Crockpot Pork Roast Recipe

We found a double pack pork picnic roast on sale at Winco this week. I have never cooked a picnic roast before, but I figured it couldn't be much different than a regular roast, so I picked it up and decided to experiment. The recipe turned out great and it's officially my first recipe of the new year.

Ingredients

pork picnic roast (you can substitute any pork roast. This one was just under 4lbs)

1 bell pepper sliced into strips

1 orange or 2 small mandarins/tangerines

1 apple peeled, cored and sliced (I prefer granny smith or golden delicious)

1 cup broth (I used chicken because that's what we had, but beef would be delicious)

2 cloves garlic

pepper

Directions

1. Season pork roast with pepper to taste

2. Slice a hole into roast and stuff with garlic clove. Repeat for each clove you're using.



3. Slice end off citrus fruit and squeeze juice over the roast
4. Place into crockpot

5. Add sliced apples and bell peppers

6. Add broth 

 

7. Cover and cooked on low for 6-7 hours depending on size of roast



8. After removing roast and bell peppers from crock pot, whisk broth and apples with cornstarch 
    (you can use flour instead) to thicken and create a gravy. The apples will mash into the gravy. 

9. Slice roast, cover with gravy and serve with cooked peppers.
 

Flash Your Stash

What does you freezer and pantry look like right now? Are your cupboards full of summer sale condiments?  Mine are.

I'm starting to run low on pasta sauce and soups but I'm not worried because I know those sales are coming up soon.

Here's my current stash

The Rules for Stretching Your Budget

The Rules Here are the basic rules for stretching your budget. 1. Your budget goal is $25 a week per person. If you cook for 1 or even 2, it will take you some time stocking up to get here. You might find it easier to shop every other week instead of weekly so you have a little more money to work with. If you do this, leave some money for fresh produce every week. 2. Spending limits: Only buy produce that is $1 per pound or less. Only buy meat that is $2 per pound or less. 3. Buy produce that's in season. Why? It's cheaper and tastes better. 4. Shop with a list, but be prepared to be flexible. If there's an amazing sale on something you eat regularly, buy that instead and take something else off your list. 5. Remember your coupons. Only cut coupons for things you eat regularly. When you have a coupon, put a star next to the item on your list so you remember to use the coupon & get the right item(s). 6. Take advantage of produce stands and farmer's markets. You can often, but not always, get amazing produce for a great price.