I stole this recipe for Crockpot Italian Pork Roast from thefamilyfreezer.com. This one of the easiest to make slow cooker recipes. First pork roast is seared in a skillet, then placed in a slow cooker. In a small bowl tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, parsley, basil, oregano, black pepper and salt are mixed together. The tomato mixture is poured over the pork. Next the pork is cooked in the slow cooker on low for several hours. After cooking, the pork is sliced and served with the tomato sauce. This recipe is another wonderful slow cooker recipe.

Did you know? Also called a crockpot, the slow cooker is and electric “casserole” that cooks food with low, steady, moist heat. It’s designed to cook food over a period of 8 to 12 hours.¹ (see more trivia in the Trivia tab)

The ingredients for this recipe are: 2 lb boneless pork roast, 28 oz diced tomatoes, ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, 2 tbsp olive oil, 4 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp parsley, 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp oregano, ½ tsp black pepper and ¼ tsp salt

Season the pork and then sear on all sides in a skillet.

Then in a small bowl add canned tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, garlic and spices.

Next pour the tomato mixture over the pork in the slow cooker.

Cook on LOW for 6 hours.

Remove the pork roast from the slow cooker and slice.

Spoon the sauce over the pork and serve.

If you liked this recipe for Crockpot Italian Pork Roast then you can also try Slow Cooker Pork Chops and Gravy, Brown Sugar Balsamic Pork Tenderloin, Slow Cooker Pork Loin or Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork.

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Crockpot Italian Pork Roast

This one of the easiest to make slow cooker recipes. First pork roast is seared in a skillet, then placed in a slow cooker. In a small bowl tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, parsley, basil, oregano, black pepper and salt are mixed together. The tomato mixture is poured over the pork. Next the pork is cooked in the slow cooker on low for several hours. After cooking, the pork is sliced and served with the tomato sauce.

Course Entree

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 6 hours

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

• 2 lb boneless pork roast
• 28 oz diced tomatoes undrained
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp parsley
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp oregano
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

1. Combine all the ingredients in a crockpot. Cook on LOW for 6 hours.

Recipe Notes

To freeze: add the ingredients to a gallon-sized freezer bag. Label use by date (3 months from prep). Seal and freeze. Thaw overnight in refrigerator. Cook on LOW for 6 hours.