Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Onion Gravy
This slow cooker pork tenderloin turns two seared tenderloins, sweet onions, and a savory gravy mixture into a tender dinner with plenty of spoonable sauce.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 2 pork tenderloins, about 1 pound each patted dry
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup low-sodium beef broth
- 1 packet pork gravy mix
- 4 tablespoons salted butter thinly sliced
- as needed cooking spray
- as desired fresh parsley chopped, optional garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Coat a 6- or 8-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add the sliced onion to the bottom.
- Pat the pork tenderloins dry and season all over with the salt and black pepper.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear each tenderloin on all sides until browned, working one at a time.
- Set the seared tenderloins over the onions in the slow cooker and pour the beef broth around them.
- Sprinkle the pork gravy mix evenly over the meat and place the butter slices on top.
- Cover and cook on low for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until the pork reaches at least 145°F and the onions are tender.
- Slice the pork and serve it with the onion juices as gravy. Finish with parsley if desired.
Notes
Use an instant-read thermometer rather than color alone to judge doneness.
For thicker gravy, whisk a slurry of 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water into the cooking liquid and heat until thickened.