Pork Roast Recipe
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This easy Pork Roast recipe makes the most juicy, tender, and flavorful roast! Cooks in a slow cooker with only three simple ingredients for the BEST pork roast that pairs deliciously with many other dishes!
This is the most delicious pork roast recipe, and I’m sharing tips for the easiest way to make it! With just three ingredients and a slow cooker, you’ll be amazed at the juicy flavor and extremely tender roast – and everyone will ask you for the recipe!
There are just a few tricks that I’ve found that I want to share with you so you’ll love this pork roast as much as we do.
My recipe is simple and doesn’t include many ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need to make it.
Ingredients
Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.
- Pork Butt – also called Boston Butt.
- Worcestershire sauce – You can substitute coconut aminos if sensitive to soy.
- Stone House Seasoning – Our family’s homemade seasoning blend of salt, pepper, and garlic, adds incredible flavor to this roast and many dishes! Use it or your favorite dry rub recipe.
How to Make the BEST Pork Roast
To make this recipe, I begin with my pork, the seasonings, and the right amount of time in my slow cooker. Cooking it low and slow is the secret!
You’ll need a 6-quart slow cooker or larger with a tight-fitting lid. I have found that one with a WARM setting works best for this recipe.
- Prep and Season. Add the pork into the slow cooker with the fat facing up. This allows the fat to render into the roast as it cooks for fantastic flavor and tenderness. (I don’t brown my pork before cooking.) Season the pork as directed in the recipe.
- Cook Low and Slow. You’ll cook the pork on the LOW setting for 8-10 hours. When checked with an internal read thermometer, the internal temperature should reach between 190º F and 205º F. Leave the meat in the slow cooker on the WARM setting for about four more hours or until the meat will easily pull with two forks.
- Serve. Remove the pork roast from the slow cooker, allow it to rest for a few minutes before serving, and baste it with a few tablespoons of pan juice. Serve it similar to how you serve a beef roast or shredded, as I do in my Pulled Pork recipe, where I serve it with BBQ Sauce.
What to Serve with Pork Roast
Pork Roast is delicious with so many dishes! Here are a few favorite side dishes to enjoy with it:
Tips for Tender, Juicy Pork Roast
By cooking the pork roast low and slow (8-10 hours) and then holding it in the slow cooker on warm for a few hours longer, you’ll get the most tender, juicy, and delicious pork! It tastes incredible!
Storage and Freezer Instructions
To store. Place cooled pork in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Add some juices from the slow cooker to the meat to keep it moist and tender. Store for up to 3 days.
To freeze. Allow it to cool completely and store it in an airtight, freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 2 months. Add some juices from the slow cooker to the meat to keep it moist and tender.
To thaw. If frozen, allow it to thaw in the refrigerator overnight before reheating for best results.
To reheat in the oven. (Best choice) Preheat oven to 250º F. Place the pork into an oven-safe baking dish. Cover lightly with foil and reheat until the meat reaches 165º F when checked with an internal read thermometer, about 20-30 minutes.
To reheat in the microwave. Place the pork into a microwave-safe dish. Cover lightly with a damp paper towel. Reheat in 1-minute increments until the meat reaches 165º F.
More Pork Recipes
Slow Cooker Balsamic Pork Roast Recipe
10 hrs 5 mins
BBQ Pork Tenderloin Recipe
45 mins
The Best Pulled Pork Recipe (with Video)
12 hrs 5 mins
Frequently Asked Questions
Pork butt
No – browning the pork is unnecessary before cooking in the slow cooker.
Place the roast with the fat side facing up. This allows the fat to render into the roast as it cooks.
Here’s my family’s favorite Pork Roast recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!
Pork Roast Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Slow Cooker 6-quart
Ingredients
- 1 (3-5 pound) Pork Butt
- 8-10 dashes Worcestershire sauce, or coconut aminos
- 3-5 tablespoons Stone House Seasoning, or your favorite Dry Rub Recipe
Instructions
- Prep. Place meat in the slow cooker with the fat side facing up. Add dashes of the Worcestershire sauce to the top of the meat and season with Stone House Seasoning.
- Cook the Pork Roast. Cook on low setting of slow cooker for 8-10 hours. Internal temperature of pork roast should be between 190º F and 205º F. Leave meat in the slow cooker on the "warm" setting for about 4 more hours or until the meat will easily pull with two forks.
- Serve. Remove the pork roast from slow cooker and allow to rest about 5-10 minutes before serving. Optional: Baste with a few tablespoons of the warm pan juices from the slow cooker.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
What dry rub would you recommend? I don’t use dry rubs often.
Hi Taylor – the Dry Rub entry in the recipe links to my dry rub recipe. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks!
Made this pulled pork last week very good. Family loves it. Well definitely make again. Also had enough to freeze for later
You don’t need to add water or stock?
there should be plenty of juices from the meat
Additional liquids will actually dry out the roast.
Do you recommend browning the Pork Roast before putting it in the Slow Cooker?
Hi Calvin,
When I cook it in my slow cooker, I’ve not had to brown the pork roast prior. As it cooks for the extended period in the slow cooker, it develops this beautiful coloring on the top where there is no liquid. However, this past weekend, I made it in a roaster oven because I was tripling the recipe. It didn’t get the same coloring that it does in my slow cooker. With that said, I think it would depend on your particular slow cooker whether you should brown or not. I hope that helps! xo
Will this work with pork loin? Sounds delicious.
Hi Cheryl,
You’ll need to use a cut of pork labeled as pork shoulder, pork roast, pork butt, Boston shoulder or Boston butt. Pork loin doesn’t have enough fat content to stay moist and tender with that length of cooking time. I hope that helps! xo
I made the pulled pork yesterday for our New Years lunch. It was absolutely delicious. The family loved it. We will definitely do this again.
I’m so glad everyone loved it! xo
I am cooking for a crowd. Can I put 2 roasts in my large crock pot and cook at the same time? I have one 3 pound roast and was going to buy a 2nd 3-4 lb roast.
Hi Pam –
If they both fit well in your slow cooker, you should be ok cooking with up to 6 pounds of pork roast. The recipe is for a 3-5 pound roast, so you shouldn’t have to make any changes for 6 pounds. Thanks so much!
Timing doesn’t work out where I can serve it right after cooking and I’ll have about a 4 hour delay. What’s the best way to reheat it? Reviews all sound so delicious…can’t wait to taste mine! Thanks so much!
Happy Holidays!
I just got my very first Slow Cooker and I immediately went to the market and purchased pork! Then I git home and thought to myself “ok, now what?!”
Saw your recipe and it sounds delicious and super easy!
Thanks!!!
Congratulations on your slow cooker! They are absolutely life changing! I hope you love this pork recipe as much as my family and friends do! xo
I just made this tonight because I bought a Pork Shoulder on a really good sale but I wasn’t sure what to do with it. I don’t really like pulled pork, but I decided to try this recipe. OMG! This is the BEST pulled pork the I’ve ever had….hands down! The flavor is spot on (I used her link to the “make your own Dry Rub” recipe) and it’s so nice and tender! And juicy! And award worthy! Thank you Robyn for sharing this recipe!
I’m so glad you tried it and liked it so well! Thanks so much for letting me know that you enjoyed it, Danielle!
Thanks, Robyn xo