Enjoy this slow-cooked pork and polenta recipe served with tomato sauce – a delightful dinner.
Pork and Polenta with Chunky Tomato Sauce
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 7 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 lb country-style pork loin ribs
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 medium carrots, chopped (1 cup)
- 2 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 jar (1 lb 10 oz) tomato pasta sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 package (24 oz) cooked polenta
Instructions
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Step1Set oven control to broil. Place pork ribs on broiler pan. Broil with top about 6 inches from heat 12 to 14 minutes, turning once, until lightly browned.
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Step2Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, place onion, carrots and celery. Place pork on vegetables. Pour pasta sauce over pork; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
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Step4About 15 minutes before serving, make polenta as directed on package. Place polenta on individual serving plates; serve with pork and sauce.
Nutrition
1260
Calories
60g
Total Fat
64g
Protein
116g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 1260
- Calories from Fat
- 540
- Total Fat
- 60g
- 92%
- Saturated Fat
- 21g
- 104%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 215mg
- 72%
- Sodium
- 2150mg
- 89%
- Potassium
- 1270mg
- 36%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 116g
- 39%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 33%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 64g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 80%
- 80%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 50%
- 50%
- Iron
- 220%
- 220%
Exchanges:
5 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 4 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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