low-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon
cornstarch

Instructions

Place the potatoes and carrots in the bottom of a 6-quart or larger slow cooker. Generously season the pork loin all over with salt and pepper. Place in the slow cooker on top of the vegetables.
Place the honey, vinegar, broth, and cornstarch in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Pour over the pork loin.
Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the middle of the pork loin registers 155°F, 5 to 6 hours on the LOW setting or 3 to 3 1/2 hours on the high setting. Slice the pork loin and serve with the vegetables and sauce.

Recipe Notes

Storage: Leftovers will keep in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

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How long does it take to cook a pork roast with potatoes and carrots?

Put the pork on a rack in a roasting pan and place in the oven. Reduce heat to 325 degrees, and roast meat for about 45 minutes. Toss the potatoes and carrots with the olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and place in the pan around the pork. Roast another 75 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.

Should I sear pork tenderloin before slow cooking?

The first step is to season your meat and give it a good sear before placing it in the crock pot. If you're short on time and don't want to brown your pork first, you can place directly in the slow cooker and skip this step. I think it's really worth the extra effort though because it adds so much more flavor.

What is the difference between pork loin and pork tenderloin?

The names may be almost the same, but pork loin and pork tenderloin are different cuts of meat. A pork tenderloin is a long, narrow, boneless cut of meat that comes from the muscle that runs along the backbone. A pork loin is wider and flatter, and can be a boneless or bone-in cut of meat.

How do you keep pork loin from drying out?

Place your pork loin fat side up in your roasting pan. By having the fat on top, you're allowing the fat layer to baste the roast as it cooks. This is the step that keeps the pork from becoming dry and tough!