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Lucky Pork and Beans
Recipes
Lucky Pork and Beans
8 servings
4 hours, 30 minutes total (Active 30 minutes)

Ingredients

  • 1 boneless Boston butt roast (about 4 lb)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 (10 oz) package frozen seasoning blend (diced onions, celery, bell peppers, and parsley)
  • 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes and green chilies
  • 1 can black eyed peas (14.5–15.8 oz)
  • 1 (12 oz) sweet kale chopped salad kit (kale, cabbage, pepitas, dried cranberries, and poppyseed dressing)

Steps

    1. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Season pork with salt and pepper (wash hands). Place oil in pan, then add pork; cook 6–8 minutes, turning often, until well browned on all sides. Remove pork from pan and drain fat, reserving 1 tablespoon in pan.
    2. Add seasoning blend to same pan; cook and stir 3–4 minutes until tender. Stir in tomatoes and green chilies and cook 1 minute.
    3. Place pork in slow cooker. Add vegetable mixture and black eyed peas; cover and cook on HIGH 3–4 hours (or LOW 7–8 hours) until pork is 190°F (for shreddable). Stir in vegetables from salad kit during last 30 minutes of cook time.
    4. Remove pork from slow cooker and shred with 2 forks; return to slow cooker. Top pork with pepitas, cranberries, and dressing from salad kit. Serve.

Amount per ⅛ recipe serving: Calories 530, Total Fat 33g, Sat Fat 10g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 140mg, Sodium 730mg, Total Carb 17g, Fiber 3g, Total Sugar 6g, (Incl. 3g Added Sugars), Protein 40g, Vitamin D 10%, Calc 6%, Iron 20%, Potassium 15%