Harvest Pork Roast

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: 2 hrs 15 mins
• 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.