Slow Cooker All-In-One Italian Pork Tenderloin Dinner

We got hit with a bit of a winter storm here in Michigan in the afternoon on Tuesday. Knowing in the morning that the weatherman was mentioning possible power outages later in the day, I knew that I didn't want to have to worry about trying to make dinner without any power. So, I got out the slow cooker and got a pork tenderloin going quite early in the morning to ensure that dinner would be cooked and ready should power go out anytime after the storm hit. And, the awesome part ... all of the components of our dinner came together right in the slow cooker together.

Seriously, it takes like, maybe fifteen minutes in the morning to get this going. Grab your slow cooker. Toss in a small pork tenderloin {no need to sear first}, throw in some chunks of potatoes, pour on an Italian Parmesan vinaigrette and - partway through cooking - lay a foil packet of seasoned whole green beans on top. So simple. So delicious. And, clean-up is a breeze after dinner.

NOTE:  You could easily substitute 4 or 5 chicken breasts for the pork tenderloin in this recipe.  Also, if you didn't want your potatoes in with the Italian Parmesan vinaigrette, you could package those up separately in foil, too, with a little olive oil (or butter) and some seasoning.

Serves 4 - 6.