Slow-Cooked Pork Roast in Crock Pot

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This slow-cooked pork roast recipe is as easy as they come. Slow-cooked in cream of mushroom soup, it’s easy to make, and so tender and flavorful.

slow-cooked pork roast

This slow cooker pork roast recipe is one of my husband’s favorite meals and mine, too! The pork roast is so tender it falls off the bone and I have to spoon the pulled pork pieces out of the crock pot to put on a plate. It cuts easily with the slightest pressure of a fork and the taste is every bit as good as you’d expect.

Plus, recipes don’t come any easier than this (why I love slow cooker recipes). Place your pork shoulder butt roast in the slow cooker along with a can of cream of mushroom soup and whatever veggies you desire. Then walk away and come back at the end of the day to a ready-made supper. Minimal ingredients and instructions is my kind of main meal!

For a full meal, I toss some carrots in with the pork roast, fry up some corn the day before, and cook it fully to store in the fridge and reheat right before the meal. Then all I have to do to have supper ready is whip up some mashed potatoes, make some bread, and make the tea! Of course, my dessert was made a day or two ahead of time as well and sits happily in the fridge alongside the corn.

I love making part of my meal ahead of time, especially on the weekends. It’s easy when you have dinner guests or a special meal to plan so you are out of the kitchen and enjoying the time as much as everyone else, all it takes is a little creative meal planning. So today, I’m gonna do that for you. 

What You’ll Need to Make Slow-Cooked Pork Roast:

ingredients for slow-cooked pork roast

Ingredients:

  • Bone-in pork shoulder butt roast (also known as a Boston pork butt roast)
  • Baby carrots
  • Cream of mushroom soup
  • Potatoes and onion (optional)

How to Make Slow-Cooked Pork Roast:

put roast in crock pot

Put your pork roast in the crock pot.

nestle potatoes and carrots around

Nestle the carrots, potatoes, and onions (if you so choose to use them) around the pork roast.

pour cream of mushroom soup over the roast

Pour a can of cream of mushroom soup all over everything.

Cover and slow cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.

I like to cook mine about an hour longer than it calls for when I make this roast because I love it extra tender.

slow cooked pork roast

The meat should be super tender when it’s finished, so just use two forks to pull the meat apart and serve! And don’t forget to scoop up all those delicious veggies and get them on the plate.

Enjoy your crock pot pork roast dinner!

Storage

Store leftover slow cooker pork roast in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Serve cold or quickly reheat in the microwave. I love to make pork sandwiches for lunch the next day with leftovers. YUM.

Recipe Notes

  • Substitute the cream of mushroom soup for cream of celery soup or cream of chicken soup.
  • You can use a variety of pork cuts: bone-in pork shoulder, pork butt, boneless pork roast, and pork loin. If you use pork loin, this leaner cut of meat will only need about 5 hours of low cooking time in the slow cooker.
  • If you want to add onion and potatoes, quarter the potatoes (or sweet potatoes) or use whole baby potatoes. Another root vegetable that would work is fennel.

Recipe FAQs

Can you put raw pork in the slow cooker?

Yes, you can! However, if you want, you can quickly sear the pork roast just until brown in a skillet and then place it in the slow cooker. Browning the meat just helps to add more flavor.

How long should you cook your pork roast in the crockpot?

You can cook your pork shoulder roast for up to 8 hours on low in the slow cooker.

How do you prevent your pork roast from drying out?

You need to add some sort of liquid to the crockpot alongside the pork roast to prevent it from drying out. In this instance, we’re using canned soup to make the pork extra flavorful and juicy.

Plan-Ahead Father’s Day Dinner Menu

If you’d like to serve your crock pot pork roast as a main dish for Father’s Day or a celebratory Sunday dinner, here’s a sample plan-ahead Father’s Day dinner menu with lots of corresponding blog posts. Enjoy!

2-3 days before: make dessert

I prefer a refrigerator cake as these are easy to make ahead of time and only improve as they sit in the fridge. Here are some refrigerator cakes on Southern Plate that are awfully good!

1-2 days before: shuck and fry corn

Place finished corn in the fridge and just microwave it before the meal or heat it in a pot on the stove. You can also make sweet and sour green beans at this time instead of or to go along with the fried fresh corn.

Day of meal: cook pork roast in crock pot and make the bread, mashed potatoes, and tea

Here are some bread options:

slow-cooked pork roast

Pork Roast in Crock Pot

This pork roast in crock pot recipe is as easy as they come. Slow-cooked in cream of mushroom soup, it's so tender and flavorful.
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 2 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pork, roast

Ingredients

  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • baby carrots
  • 1 pork roast

Instructions

  • Place the pork roast in the slow cooker and add your preferred vegetables. Pour the canned soup over it all.
    1 can cream of mushroom soup, baby carrots, 1 pork roast
  • Slow cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours. Serve!
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You may also like these pork recipes:

Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Velvet Cream Sauce

Crock Pot Pulled Pork Recipe, Southern-Style

Asian Pork Tenderloin Skillet (Quick & Budget-Friendly)

Juicy Pork Burgers (with a surprise ingredient!)

Crispy Breaded Pork Chops with Milk Gravy

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85 Comments

  1. OH I can make Moms roast this way, hers was a beef roast and she used Golden Mushroom soup. Thanks Christy, now I can make that without heating the kitchen up. Once again you are the greatest

  2. Hi Christy,
    Took a break from painting my ‘yellar’ kitchen to vote for ya.
    Hope you win.

    Linda

  3. Okay, just take a guess at what website I voted for…….c’mon, you can do it, take a wild guess………YEP SOUTHERN PLATE. Did anybody see ALL those delicious looking foods on today’s post alone?!?? How does she do it? Wow, I wanna be “company”, I wanna be “company” ~jumps up/down w/ hand raised~ Congrats Christy! Lov ya.

  4. So.. when you cook the Boston “Derrière” Roast… you don’t cover it with water? I have tried to cook various roast in the slow cooker but they just have the weirdest taste to them. Maybe it’s the cut of meat? Are there some types of roast that just don’t do well in the slow cooker? You KNOW I don’t know these things!

    CONGRATS on the award! I shall vote everyday (yes, for you) because I want some white barbecue sauce.

    1. Hey Bill!
      I never cover or use water when I make a roast in the slow cooker. To make your meat fall apart tender, you need some sort of fat to help break down the connective tissues. Cream soups and gravies are great for this!

      As for what types of roast are best, you’ll find that cheaper cuts of meat do really well with slow cooking. Cheaper cuts are usually marbled with fat and, just like the cream soups and gravies, this serves to make a much tender final product when cooked all day using the slow cooking method.

      You know I love ya, Bill!!
      Gratefully,
      Christy 🙂

        1. BillGent, if you’re too worried about its burning, you may try adding a splash or two of your left-over coffee from breakfast; we often do that, and it does add another yummy taste!
          Thanks for all of your inspiring recipes, Christy!

    2. My meats taste weird in my slow cooker too!! I’ve just about given up on them & the slow cooker. Good to know I’m not the only one.

  5. I just happen to have a Boston Butt in the freezer so I will be making this. Or I may use the other pork roast in the freezer but this will be served soon!
    I may be 1st but I doubt it.

      1. You are most welcome. 🙂 I sort of found out by accident. Another food blog I read is nominated and had posted about it and I decided to peruse the nominees to see who all was on there. When I saw Southern Plate I was shocked to see it because you hadn’t posted, then I thought “Well, maybe she doesn’t know” so I voted and posted on your wall immediately.

        I’m shocked to see I was first because when I commented yesterday I would have been third when I started but by the time I got finished typing I was in the 20s. Guess that’s what I get for doing it on my phone.

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