This Healthy Crockpot Pulled Pork recipe is a perfect easy, filling weeknight dinner. Made in the slow cooker with only a few ingredients, it’s low in fat, packed with protein, and paleo / Whole30 approved!
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Warning: You’re going to want to eat this Healthy Crockpot Pulled Pork for dinner almost EVERY week once you try it! Partially because it’s one of the easiest recipes ever, but also because it’s super delicious!
A few months ago I was in a total dinner/cooking rut. I was so bored with everything that I was finding on Pinterest, totally sick of all my favorite recipes that I had found and saved over the years… and just plain didn’t want to cook. (Yes, even food bloggers don’t like to cook sometimes.. uhm hello, who doesn’t want to park their butt on the couch and watch Netflix all day?)
After one of our monthly Costco trips – I was prepping our meat/veggies for the week and I decided that if I ate another marinated/baked pork tenderloin I was going to lose it. So instead of making my usual olive oil/balsamic marinade, I decided to clean the pork + let it marinate in my version of a BBQ marinade. I’d put it in the crockpot, and then I’d be done cooking for the day. PERFECT.
I had no intentions of it being this good guys…I was honestly just being lazy, but it turned out AMAZING! Lately this has hands down been my favorite thing to make for dinner. Mostly because it requires so little work, which is perfect because I’ve been SO busy. It’s good to be busy because it means I have lots of opportunities – but I’d rather spend my energy on the things that matter than pondering what to make for dinner!
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You all feel me on that right? We’re all doing a gazillion things.. and while I truly love cooking, there are some nights when I just need a break. (I know you do too!) This takes about 5 minutes to pull together (a little longer if you roast up potatoes + green beans like I did), but otherwise it’s super simple. It’s also paleo, whole30 friendly, gluten free, sugar free, dairy free, yada yada yada.. you get the picture. Most importantly it’s DELICIOUS. Cause that’s what really matters, right?
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I really love topping this with Tessemae’s Barbecue Sauce. It’s paleo/Whole30 friendly, but it also tastes amazing! I hate when BBQ spices are too sweet, or too smoky. You can get it right on amazon with this link. This is a must make if you’re doing a Whole 30, but it’s also an awesome healthier, leaner version of a meal that everyone loves!
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Healthy Crockpot Pulled Pork
Healthy Crockpot Pulled Pork is a perfect easy, filling weeknight dinner. It's low in fat, packed with protein, and paleo / Whole30 approved!
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs pork tenderloin (approximately 2 medium pork tenderloins)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 cup Barbecue Sauce of Choice (We like Tessemae's)
Instructions
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Clean off 'silver skin' from pork tenderloin. (This is optional, but recommended to keep it lean)
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In a bowl, whisk together olive oil + spices. Marinate pork in olive oil + spices overnight if possible in a ziploc bag, otherwise place tenderloins in crockpot and cover with oil/spice marinade. Make sure all areas of the pork have some marinade on them.
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Pour chicken stock on top of marinated tenderloins.
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Cook on low for 6 hours in the crockpot.
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When finished cooking, use tongs or a fork to pull the tenderloins apart (it will fall apart!). Allow the juices to soak into the tenderloin.
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Toss with your favorite barbecue sauce + enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts: Calories: 314, Fat: 14g, Carbs: 9g, Protein: 41g
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You can find the nutrition facts for this recipe here.
Looking for other yummy paleo dinners? Try these!
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Cecilia
Looking at the pictures made me hungry!
Love how easy the recipe is. Thanks for sharing!
The Clean Eating Couple
Thanks Cecilia!! I hope you give it a try 🙂
Rachel (LittleChefBigAppetite)
This looks great!! I don’t eat pork, but I want to try this with chicken thighs!
The Clean Eating Couple
I’ve done it with chicken too and it’s SO yummy!!
Laura
Anything that combines BBQ, Sweet potatoes and my slow cooker is a winner in my book! Totally need to make this!
Laura recently posted…Healthy Carrot Pineapple Cake
The Clean Eating Couple
I couldn’t agree more!! 🙂
Rachel
I tried this with a different marinade and it came out dry after 6 hours . I used the instant read thermometer at 6 hr mark like you said and the temp was over 200 🙁 . I did have lime juice in my marinade, but I didn’t think it would alter the time that much….I plan to try again this weekend with a cook time of 4.5 hours and see how it is.
The Clean Eating Couple
Hi Rachel – I’m not sure what could’ve possibly happened.. I just made this today and had no issue with it! Did you use the broth and cook it on low? I’m wondering if something is off with your crockpot and the temperature is too high! I actually cooked it for an extra two hours today and it was completely moist! 🙁
Angie
Everything I make in my crock pot comes out dry. Any tips on avoiding that? I’m trying this recipe this week. Thanks!!
The Clean Eating Couple
Hi Angie – If you follow the directions on this it definitely won’t come out dry! I always try to add some liquid to my crockpot recipes, I find it helps!
Alicia
I had nearly 3lbs of meat and cooked on low for 5.5 hours. The internal temp read 200 degrees after 5 hours. Turned out a little dry.
The Clean Eating Couple
Hi Alicia – I’m really sorry to hear this turned out dry… I’m wondering if it has something to do with your crockpot? I’ve made this at least 20 times and never had a problem 🙁
Shawnna
This was by far the best pulled pork I’ve made.
It was a hit in my house, i will definitely be making
It again!
The Clean Eating Couple
I’m so glad you liked it, Shawnna!! The leftovers are great in tacos or even for breakfast with eggs!
Jesse Urbina
Can’t wait to try! Just a question: how many oz in a serving? I’m trying to get better sense of my macronutrients and I see its 315 calories per serving but don’t know the serving size. Thanks!
The Clean Eating Couple
Hi Jesse – The recipe calls for 2.5lbs of pork. There are 16 oz in a pound, so the recipe has 40oz total. When you divide it by 6 servings per the recipe it’s about 6.6oz per serving.