Name: Pork Tenderloin for Tacos in the Crock Pot
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Yield: 8 (makes 3-4 cups)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pork tenderloin (1.5 to 2 pounds); 3 teaspoons homemade taco seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup water or broth

How to cookPork Tenderloin for Tacos in the Crock-Pot!Moist, super flavorful meat, with only 5 minutes of hands-on time and 4 hours of cooking.

How to cook Pork Tenderloin for Tacos in the Crock-Pot so that it makes moist, super flavorful meat, with only 5 minutes of hands-on time and 4 hours of cooking.

Truly, this might be THE easiest Tex-Mex item to add to your lineup of favorite meals.It takes no more than (prepare yourselves)FIVE MINUTESto get ready before you toss everything into the Crock-Pot for about four hours. And in the end? You’ve got a juicy, tender, flavorful meat that you can use in just about anything.

Put it in the usual Mexican dish suspects–tacos,burritos, taco salads, or quesadillas–or get fancy and use it to make a delicioushomemadepizza,nachos,fried rice, or anomelet. If you want to scale up the recipe, just add another hour or so to the slow cooker, depending on how much more meat you use.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Slow cooker recipes are always amazing because you can throw everything in and walk away, and this one is no exception!
It makes 6-10 servings so it makes plenty for the whole family!
Pork loin is almost always an economical cut of meat for you get a lot of bang for your buck.

Ingredients

Pork tenderloin
Homemade taco seasoning:or substitute store bought
Salt:leave it out if using store bought seasoning
Water or broth

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities

How to Make Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin for Tacos

Step #1.Combine the taco seasoning and salt. Sprinkle the mixture over and coat the pork with it.

Step #3.Remove the cooked pork. Cut into 4 pieces and shred with two forks.

Step #2.Place the pork in the crock pot. Pour the water or broth in beside the pork. Cover and cook on high 4-5 hours.

Step #4.Return the shredded pork to the crockpot and stir into any remaining liquid. Serve!

Recipe FAQs

Can you overcook pulled pork?

It’s pretty darn hard to overcook pork in a slow cooker. Really, the worst that might happen is it’ll get drier and a bit chewier. But this would only happen if for some reason you totally forgot about the cooking pork and left it in there for more than six hours. But with the scrumptious smells filling your house from your Crock-Pot, I doubt that will happen!

How do you keep pork tenderloin from drying out?

When you cook pork tenderloin in a slow cooker, the cooker will trap a lot of that good moisture that makes the meat nice and tender. Throwing a half-cup of water or broth into the slow cooker before turning it on will also reserve enough moisture to keep the meat from drying out.

Can you use a different cut of meat for slow cooker taco meat?

Yes! Actually, the traditional cut used for pulled pork is the pork shoulder, but pork tenderloin is just a bit leaner and has a great consistency when cooked this way. You can also use beef brisket for shredded brisket or chicken breast for shredded chicken, if you prefer, but you may have to adjust the cooking time depending on how many pounds of meat you cook.

Expert Tips

Serve the pork street taco styleby using corn tortillas and garnishing with diced onion, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime.
The best way to test if your pork is finished cooking is to stick a fork in and see if it comes apart easily.If it doesn’t, let it cook a while more and then test it again.