Crock Pot Pork Roast with Gravy Recipe - These Old Cookbooks (2024)

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Our version of Crock Pot Pork Roast with Gravy only has 3 ingredients but it is packed with flavor. This easy slow cooker pork roast is perfectly paired with mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetable side dish such as green beans or carrots for comfort food at its best.

Crock Pot Pork Roast with Gravy Recipe

Growing up, I don’t remember eating many pork roasts; instead, Mom typically made beef roast like our Beef Roast French Dip. My kids, on the other hand, are obsessed with pork – bacon, pork sausage, bacon, pork chops, bacon, pork steak, and bacon. So naturally, this slow cooker pork roast was a hit with my family.

This Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Gravy is a winner in my eyes because it uses canned soups (no packets)- simple pantry ingredients – with little to no prep needed. Pork roast tends to have a nice natural fat content, and when slow cooked, it mixes with the soups to create its own gravy. I recommend serving this over mashed potatoes.

How to Make a Tender Pork Roast

The goal is for the meat to be fork-tender. When you try to remove the roast from the crock pot, it should fall apart into large pieces. This is when you know it’s gonna be delish.

To get a tender pork roast, a 3-5 pound pork roast will take 5 to 6 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low in the slow cooker. Be sure to season the pork generously with salt and pepper. Dredging in flour and browning in oil before slow cooking will also add another layer of flavor, but isn’t necessary to end up with a delicious entrée.

Slow Cooker Pork Roast and Gravy Ingredients

• Pork Roast
• Condensed French Onion Soup
• Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
• Salt and Black Pepper
• Flour (optional)

How to Make Boneless Pork Roast Recipe for the Crockpot

Step By Step Instructions

1. Season pork roast on all sides generously with salt and pepper.
2. If desired, dredge pork roast in flour, and brown in a large skillet in vegetable oil on all side. This step can be omitted.
3. Whisk together both cans of soup in a small bowl.
4. Add pork roast to crock pot insert and pour soup mixture over top.
5. Cover and cook pork on high until the roast falls apart.
6. Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles if desired.

For the full recipe and ingredient amounts for a crock pot pork roast recipe, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this page.

Recipe FAQs

• Use a pork shoulder roast – also know as a pork butt or Boston butt. You need a pork roast with some fat on it. Pork loin roast isn’t your best option for this recipe.
• This is a 3 ingredient pork roast recipe; however, there is an option for additional flavor if desired. Try dredging the pork roast in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Brown the roast in oil in a skillet on all sides. This will make a more flavorful pork roast; however, it is not mandatory.
• Thaw the pork roast before adding to the slow cooker.
• For easy clean-up, use a slow cooker liner.
• A typical pork roast weighs 3-5 pounds (thanks Mom for that info).
• For a 3-5 pound pork roast, it will take approximately 5-6 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low to get the pork roast to the fork tender stage.
• This slow cooker pork roast with gravy is perfect to make on the weekend, and then put in the refrigerator for later in the week. Keep all the gravy from the crock pot to keep the pork moist.
• Want a different version? Try our Easy Slow Cooker Pork Roast.
• Try our other pork recipes including Sweet and Sour Pork, Grilled Pork Shoulder Steak, Oven Pulled Pork, Cider Glazed Pork Loin and Mom’s Pork Ribs.

Favorite Pork Roast Recipes

Want to try some different flavors with your crock pot pork roasts?

Tropical Pork Roast

Easy Slow Cooker Pork Roast

Recipes using Canned French Onion Soup

Looking for more recipes using condensed French Onion Soup? Check out our post about what to make with canned French Onion Soup.

• French Onion Joes
• French Onion Rice Casserole
• Crock Pot French Onion Pork Chops and Rice
• French Onion Shepherd’s Pie

Do you have to brown a pork roast before putting it in the crockpot?

No, this is an optional but highly recommended step. You can completely omit this step and still have a tasty dinner; however, taking the extra effort to brown the pork roast first will result in a better flavored-dish.

Should pulled pork be covered in liquid in slow cooker?

It’s ok if your pork is not completely submerged in liquid when you start cooking. You can flip the pork over half way through cooking, if desired.

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