Slow-Cooked Pork Loin Recipe

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Sweet apple undertones lend special flair to Kathleen Hendrick’s low-calorie pork loin. The Alexandria, Kentucky cook tops it with gravy for down-home appeal, creating a slimmed-down dish that’ll keep them coming back for more!

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Slow-Cooked Pork Loin Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 5 hours

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1 boneless pork loin roast (3-1/2 to 4 pounds)
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 celery rib, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 envelope brown gravy mix
1 cup water
1 cup unsweetened apple juice
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Cut roast in half. In a large skillet, brown roast in oil on all sides. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. In the same skillet, saute onion and celery until tender; add to slow cooker.
In a small bowl, combine gravy mix and water. Stir in the remaining ingredients; pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. Skim fat from cooking juices; thicken if desired. Serve with roast. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 4 ounces cooked pork with 1/3 cup juices equals 204 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 66 mg cholesterol, 294 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Slow-Cooked Pork Loin in Light & Tasty August/September 2007, p59