I love my Slow Cooker
It’s no wonder that “the pile” has a lot of slow cooker recipes. I’ve slowly been working my way through them. Check out my previous slow cooker posts such as Chicken Parm, Beer Braised Short Ribs, Salisbury Steak and Italian Pot Roast. There are some great dinner ideas in there!
Is It a Keeper?
Most definitely! This was great! The sauce was very flavorful and rich. And the pork was cooked perfectly — not too dry. My 5-year old even loved it!
I have to admit, at first I was a little skeptical about the amount of parmesan cheese. But I was pleasantly surprised! It really added a nice layer of flavor. One thing I will do next time is cut down on the basil. It was a little much for our tastes. As I mentioned before, I used a pork tenderloin, which is much smaller and leaner than a pork roast. I found that it worked well but make sure you set your slow cooker to a lower setting and/or cut down the cooking time — you don’t want to over cook it.
Overall, this gets a big thumbs up from my taste-testers!
In case you were wondering, this is the slow cooker I have. I absolutely LOVE it!
Parmesan Pork Roast
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Compliments of It’s a Keeper
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1 boneless whole pork loin roast (4 pounds)
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup honey
3 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp dried basil
2 Tbsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
Cut roast in half. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, garlic, oil and salt; pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 5-1/2 to 6 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160°.
Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Slice roast; serve with gravy.
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Hi! I'm Christina, the chief cook and bottle washer at It's a Keeper. I love to cook and am a self proclaimed recipe hoarder who reads cook books cover to cover like most people read a juicy novel. Join me as I cook and bake my way through the pile of recipes that I've collected. Read more.Find It’s a Keeper on:
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That sounds good. I will definitely have to try it. I love my crock pot too!
That looks divine! I never made it in the slow cooker like that, but now I can’t wait to try it, thanks
That sounds really good. I love my crockpot too and have started trying out new recipes (lettuce wraps!!). Thanks for sharing this one!
-Aimee
This sounds wonderful. I’m your newest follower…from the blog hop. Glad I found you. Hope you’ll come and visit me as well.
Jackie
I would never have thought of putting honey and Parmesan cheese together. But from the picture, I can tell it tastes great, plus I love pork loin and tenderloin.
Oh, yum!
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This is making my mouth water..yuuuuumy!! The crock pot is seriously the best thing ever!
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I love the crock pot too! I wanted to invite you to join my Tasty Thursdays Recipe Swap Blog Hop and you can enter for a chance to win $10 gift card to the Food Network Store. Happy hopping!
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Thank you for sharing this! I am always looking for new crock pot recipes and this one looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it!
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YUM! This looks amazing! I am definitely bookmarking this recipe and I can’t wait to try it! I am your newest follower and would love it if you would check out my blog and follow me too! Thanks!
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I tried this recipe yesterday and we loved it! It was so easy to make and the sauce is wonderful!
Thanks for sharing.
I would never have put soy sauce and parmesan cheese in the same sentence let alone the same crockpot…but you say it works…………………….who knew !!!???
It’s really, really good! I was shocked too but now I’m a believer!
Enjoy!
Made this tonight. Really liked the flavor but I couldn’t slice my tenderloin as nice as the one in the picture. It just shredded like pulled pork. Did I cook it too long? Family liked it though, so I guess I can’t complain!
You would not believe how hard it was for me to make that photo look good!
It just didn’t slice nice. The second time I made this recipe, I just cut into chunks and then shredded it (since I didn’t have to worry about photographing it!). It’s so yummy that no one in my house cared that it didn’t look as pretty the second time around! 
I discovered this recipe through pinterest; the roast looks delicious! I’ve been looking for good crock-pot recipes. You mentioned that you had clipped this recipe from a magazine — do you remember which one?
Unfortunately, I don’t. I cut it out a long time ago.
Sorry.
HELLO CHRISTINE, WHAT TYPE OF PARM CHEESE DID YOU USE, FRESHLY GRATED OR THE KIND IN THE GREEN CAN?…THANK YOU
Hi Tammy! I always use freshly grated. There’s so much more flavor.
Hope this helps!
Christina
OOH GOOD….THANK YOU SO MUCH…
My husband and I just tried this recipe and fell in love with it. The best pork we’ve ever had!! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. I had to add it to my pinterest board…http://pinterest.com/leeanngarrett/main-dish/
I’m so glad you liked it! My family really loves it and it couldn’t be easier to put together, right?!?
Thanks for pinning the recipe too! I really appreciate it!