One-Pot Crock Pot Pork Dinner

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September 4, 2016 By Aunt Lou 24 Comments

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Do you enjoy doing dishes? Me either! That is just one of the great things about this One-Pot Crock Pot Pork Dinner! It is easy, delicious and a great way to have your meal done in one dish!

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Aunt Lou here.

Michael and I found an amazing deal on some pork butt roast. When we were talking about what we wanted to do with it, I knew that this One-Pot Crock Pot Pork Dinner would be perfect! My kids devoured the veggies! Ryder was stealing carrots off of everyone’s plates!

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One-Pot Crock Pot Pork Dinner Notes:

You can adapt how many carrots and potatoes you use. When we make this again, I am going to add more veggies. More potatoes and a ton more carrots. If I can get my kids to devour veggies, I am going to add all of them I can fit in the crock pot!
I used good ol’ Cera (my6 Quart Crock Pot with Ceramic Coated Pot) and it worked perfectly! With as much meat and veggies as this recipe provides, I would use a 6 quart or larger. If you don’t need quite as much food at your house, you can completely cut the size of the meat and add as few or many veggies as you want!

This recipe is sure to be a family favorite!

5 from 16 votes

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Course: Main

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours hours

Total Time: 6 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 10 servings

Author: Aunt Lou

Ingredients

3-4 lbs pork butt roast
5-6 potatoes peeled and sliced
12 oz bag of baby carrots
1 small onion diced
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon red peppper

Instructions

Place your roast in your crock pot, fat side up
Surround your roast with your carrots, potatoes and onion
Sprinkle your roast with the seasonings
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours

Notes

You can adapt how many carrots and potatoes you use. When we make this again, I am going to add more veggies. More potatoes and a ton more carrots. If I can get my kids to devour veggies, I am going to add all of them I can fit in the crock pot!
I used good ol’ Cera (my6 Quart Crock Pot with Ceramic Coated Pot) and it worked perfectly! With as much meat and veggies as this recipe provides, I would use a 6 quart or larger. If you don’t need quite as much food at your house, you can completely cut the size of the meat and add as few or many veggies as you want!
As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and shouldalways be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.

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Barb Cooksey says
December 22, 2019 at 4:55 pm

Try using a dry pork gravy mix, Or two, or ?, anyway mix it with some chicken broth and use that for some liquid, makes a ready made gravy 🙂
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- Aunt Lou says
  January 1, 2020 at 5:57 pm
  
  Great idea Barb!
Joann says
April 27, 2017 at 1:06 pm

Someone already asked this, but never got an answer. Could you use a pork tenderloin for this? Thanks so much for any help you can give me. 🙂
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- Aunt Lou says
  May 3, 2017 at 3:46 pm
  
  I haven’t tried this with a tenderloin, but think it could work. As with any recipe you try for the first time, watch it closely the first time you make it so you’ll know how quickly your slow cooker cooks it. Enjoy!
  Aunt Lou
Fran says
September 25, 2016 at 6:36 pm

Love the sound of this recipe and can’t wait to try it. Somehow, the pork I have been buying lately is totally void of taste. Must be something I’m doing but will definitely try this one.
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- Aunt Lou says
  May 3, 2017 at 3:45 pm
  
  This recipe will definitely help your pork have some flavor! Enjoy!
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John says
September 20, 2016 at 4:02 pm

I am a bachelor and I am just amazed how easy these recipes are. I come home from work and just pop the leftovers in the microwave…
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- Aunt Lou says
  May 3, 2017 at 3:44 pm
  
  Easy recipes are the best! So glad you like them!
Becky says
September 8, 2016 at 8:39 pm

Just had this for supper – might be the best roast dinner I’ve ever made!
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Janet says
September 6, 2016 at 8:17 am

I am looking forward to making this meal. I might make it tomorrow.
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- Aunt Lou says
  September 7, 2016 at 10:52 am
  
  Hi Janet!
  I hope you enjoy this as much as my family did!
  Aunt Lou
Joyce McBride says
September 5, 2016 at 9:15 pm

It sounds delicious. I am eager to try it. I love crock pot cooking! Thanks for sending it to me.
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- Aunt Lou says
  September 5, 2016 at 9:33 pm
  
  You are quite welcome Joyce!
  You are going to love this! We were fighting over the leftovers by the time we got to the end! 😉
  Enjoy!
  Aunt Lou
Dottie Hashizumi says
September 5, 2016 at 7:38 pm

Just want to make sure…..
The roast looks like it was browned before putting it in but it doesn’t state that in the directions. How does it get so brown ? Kitchen Bouquet ?
And no liquid ?
Love getting your emails !
Thanks,
Dottie
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- Aunt Lou says
  September 5, 2016 at 9:32 pm
  
  Hi Dottie!
  I’m so glad you love the emails! We love hearing that people enjoy all the things we do around here!
  It actually was not browned, just put fat side up in the crock pot, as well as seasoned with the spices in the recipe. Since the meat has a good fat content, it creates its own juices, but if you use a leaner meat or if you are just not comfortable with not adding in the liquid, you can add in a cup of water. Enjoy!
  Aunt Lou
- Barbara Bowles says
  September 29, 2016 at 9:54 am
  
  Could this be made with pork tenderloin??
- Aunt Lou says
  May 3, 2017 at 3:44 pm
  
  Hi Barbara!
  I haven’t tried it with a pork tenderloin, but think it could work. Watch it closely the first time you make it in case the cooking time varies. Enjoy!
  Aunt Lou
Lee says
September 5, 2016 at 7:13 pm

No liquid is used with the pork roast meal?
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- Aunt Lou says
  September 5, 2016 at 9:24 pm
  
  Hi Lee!
  My roast had a good fat content, so we tried it without water and loved it! However, if you have a leaner cut of meat, or are nervous about not adding any water, you could always add a cup of water and it shouldn’t take away from the flavoring of the meat. Enjoy!
  Aunt Lou
Paula says
September 5, 2016 at 5:39 pm

No Liquid at all? Just meat and Veggies?
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- Aunt Lou says
  September 5, 2016 at 9:23 pm
  
  Hi Paula!
  For this recipe, we had a meat with a good fat content, so we tried it without water, and it worked out wonderfully. However, if you have a leaner cut of meat, or are nervous about not adding any water, you could always add a cup of water and it shouldn’t take away from the flavoring of the meat. Enjoy!
  Aunt Lou
Barbara Brady says
September 5, 2016 at 2:50 pm

I really like the sound of this one! I just purchased my first electric pressure cooker. I’ve done lots of stove top pressure cooking but this is a new venture. Could this recipe be adapted? Appreciate all your recipes.
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- Aunt Lou says
  September 7, 2016 at 11:02 am
  
  Hi Barbara!
  We have started adapting recipes for an electric pressure cooker, but have not done this specific recipe yet. You can find the recipes we have done so far here: http://www.recipesthatcrock.com/?s=electric+pressure+cooker. If you give it a try, let us know how it turns out! Enjoy!
  Aunt Lou

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