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Roast Pork with Fruit
Imagine, slow cooker ‘n spice aromatherapy and dinner done when you walk in the door after a hectic day.
Prep: 15 min – Cook: 9 hr
1 medium onion, sliced
1 pork boneless loin roast, 2 pounds
1 package (8 ounces) dried fruit pieces or raisins (1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup apple juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1. Place onion in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Place pork on onion; top with fruit. Mix remaining ingredients; pour over fruit.
2. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until pork is tender. Serve fruit mixture over pork.
Makes 8 servings
Substitution: Apple juice enhances the flavors of the dried fruit and pork. You can also use apricot nectar or orange juice.
Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.
Nutritional Info Per 1 Serving:
Calories 255 (Calories from Fat 80); Fat 9g (Saturated 3g); Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 200mg; Potassium 580mg; Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 26g
Diet Exchanges: 4 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Fat
This recipe displayed with permission from General Mills, Inc.