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Slow-Cooker Chipotle Pork Roast

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 6 hr 25 min
  • Servings 6
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Your family will flip over this fork-tender roast and its intensely flavored, smoky sauce.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Feb 26, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 9 small unpeeled red potatoes, quartered
  • 3 small sweet potatoes, peeled, quartered
  • 1 medium onion, cut into 3/4-inch wedges (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 boneless pork shoulder roast (2 1/2 to 3 lb)
  • 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, finely chopped (about 1/2 tablespoon)
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Steps

  • 1
    Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix chili powder, salt, garlic powder and cumin. Add potatoes, sweet potatoes and onion to bowl; stir to coat. Place vegetables in slow cooker.
  • 2
    Remove netting from pork. Rub oil over pork; roll in spices in bowl to cover. Place pork over vegetables. Pour tomato sauce, tomatoes and chopped chile over pork and vegetables.
  • 3
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
  • 4
    Remove pork and vegetables from cooker; cover to keep warm. Pour sauce from cooker into 3-quart saucepan. In small bowl, mix water and cornstarch; stir into sauce. Cook over high heat 5 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened. Serve sauce with pork and vegetables.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Make sure the potatoes are mostly covered with the liquid to prevent browning.
  • tip 2
    Feel free to use whatever kind of potatoes you have on hand—just make sure they are cut to the same size to ensure doneness.

Nutrition

580 Calories, 28g Total Fat, 44g Protein, 39g Total Carbohydrate, 8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
580
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
28g
43%
Saturated Fat
9g
44%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
120mg
40%
Sodium
810mg
34%
Potassium
1580mg
45%
Total Carbohydrate
39g
13%
Dietary Fiber
6g
25%
Sugars
8g
Protein
44g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
140%
140%
Vitamin C
25%
25%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
30%
30%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 5 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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