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 is a dry rub, thanks Brian.
Hi Brian,
It is a spice and/or herb mixture that is added to the meat before cooking. A dry rub will stick to the meat and give it amazing flavor as it cooks. I hope you enjoy this! Thanks!
This recipe is a family favourite! So simple and delicious! ?
I’m thrilled that it is a favorite in your family! My family loves it too! Thanks so much, Brenda! xo
You you two different links connected to this for dry rub. Which one do I use?
Hi Emily,
You can actually use either. Both are delicious! I hope you enjoy it! Thanks!
Is there no liquid added to this?
Never cooked in slow cooker without liquid
Hi Debbie,
Only the items added in the recipe. If you make it according to the recipe, you should have a juicy, delicious pork roast. I hope you enjoy it – it’s one of our faves! Thanks! xo
This recipe looks delicious however I don’t see myself getting up at 5am (or earlier to prep) to get this pork in the slow cooker to be ready in timer for a normal dinner time for a family. Can this recipe be adapted for be oven? Or cooking in high for 4 hours than low for the rest?
Thanks!
Hi Jessica,
This is best cooked low and slow. I don’t think this cut of meat does as well cooking it fast on high. I share some tips in my writing that may be helpful. I tell how I put mine in the slow cooker right before I go to bed and have it for supper the next night. I hope you enjoy it! It’s delicious! Thanks! xo
Question. I know you can cook on high for shorter cooking times. And I know that cooking on low for longer is better. I’m in a pinch for time. Would you recommend doing high for 4-6 hours? Plus my crock pot cooks fast as well.
so is it 10 hours in a crckpot on low?
It’s in the recipe instructions and several other places in the article: Cook on low setting of slow cooker for 8-10 hours. Leave meat in the slow cooker on the “warm” setting for about 4 more hours or until the meat easily will pull with two forks.
Oh my stars!!!! THIS recipe….SOOO easy and SOOO delicious!! !0 hours in the crock pot and 2 hours on warm. It could not have turned out any better!! I used the worcestershire sauce, garlic and onion powder and salt and pepper. Could easily be changed up a bit for a taco like flavor. Thank you SOOO much!
This is my favorite go to meat! So easy.
I don’t have a slow cooker, how long would it take a 5lb shoulder in an oven roaster?
Thanks