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Slow Cooker Garlic Pork Roast and Sweet Potatoes

Love pork and sweet potatoes? Here's an easy way to get this favorite combo in a fix-it-and-forget-it meal.
Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 8 hours 15 min
Makes: 8 servings
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1boneless pork loin roast (3 1/2 lb)
1tablespoon vegetable oil
1teaspoon salt
1/2teaspoon pepper
4cups 1-inch pieces peeled dark-orange sweet potatoes
1medium onion, sliced
6cloves garlic, peeled
1cup Progresso® chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
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Total Time: 3 hours 40 min
1.If pork roast comes in netting or is tied, remove netting or strings. Remove fat from pork. In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle salt and pepper over pork. Cook pork in oil about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides.
2.In 4- to 5-quart slow cooker, place sweet potatoes, onion and garlic. Place pork on vegetables. Pour broth over pork.
3.Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
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Substitution
You can use apple juice for the chicken broth.
How-To
The flavor of dark-orange sweet potatoes is preferred, but you can use whatever variety you like. Also, after browning the roast, use a small amount of chicken broth to deglaze the pan. Heat the broth in the skillet, and stir to loosen the browned bits of food on the bottom.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 410 (Calories from Fat 160); Total Fat 17g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 125mg; Sodium 510mg; Total Carbohydrate 18g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 11g); Protein 46Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 200%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 6 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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