Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin

This Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin is melt-in-your mouth tender and juicy. It's cooked in a tangy sauce made with red pepper jelly that's to die for! Serve with a side of mashed potatoes and green beans and you've got a meal the whole family will enjoy!

Prep Time10

Cook Time4

Total Time4 10

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pork tenderloin, red pepper jelly, Slow Cooker

Servings: servings

Calories: 330kcal

Author: MaryAnn Dwyer

Ingredients

2 lbs. pork tenderloin
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 13-oz. jar Red Pepper Jelly, I use Stonewall Kitchen
1/4 cup bottled chili sauce, I use Heinz
1/4 cup bottled BBQ sauce, I use Sweet Baby Ray's
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
2 tsp. dried parsley, for garnish if desired

Instructions

Season your pork tenderloins with the salt and pepper and then add them to your 6-quart slow cooker.
In a medium bowl, whisk together your red pepper jelly, chili sauce, BBQ sauce, Dijon mustard, and cayenne until well combined. Pour the mixture over your pork tenderloins. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
Remove the pork tenderloins to a cutting board and slice, then return the slices to your slow cooker.
To thicken the sauce, add 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch to a small bowl, ladle in some of the sauce and whisk until smooth before adding back to the remaining sauce in the sauce pan. Bring the sauce to a boil and then turn the heat to low and cook for a few more minutes until it gets to the thickness you prefer. Then you'll pour the sauce over the pork slices in your slow cooker and toss until well coated.
Place the pork on a platter, sprinkle with parsley and serve with the extra sauce.

Notes

I used a 13 ounce jar of Red Pepper Jelly from Stonewall Kitchen for this recipe.

Your pork tenderloin is done cooking when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). The amount of time to reach doneness will vary with everyone's slow cooker, but it is roughly 4 hours on low or 2 2 1/2 hours on high. I cooked mine on low and at 4 hours it was perfect.

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