Perfect for your family dinner or fancy enough for company, this simple 5 ingredient recipe for Crock-Pot Cherry Pork Tenderloin is a winner any night! Serve slices of the pork tenderloin with a little bit of the savory an sweet cherry sauce spooned on top!
Slow Cooker Cherry Pork Tenderloin
Recently my local grocery store had a great buy one get one free deal on pork tenderloins that I just could not resist. As a mom of 5 children I am always on the hunt for a great deal on meat so that I can stash it away in my upright freezer out in the garage.
Pork tenderloins are a nice lean meat and one that my family really loves so I went ahead and stocked up on about 10 tenderloins.
This easy recipe is a take on the classic slow cooker cranberry chicken recipe that has been floating around out there in recipe-land forever. In this recipe however I decided to use a can of cherry pie filling instead of canned cranberry sauce. A packet of French onion soup mix is mixed into the pie filling and then I went ahead and added a little bit of dried thyme and nutmeg which both go great with pork and adds just a little something extra to the recipe.
And while I have not tested this recipe using chicken, I am pretty sure it would taste fantastic. Just adjust the cooking time for chicken (about 5 – 6 hours on LOW).
This recipe is perfect for Sunday family dinner served with perhaps some rice pilaf and a side salad or some steamed veggies. And it comes out pretty too when plated up on a serving platter, garnished a little bit with some fresh parsley.
Special Diets
Gluten Free | Low Fat | Low Sodium | Low Sugar
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Crock-Pot Cherry Pork Tenderloin Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
- 21 ounces Canned Cherry Pie Filling
- 1 envelope Dry Onion Soup Mix
- 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
- ⅛ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
Instructions
- Place pork tenderloin in bottom of a 5 quart or larger slow cooker.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the canned cherry pie filling, dry onion soup mix, thyme and nutmeg and pour over pork tenderloin.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours until pork is done and an internal temperature on a meat thermometer reads 145° F.
- Slice pork tenderloin and serve each slice with cherry sauce in the slow cooker, garnishing with parsley if desired.
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I made this for a small dinner party I had and it was fabulous! So easy and looks very elegant when served with the sauce. As side dishes, I had carrots, rice and a tomato cucumber salad. Delicious!
So glad you enjoyed, Maggie!
I am making this for Sunday dinner.. Have to leave out the nutmeg as my husband can’t have it. I’m sure it will still be delicious!!
Hope you and your husband enjoys this recipe JoJo!
I made this dish a week ago and just finished starting it for tonight’s dinner because it was easy to make and
oh sooooo delicious!!!!
How long do you cook it in the oven?
Hi Janet, this recipe has not been tested in the oven.
I have made a pork roast in my crockpot using apple pie filling. But I didn’t add any other ingredients. I’m going to make my next one using your cherry filling and ingredients. Thanks Gor your recipe.
Apple pie filling sounds yummy Lynne. I hope you try this Cherry Pork Tenderloin recipe soon and let us know how you like it!