Slow-Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Tomato Herb Lentils

An easy slow-cooker meal-prep dish of tender pork tenderloin simmered with tomatoes, herbs, carrots, and lentils for a hearty, familiar meal.

Slow-Cooker Pork Tenderloin with Tomato Herb Lentils
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
240 min
Yield
1 serving

Ingredients

  • 0.2 g Bay Leaf
  • 0.5 g Black Pepper
  • 90 g Carrot
  • 45 g Celery
  • 230 g Chicken broth
  • 180 g Diced tomatoes
  • 1 g Dried Thyme
  • 65 g Dry Green lentils
  • 5 g Garlic
  • 5 g Olive oil
  • 180 g Pork Tenderloin
  • 2 g Salt
  • 15 g Tomato Paste
  • 60 g Yellow Onion

Instructions

  1. Rinse the dry lentils under cold water and set aside.
  2. Chop the carrots, onion, celery, and garlic.
  3. Add the lentils, carrots, onion, celery, garlic, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, chicken broth, thyme, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and olive oil to the slow cooker.
  4. Stir well, then place the pork tenderloin on top of the lentil mixture.
  5. Cover and cook on low heat until the pork is tender and the lentils are cooked, about 4 hours.
  6. Remove the pork and rest it for 5 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.
  7. Slice the pork and portion it with the tomato herb lentils. Cool completely before refrigerating for meal prep.