Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Apple and Rosemary

This slow cooker pork tenderloin recipe marries rich pork tenderloin with apples and sweet potatoes for sweet yet hearty flavors.

Serves 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 pound pork tenderloin
1 teaspoon black pepper (for AIP diet, omit)
1 yellow or red onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 apples, chopped
1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped
1 cinnamon stick
Fresh rosemary
½ teaspoon ground ginger (for AIP diet, omit)
½ teaspoon allspice (for AIP diet, omit)
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg (for AIP diet, omit)

Directions

Heat a skillet with 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium-high.

Season pork with black pepper on both sides. Sear for 3-4 minutes each side until browned.

To the crock pot, add onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, apples, and cinnamon stick. Add rosemary sprigs whole or strip off the leaves and mince until you have 1 tablespoon.

Sprinkle vegetable mix with ginger, allspice, and nutmeg. Place pork on top and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.

Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4 hours.

Slice pork crosswise and serve warm with vegetable mixture on the side.

Republished with permission of The Paleo Diet, LLC. The Paleo Diet is the strong and healthy diet. Founded by Dr. Loren Cordain in 2002 after a decade of peer-reviewed research, The Paleo Diet has become the most influential way of eating, sparking over 500 supportive research papers and accelerating related nutrition movements like low-carb, gluten-free, ketogenic, autoimmune, anti-inflammatory, and organic/non-GMO. See more healthy recipes at thepaleodiet.com.

Jess Case, recipe developer, learned to cook with her Italian grandmother, as well as her mother, whose Norwegian and German heritage also influenced her repertoire. Jess has a master’s degree in art education, and that background influences how she presents her meals.