Ingredients

• 3 (1 1/2 pound) pork tenderloins
• 4 cups chopped onions
• 1 (18 ounce) bottle hickory smoke-flavored barbecue sauce
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle diet pepper-type soda (such as Diet Dr Pepper®)
• 1/4 cup reduced-sodium Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

1. Cut each pork tenderloin into 4 pieces and place into a slow cooker; set to High.
2. 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 until tenderloin pieces begin to shred at the edges, 3 to 4 hours.
3. Shred meat using 2 forks; reduce slow cooker setting to Low and cook 1 more hour.