Apricot Pork Roast Recipe

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Serve this delightful pork roast with rice or mashed potatoes and veggies. We like leftovers with gravy, served on buns the next night. —Patricia Defosse, Wilmington, Delaware

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Apricot Pork Roast Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 6 hours

Yield: 6 Servings

15 360 375

Ingredients

1 boneless pork loin roast (2 to 3 pounds)
1 jar (12 ounces) apricot preserves
1 cup vegetable broth
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Directions

Place roast in a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine preserves and broth; pour over roast. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until tender. 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. Serve with pork. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 4 ounces cooked pork with 1/3 cup gravy equals 337 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 75 mg cholesterol, 223 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 starch.

Originally published as Apricot Pork Roast in Simple & Delicious September/October 2009, p55