Slow Cooker Pork with Mushroom Gravy

Time to get the slow cooker out!

This Pork Butt with Mushroom Gravy takes about 5 minutes to put together

Set it and forget it for 8 hours, and come home to a delicious supper with fork tender pork

Keep it lean by swapping out pork tenderloin – which will also come out tender thanks to the slow cooker

I like to use Adobo seasoning here because it’s an all in one spice, so there is very little measuring, plus it is salt free, so you can control the salt

There are salt free Adobo brands on the market, or you can make your own in bulk (recipe below)

MANY Adobo brands have MSG and other ingredients that you probably don’t want in your slow cooker, so read your labels

Serve the pork butt over some spuds, or try my Creamy Parmesan Polenta (recipe below), which takes literally 3 minutes

Add a green vegetable, like garlic and hot pepper flake sheet pan roasted broccoli to round out the meal

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Slow Cooker Pork Butt with Mushroom Gravy

Course Entree, Main Course

Cuisine Comfort Food, gluten free, Hearty

Keyword 30 Minute Meal, 5 Ingredients, Adobo, broccoli, Comfort Food, Crock Pot, Cruciferous, Entree, Pork, Slow Cooker

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 8 hours

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 4 pound pork butt
• 2 tbsp salt free adobo seasoning
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 large Vidalia onion sliced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 ½ pounds mushrooms any variety, sliced
• 2 c dry white wine
• 2 tbsp sweet rice flour

Instructions

1. Set crock pot to high
2. Rub adobo, thyme, and sea salt into pork butt, and place in center of crock pot
   
3. Arrange sliced Vidalia onion, bay leaves and sliced mushrooms around pork butt
4. Pour white wine into bottom of crock pot
5. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours, then low for 4 hours, or until pork is soft
   
6. Carefully transfer the pork to a platter
7. Remove bay leaves, and whisk sweet rice flour into crockpot until the gravy thickens
   
8. Serve sliced pork with mushroom gravy and a starch, like potatoes or polenta
   

Recipe Notes

Polenta

 

 

3 Minute Polenta
Serves 4

¾ c polenta
2 cups water
¼ tsp fine sea salt
½ cup good grated parmesan cheese

Heat water to a simmer in a medium sauté pan
Whisk in polenta and sea salt
Continue to whisk until water is absorbed, and polenta is creamy, about 3 minutes
Whisk in parmesan and serve

 

 

 

Salt Free Adobo Seasoning:
1 ½ teaspoons ground Black pepper
1 tablespoon Garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried Oregano
1 tablespoon ground Cumin
1 tablespoon Onion powder
1/8 tsp Cayenne