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pork stew crock pot style

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Carolyn Parke
Idaho Falls, ID

With the cold weather settled in, I love to make soups and stews. I decided to make a pork stew but didn't want the same everyday stew, so I experimented and wow... This stew is awesome and so easy. Enjoy!

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 6 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For pork stew crock pot style

  • 1 1/2 lb
    pork loin, boneless (cut into bite size chunks)
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil, light
  • 8 oz
    mushrooms, fresh, sliced
  • 5 stalk
    celery(slice stalk length wise, then cut into small pieces)
  • 2-3 lg
    potatoes, (i used red)
  • 2 pkg
    onion soup mix, dried
  • 1 can
    cream of chicken soup, (10.3 ounce size)
  • 1 can
    tomato soup (10.3 ounce size)
  • 2 tsp
    chicken base
  • 6 c
    water
  • 2 c
    carrots, sliced
  • 1 bag
    mixed vegetables (frozen, 1 lb size)
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt if desired
  • 1/8 tsp
    pepper if desired
  • 1 Tbsp
    brown sugar, lightly packed

How To Make pork stew crock pot style

  • 1
    Turn crockpot to cooking 5-6 hours or on high for 3 then low for another 3 hours.
  • 2
    In a medium size frying pan, add olive oil, heat oils then add pork chunks, salt and pepper, and garlic. Cook on low- medium until browned.
  • 3
    In crock pot, add onion dry soup mix, cream of chicken, and tomato soup. Mix well. Add carrots, mushrooms, celery, mixed vegetables, and potatoes.
  • 4
    After meat is browned, dump into crock pot. Pour the water into the frying pan (this gets the remaining flavors from the meat) and heat to boiling, adding chicken base. Once base is dissolved, pour water mixture into crockpot.
  • 5
    Mix all ingredients. Cover and let cook. Secret to a crockpot... keep the lid closed. Enjoy!
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