Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin with Orange Ginger Sauce (5 Min Prep)
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This Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin with Orange Ginger Sauce is a delicious, juicy, fall-apart pork dish with amazing citrus and savory flavors. It’s easy, almost effortless, and the gravy? It makes itself in the slow cooker. Perfect for weeknight dinners and lazy weekends!
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Recipe Overview
What to Love: A simple, flavorful pork tenderloin with almost zero prep, and no browning. Add the ingredients to the slow cooker and let the crockpot do all the work!
- Recipe Time: 2 – 2 1/2 hours on low or 4 hours on high with 5 minutes of prep.
- What You Need: 6 Quart Slow Cooker
- Servings: 4-6 servings
Why I Love This Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin
Pork tenderloin is one of my favorite cuts of meat. It’s so versatile, tender, and delicious. From shredded sliders to tacos, wraps, and more.
And while we have a few pork tenderloin recipes on the site that I absolutely love, like our Crockpot Hawaiian Pineapple Pork or Zupan’s Porchetta Pork Tenderloin, this easy recipe is a decided favorite.
Especially when I’m craving Asian-inspired flavors, winter citrus, or simply an easy meal I know the family will love.
Let’s talk about the meat. When you want tender, fall-apart meat, especially pork or inexpensive cuts of meat, the slow cooker is your best friend. When you don’t have time to marinate (or you forget), the crockpot can work its magic and produce a tender, delicious meal with little effort.
It’s true for this recipe too. Plus, the added acidity in the orange juice helps tenderize the meat as it gently simmers in a fragrant sauce. The sweetness lends a beautiful flavor to that sauce that becomes a delicious gravy drizzled over the meat when serving.
It’s a win-win kind of dinner!
And then, everyone has to love a 5-minute prep dinner with 5 ingredients!
Serve over rice with your favorite greens for a simple dinner with delicious flavors!
Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin Ingredients
This 5-minute, 5-ingredient meal is perfect for busy mealtimes… or lazy weekends too. Here’s what you need to make this easy dinner.
Ingredient measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Pork tenderloin
- Orange juice
- Soy sauce: I prefer low-sodium sauce
- Minced garlic
- Ground ginger plus salt and pepper to taste
- Cornstarch slurry: This is optional but it thickens the sauce to your desired consistency.
How to Make Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin
As I mentioned earlier in this post, this crockpot pork tenderloin is so incredibly easy to make and should take you about 5 minutes to prep. There is no searing or browning needed.
All tenderloin to slow cooker
Add pork tenderloin to a 6-quart slow cooker and season with salt and pepper.
Whisk the sauce
Combine orange juice, soy sauce, minced or pressed garlic, and ground ginger.
Pour orange ginger sauce over the pork tenderloin and add the lid to the slow cooker.
Cook the tenderloin
Cook on high for 2- 2 ½ hours or low for 4 hours, until the pork tenderloin reaches at least 145°F and is fall-apart tender. Remove from the crockpot and let rest for 10 minutes while making the sauce.
Making the Orange Ginger Sauce
Transfer cooking sauce into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the cornstarch slurry, and continue to simmer until it’s as thick as you like. Serve with the pork.
Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin with Orange Ginger Sauce
This pork is so versatile that you serve it in so many ways. And, it’s so tender, that it literally falls apart with a bit of pressure from your fork.
For that reason, you can serve it shredded in tacos, wraps, bowls, pizza, or with pasta.
My favorite way is to serve slices of Orange Ginger Pork over steamed rice with a side of broccoli slaw ready-made in the produce section of my market. Then, drizzle the sauce over the top, add slices of orange, a sprinkling of sesame seeds, and orange zest if I’m feeling fancy!
More Crockpot Recipes to Try
- Crockpot Turkey Meatballs and Spaghetti
- Honey Garlic Chicken (5 Minutes Prep)
- Hawaiian Pineapple Pork (3 ingredients, 5 minutes prep)
- Easy Roast Beef Recipe (with its own Gravy)
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Crock Pot Pork Tenderloin with Orange Ginger Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 lb pork tenderloin
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 3 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- salt and pepper to taste
- cornstarch slurry with 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch and 1-2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Add pork tenderloin to a 6-quart slow cooker and season with salt and pepper.
- Combine orange juice, soy sauce, minced or pressed garlic, and ground ginger.
- Pour orange ginger sauce over the pork tenderloin and add the lid to the slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 2- 2 ½ hours or low for 4 hours, until the pork tenderloin reaches at least 145°F and is fall-apart tender.
- Remove from the slow cooker and rest for 10 minutes. Transfer cooking sauce into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the cornstarch slurry, and continue to simmer until it's as thick as you like.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.