Harvest Pork Roast

Submitted by Janet W

"I found this in a Down-Home Cooking book and tried it the other night. My husband said that I can make this anytime I want he loved it. It also tasted a bit better a few nights later when we had it for leftovers :)"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 - 4 lbs pork roast
• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1⁄2 cups cubed onions (1/2" diced)
• 3⁄4 cup honey
• 1⁄4 cup Dijon mustard
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground pepper
• 4 large Red Delicious apples, quartered and cored
• 3 acorn squash, sliced horizontally 1 1/2 inch thick
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh minced garlic

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a large skillet, heat oil, add onions and garlic; saute until onions are crisp-tender.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Add honey, mustard and pepper to onions and garlic in skillet; mix well.
5. Spray large roasting pan with cooking spray.
6. Place pork roast in center of roasing pan.
7. Pour onion mixture evenly over roast.
8. Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours, basting often with pan juices.
9. Arrange apples and squash around roast.
10. Baste roast, apples, and squash several times with pan juices; cover.
11. Bake an additional hour; basting occasionally, or until apples and squash are tender.
12. Sprinkle cranberries evenly over dish.
13. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes.