An easy slow cooker pork roast with maple roasted sweet potatoes, apples and spinach. The perfect fall meal!
With maple roasted sweet potatoes, apples and spinach! Seriously, such a great meal. And so easy too.
I probably don’t even need to say anything else about it. Right? I mean pork roast in the slow cooker that literally falls apart when you take it out kind of speaks for itself. And those veggies? So colourful and perfect with the tender pork.
We really loved this meal. In fact, I first made it last fall and loved it. Then I tried it with pork tenderloin, and that was also really fantastic (so get whatever kind of pork roast you prefer). That time I even snapped some quick photos so I could share it with you, because clearly it was a winner. But they were absolutely terrible and I just couldn’t subject you to looking at that. So I made it again, but by that time it was after Christmas and it just seemed a little bit too fall-like to post.
Of course, here it is the last week of November and I’m just now getting around to sharing it! I will admit that if I hadn’t gotten my act together and made it again this month, you probably would have been seeing it after Christmas. Because I certainly was not going to wait another whole year to share it. That would just be mean.
You need this easy, tasty and colourful meal in your life before then.
Plus, since we are heading into December, I can pretty much guarantee that it’ll be mostly (maybe all) sweet stuff around here for the next month. I’m sorry, but that’s just a fact. December is the one time of year that it’s a-ok to bake incessantly and enjoy all the treats. At least in my world!
But for today, we have slow cooker pork roast with maple roasted sweet potatoes, apples and spinach on the side. Perfect for those chilly fall evenings (or winter if you’re in the freezing north like me!) when you want something warm and cozy to eat, that’s also easy to make. This is it.
An easy slow cooker pork roast with maple roasted sweet potatoes, apples and spinach. The perfect fall meal! This pork roast freezes very well if you want to get it prepped when you buy it and then cook it in the future after defrosting. It does need to marinate overnight before cooking so plan to get it ready in the slow cooker the night before cooking so it can marinate all night.
Source: Pork marinade adapted from The Food Network.
Slow Cooker Pork Roast
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Can you make the sweet potato/apple mixture ahead of time and also freeze?
I haven’t made this for a while – and I’ve never tried making the sweet potato/apple mixture ahead of time. I would think that if you want to prep ahead a bit, you could chop it all and get it ready to roast and freeze it, then defrost and roast before serving it. That’s probably the way I would do it, rather then roasting and then freezing.
Thank you!
We love pulled pork here, and the vegetables you’ve got on the side look so delicious! This is the perfect comforting meal for fall and winter!
Thanks Marcie! It’s definitely fall comfort food – but then, slow cooker stuff always is! I love my slow cooker in the winter!
I am always down for a good slow cooker meal! This would be great for a busy weeknight. It sounds delicious!
Slow cooker meals are our favorite so I’m so glad you are sharing this now 🙂 It’s looks so comforting and the perfect dish for busy weeknights! Love all the veggies in here!
I love slow cooker meals, especially on busy weeknights. So nice to get home to supper already made for you! Thanks Kelly!
My slow cooker has not been out nearly enough the last month or so…this looks like the perfect easy weeknight dinner! Love it!
I always go in phases with the slow cooker – I’ll use it constantly and then forget it exists for a while! Loving it right now though, snow always makes me want to use it more! 🙂 Thanks Denise!