When you’re looking for a healthy recipe that basically cooks itself, turn no farther than this Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Sauerkraut. Just pull out your slow cooker, quickly sear the pork, and place everything in the pot. In no time you’ll have dinner ready for the whole family!
Why I Love Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Sauerkraut
- Effortless Preparation: This recipe eliminates the need for constant monitoring and hands-on-cooking since the slow cooker does the work for you! While you’re running errands, playing with the kids or helping them with their homework, this meal will do all the cooking for you. Simply set it, forget it and allow the flavors of the pork tenderloin, apples and sauerkraut to meld together effortlessly.
- Tender and Juicy Results: Cooking pork tenderloin in the slow cooker ensures that your meat turns out irresistibly juicy and tender. The slow, low temperature cooking allows the meat to absorb all the flavors from the apples and sauerkraut resulting in a mouthwatering dish that everyone will want seconds of.
- Perfect Blend of Sweet and Tangy Flavors: The sweet and savory notes, coupled with the juicy pork make this dish a standout dinner that will satisfy everyone at the table.
The Ingredients
- Pork tenderloins
- Apples
- Apple cider
- Apple cider vinegar
- Sauerkraut
- Thyme
- Oil
- Salt
How to Make Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Sauerkraut
1. Sear the Pork: Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over high heat. Season the pork with 1 teaspoon of salt. Add the pork to the sauté pan and evenly brown all sides for a total of 4 minutes.
2. Layer Ingredients in Slow Cooker: Transfer the apples and remaining ingredients to a slow cooker, stir, and top with the pork tenderloins.
3. Set and Forget: Cook on low for 2 hours or until pork reaches 155°F on a meat thermometer.
4. Let Rest: Remove tenderloins and allow them to rest for 10 minutes. Slice the meat and serve.
More Slow Cooker Recipes
- Crock Pot Chicken Chili Verde
- Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork
- Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken
- Chicken in a Crock Pot
- Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Apples and Onions
- Crock Pot Ribs
Next time you’re looking for a simple weeknight meal that everyone will love, try this Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin recipe. The flavor from the apples and sauerkraut make it a dish you’ll be making over and over again. Let me know in the comments what you think of this recipe and tag me on social media if you make it!
Images by Ivan Solis
Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Sauerkraut
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 pork tenderloins (about 1 lb. each), trimmed of any fat and silver skin
- 3 apples, peeled, cored and sliced in eighths (I use an apple corer)
- 1/2 cup apple cider
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 16 ounce sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large sauté pan over high heat.
- Season the pork with 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Add the pork to a sauté pan and evenly brown all sides for a total of 4 minutes.
- Transfer the apples and remaining ingredients to a slow cooker, stir, and top with the pork tenderloins.
- Cook on high for 2 hours or until pork reaches 155°F on a meat thermometer.
- Remove tenderloins and allow them to rest for 10 minutes.
- Slice the meat and serve.
Am having same problem Erica. 2 hours later and tenderloin doesn’t even raise the needle on the meat thermometer. Either time or temp in recipe is not correct. Disappointed.
Is there any chance you used a pork LOIN instead of TENDERLOIN? You don’t want to over cook pork in general. You can add 30 minutes to the cooking time, but don’t want to cook it much more than 2/12-3 hours on low. Hope that helps!
I make this alot brown the tenderloin.I think every crock pot is different I have added sliced onion to this also.Carrots also do well in the cider mix as as sweet potatoes.My crock pot has to start in high first for like and HR then to low for about 2 depends on size of loin or tender loin But disappears everytime yummy.
Onions are a great idea! I’ve added butternut squash too!
My crockpot must have a different cooking temperature. I’ve been cooking the tenderloin for almost 3 hours. I turned the crockpot up to high at about an hour and 1/2 in and the pork is still not done. 2 hours on low does not seem correct, I’m guessing I’ll need at least 3 hours if not more. It’s almost 7pm and I have a couple of cranky/hungry guys. It looks and smells good, but it’s taking much longer than the time allotted.
Will the cook time change if I’m just using 1 pork tenderloin?
If I wanted to use this recipe but cook a 1.5 lb pork loin centre roast instead if a pork tenderloin what would be the cooking time?
My family loved this. Tonight I plan on using last nights left overs for pulled pork sliders. Thank you!