Ultimate Slow Cooker Hasselback Apples & Onions Pork Tenderloin

The perfect fall family meal is here! Hasselback BBQ-spiced pork tenderloin stuffed with apples and onions then slow-cooked to perfection!

I’m teaming up with Swift Meats featuring their amazing Pork Tenderloin. As always, all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting partnerships with brands I trust and believe in.

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This is such an easy dish to throw together! Prep it all before work and by the time you get home, you’ll have one amazing dinner waiting for you!

It’s Slow Cooker Time!

Living in Arizona I use my grills and slow cooker more than my home oven. 99.9% of the time it’s just way too hot to turn the home oven on. Today, I’m sharing with you how to make this amazing pork tenderloin family-style. It’s a full meal in a single slow cooker!

Grab Your Ingredients

Head on over to your local Costco to pick up some Swift Meats pork tenderloin or head to their store locator to find a market near you that carries their items.

• Swift Meats Pork Tenderloin – they come in 2 in a pack. At Costco, they sell them as a double-pack
• Veggies – potatoes, carrots, onions
• Apple – Fuji, Honeycrisp, or a firm apple
• BBQ Seasoning
• Chicken Stock

1. Rinse and pat the Swift Meats Pork tenderloins dry. Remove any silver skin if present. Place the olive in the skillet over medium heat. Coat both tenderloins with 1 teaspoon of bbq seasoning, each, coating all sides.
2. Place the pork tenderloins into the hot skillet and sear on all sides. ~5-6 minutes per side. Remove to a plate

Hasselback Cut The Pork Tenderloin

Hasselback isn’t a special ingredient or spice but rather it’s a specific style of cutting. Think of cutting food like an accordion. You make slits in the food, in this case the pork tenderloin, going to about 1/4” from the bottom. Do not cut all the way through.

As the food cooks and heats up, the slits will fan out accordion-style.

3. Taking a sharp knife, cut slices every 1” going as deep as possible but not cutting all the way through. Place 1 slice of apple and 1 slice of onion into each slit.

Load Up The Slow Cooker

4. To the bottom of a 6-quart (or larger) slow cooker pot, add the potatoes and carrots. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of BBQ seasoning.  Place each stuffed pork tenderloin on top of the vegetables, pour the chicken stock over top, and sprinkle the remaining teaspoon of BBQ seasoning over top.

5. Place the lid on top and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours or until the internal temp reads 145F.
6. Remove the pork tenderloins and veggies from the slow cooker, and loosely tent with foil for 5 minutes.

Optional Gravy

If you wish to make gravy, pour the liquid from the slow cooker into a pot and bring it to a boil. Mix together the water and cornstarch to make a slurry. Add the slurry to the boiling liquid and whisk until thickened. Taste and add salt/pepper as desired.

Let’s Eat!

This recipe is such a wow factor for guests! Every time I make it and present it on a platter like how it’s pictured below, I always get “ohhhs” and “ahhhhs!”

What I love about cutting it hasselback-style is that most of the work is already done for me. It’s easier to portion out and folks can see how much they are getting of each.

What To Serve With This Recipe

Since it’s pretty much a complete meal with the addition of the carrots and potatoes I like to keep my other sides pretty simple.

• Bread – hot rolls with butter
• Applesauce
• Green Bean Casserole

Recipe Substitutions and Additions

• Veggies – parsnips or any root veggie works in place of the potatoes or carrots
• Onions – try shallots instead of yellow onions
• Apples – swap them out and try pears
• Herbs – add sprigs of fresh thyme or rosemary liquid in the slow cooker

Reheating Pork Tenderloin

The worst thing you can do to a perfectly cooked pork tenderloin is blast it with heat when you go to reheat it. Instead do the following:

1. To a skillet with a lid, add a light coating of oil or butter to the bottom of the pan. Set it to medium heat. Once the oil is shimmering or the butter has just melted, add the pork tenderloin to the pan and cover with the lid.
2. Flip every minute or two until warmed through.

Ultimate Slow Cooker Hasselback Apples & Onions Pork Tenderloin

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The perfect fall family meal is here! Hasselback BBQ-spiced pork tenderloin stuffed with apples and onions then slow-cooked to perfection!

• Author: Lori
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 8 hours
• Total Time: 9 hours
• Category: comfort foods, easy recipes, one pot dinner, pork and apples, pork tenderloin
• Method: crock pot, slow cooker
• Cuisine: comfort foods, easy recipes, one pot dinner, pork and apples, pork tenderloin

Ingredients

• 2 Swift Meats Pork Tenderloins
• 1 apple (Honeycrisp, Fuji, Gala…), sliced into 1/4” slices
• 1 medium yellow onion, sliced into 1/4″ slices
• 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Pork BBQ Seasoning
• 4 russet potatoes, cubed
• 2 cups of baby carrots
• 3.5 cups chicken stock
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• *Gravy – mix 1/4 cup of water with 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch

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Instructions

1. Rinse and pat the Swift Meats Pork tenderloins dry. Remove any silver skin if present. Place the olive in the skillet over medium heat. Coat both tenderloins with 1 teaspoon of bbq seasoning, each, coating all sides.
2. Place the pork tenderloins into the hot skillet and sear on all sides. ~5-6 minutes per side. Remove to a plate.
3. Taking a sharp knife, cut slices every 1” going as deep as possible but not cutting all the way through. Place 1 slice of apple and 1 slice of onion into each slit.
4. To the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker pot, add the potatoes and carrots. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of BBQ seasoning. Place each stuffed pork tenderloin on top of the vegetables, pour the chicken stock over top, and sprinkle the remaining teaspoon of BBQ seasoning over top of the food.
5. Place the lid on top and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours or HIGH for 2-3 hours or until the internal temp reads 145F.
6. Remove the pork tenderloins and veggies from the slow cooker, and loosely tent with foil for 5 minutes.
7. *Gravy – if you wish to make gravy, pour the liquid from the slow cooker into a pot and bring it to a boil. Mix together the water and cornstarch to make a slurry. Add the slurry to the boiling liquid and whisk until thickened. Taste and add salt/pepper as desired.

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