My Pork Tenderloin Carnitas (for slow cooker)

Name: My Pork Tenderloin Carnitas (for slow cooker) Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 485 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Approx. 2 LB pork tenderloin 1 whole onion 2 tbsp olive oil juice from 1 grapefruit 1 orange and 1 lime 2 tbsp of salsa and Goya seasoning.

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Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 480

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

Approx. 2 LB pork tenderloin, 1 whole onion, 2 tbsp olive oil, juice from 1 grapefruit, 1 orange and 1 lime, 2 tbsp of salsa and Goya seasoning.

Directions

Trim tenderloin and cut into 4 inch long chunks. Season and brown in a skillet over olive oil and 1/4 cup sliced onion. When browned, squeeze citrus juices into a slow cooker, also add salsa. Now insert Tenderloin on top of juices (turn to coat) and chop the remainder of the onion and put on top of tenderloin. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 5-6 hours. (Optional, sqeeze another lime over the tenderloin after onions are added)

**NOTE** goes well with 1/2 cup of black or kidney beans, Mission Low carb wheat tortilla and 1/2 of sliced avocado. (light sour cream and salsa optional)

Can be eaten for lunch or dinner

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ROGERSDM.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 150.6
Total Fat: 4.3 g
Cholesterol: 75.0 mg
Sodium: 223.1 mg
Total Carbs: 3.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
Protein: 24.4 g

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Member Reviews

JIACOLO
I made this today for dinner, but made my own seasoning. - 8/4/20
POSITIVEHOPE
Very nice, easy and so tender without being greasy. - 7/19/14
LADYL1963
delicious - 6/22/12
WINTERFYRE
I made this as is, and it was very tasty! My 3-year-old even liked it. Thanks! - 8/3/11
KDARNALL
This was great. Used rotel to spice it up! - 4/3/11
HOEKEY
I made it with Rotel also. My family loved it, juicy and tender! - 3/21/11
TMW54812
Very good and easy to make - 2/27/11
FINERFLOWER
I made this for dinner and it was tasty. When it was almost done, I used two forks to pull it apart like pulled pork. I had my serving with a tortilla and a spoon of low fat sour cream. This will be my recipe of choice for pork tenderloin. Bonus: the leftovers will be my lunch tomorrow. - 12/7/10
A10TIVTRTL
I also made it with the Rotel - it's cooking now, smells wonderful. - 2/27/10
STALEAN
Very similar to my recipe, but I use Rotel tomatoes and green chilies and chipotle spice. Mine is very spicy. - 2/18/10