Ingredients

4½lbspork tenderloins

4cupsonionschopped

18ozhickory smoke-flavored barbecue sauce

14.5ozcrushed tomatoes

12ozdiet pepper-type sodasuch as Diet Dr Pepper®

¼cupWorcestershire saucereduced-sodium

2tbspgarlicminced

2tbspliquid smoke flavoring

1tsppaprika

½tspred pepper flakes

½tspground cinnamon

½tspground nutmeg

Preparation

Cut each pork tenderloin into 4 pieces and place into a slow cooker; set to High.

Stir onions, barbecue sauce, crushed tomatoes, diet soda, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, liquid smoke flavoring, paprika, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Pour mixture over pork tenderloin pieces. Cover and cook for about 3 to 4 hours until tenderloin pieces begin to shred at the edges.

Shred meat using 2 forks. Reduce slow cooker setting to Low and cook for 1 more hour.