Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Loin With Applesauce Recipe 445

Steps:

• The ideal size slow cooker for this recipe is about 4-quart. Spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place the roast in the slow cooker. Spread the applesauce over the top of the roast. Spoon the barbecue sauce over the top, being careful not to disturb the applesauce. Cover and cook on low, until the meat is very tender but not dry, 4 to 6 hours. Remove the roast from the slow cooker. Shred the meat using two forks. Put the shredded pulled pork into a bowl. Add some of the cooking broth so the meat is juicy, but not drowning in sauce. If desired, serve on whole wheat buns, with coleslaw. Notes Nutritional Estimates Per Serving (4 ounces of meat/sauce or ⅙th of recipe): 230 calories, 6 g fat, 25 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 18 g protein and 6 Weight Watchers PointsPlus

Steps:

• Cut each pork tenderloin into 4 pieces and place into a slow cooker; set to High.
• Stir onions, barbecue sauce, crushed tomatoes, diet soda, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, liquid smoke flavoring, paprika, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl; pour mixture over pork tenderloin pieces. Cover and cook until tenderloin pieces begin to shred at the edges, 3 to 4 hours.
• Shred meat using 2 forks; reduce slow cooker setting to Low and cook 1 more hour.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Place meat in slow cooker. Spread applesauce over top. Spoon barbecue sauce over applesauce.
• Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.
• Remove from slow cooker and shred with forks.

Steps:

• Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown roast on all sides in oil. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Combine the applesauce, mustard and honey; spread over roast. Top with rosemary. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the garlic and onion powders, smoked paprika, salt and black pepper. Rub the spice mixture all over the pork. If you have time, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or up to overnight. If you don't, no worries; proceed to Step 2.
• Lightly grease the crock of a slow cooker. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Sear the pork until golden brown on all sides, about 2 minutes each side. Add onion, if using, to the slow cooker. Add the pork on top of the onion. Pour soda over the pork and set the slow cooker to low for 6 to 8 hours, until the meat has collapsed and shreds easily.
• Drain most of the liquid from the slow cooker and shred the meat directly in the pot. Add about 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce and stir to combine. (At this point, if you like crisp bits in your pulled pork, you can spread the shredded pork on a sheet pan and place under a broiler for a couple minutes then return to the slow cooker.) Taste and add more barbecue sauce, hot sauce, salt or pepper, if desired. Serve with soft rolls and extra sauce on the side.