Crock Pot Honey Parmesan Pork Roast

Yesterday we bought a pork loin, cut it into pork chops and 1 roast. Out of the loin we got enough for 5 meals!!! We paid $15 for the loin making each meal $3 for the protein! Not too shabby! Our meal consists of 2 pork chops that are big enough to share with our kids. From that loin we had one large roast which we wanted to slow cook. Unsure of what to do, we took to Google to find a recipe. The hubby found a recipe from Your Home Based Mom and we just happened to have all of the ingredients so we went for it.

Here is the recipe!

Slow Cooker Honey Parmesan Pork Roast

Ingredients:

-1 3-4lb boneless pork loin roast (ours was only about 2 pounds)

- 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

-1/2 cup honey

- 3 Tbsp soy sauce (I used reduced sodium tamari)

- 1 Tbsp dried basil

- 1 Tbsp dried oregano

- 2 Tbsp chopped garlic

- 2 Tbsp olive oil

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 2 Tbsp corn starch

- 1/4 cup chicken broth (we didn't have any so we just used water) 

Directions:

1. Place roast in slow cooker and turn heat on low. 

2. In a bowl combine cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, oregano, garlic, oil and salt.

3. Pour mixture over the top of the roast.

4. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until thermometer reads 160 degrees. (We cooked ours for 4 1/2 hours since our roast was smaller) 

For the Glaze:

1. Remove meat and place on a platter.

2. Strain juices in slow cooker and put into a small sauce pan. 

3. In a separate bowl mix the cornstarch and chicken broth together.

4. Add cornstarch mixture into the strained juices and cook on medium heat until thickened. 

Slice roast and serve with glaze! We had green beans and it paired nicely with the pork and glaze! 

In total our meal total cost was about 5 dollars for the entire meal. For a family of 5 that means it cost me ONE DOLLAR to feed my family of 5. Clean eating is doable and not more expensive!

Here is the break down:

Pork- $3

Frozen Green Beans $1

Various other ingredients $1

This came out AMAZING!!! The pork was flavorful and tender and the glaze wasn't super sweet. The entire family loved it! 

To find the original recipe and its creator: http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/slow-cooker-parmesan-honey-pork-roast/