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One-Pan Pork Enchiladas Verdes

One-Pan Pork Enchiladas Verdes

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with Mexican Cheese Blend & Hot Sauce Crema

Hello Fresh

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Mild, tomatillo-based salsa adds a sweet kick to pork filling and coats tortillas with a subtle tang. A zesty cheese topping turns brown and bubbly in the oven, then everything’s cooled with crema and scallion greens.

Prep: 5 Cook: 30

  • 1long green pepper
  • 2scallions
  • 1tsp hot sauce
  • 1½TBS sour cream
  • 10oz ground pork
  • 1TBS southwest spice blend (see below)
  • 8oz green salsa
  • 10oz ground pork
  • 68-inch Tortillas
  • salt & pepper
  • cooking oil


Prep:

Heat broiler to high. Wash and dry produce.

Halve, deseed, and thinly slice green pepper crosswise into strips. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.

Make crema:

In a small bowl, combine sour cream with hot sauce to taste. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook pepper:

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably ovenproof, pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until pepper is softened and lightly blistered, 5- to 7-minutes.

Cook filling:

Add a drizzle of oil, pork, scallion whites, and Southwest Spice Blend to pan with green pepper, season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 3- to 5-minutes.

Stir in 1⁄4 of the salsa (you’ll use the rest in the next step), taste and season with salt and pepper.

Turn off heat, transfer filling to a medium bowl. Wipe out pan.

Assemble enchiladas:

Place a small amount of filling on one half of each tortilla. Roll up tortillas,
starting with filled sides, to create enchiladas. Place, seam sides down, in pan used for filling.

Top with remaining salsa and sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend.

Finish & serve:

Broil enchiladas until browned and bubbly, 3- to 4-minutes.

Tip: Watch carefully to avoid burning.

Drizzle with crema and sprinkle with scallion greens. Serve.

Southwest Spice Blend

1 TBS

  • 2tsp garlic powder
  • 1tsp cumin
  • 1tsp chili powder

Pork Loin with Creamy Mustard (Sheet Pan)

Pork Loin with Creamy Mustard (Sheet Pan)

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plus Rosemary Roasted Root Veggies & Apple

Yield: 2

Hello Fresh

Roast apple with a colorful root veggie jumble, adding savory-sweetness to a meal with rich flavors. A creamy mustard sauce is drizzled over perfectly cooked pork loin for a decadent finish.
Prep: 15 Cook: 45

  • 12oz russet potatoes
  • ¼oz rosemary
  • 10oz pork loin
  • 4tsp Dijon mustard
  • 6oz carrots
  • 1red onion
  • 1apple
  • 1TBS fry seasoning (below)
  • 4TBS mayonnaise
  • 2tsp honey
  • salt & pepper
  • 1tsp cooking oil


Prep:

Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450°F. Wash and dry produce.

Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Halve, peel, and cut onion into ½-inch-thick wedges. Strip rosemary leaves from stems, finely chop leaves until you have 2 tsp. Halve, core, and cut apple into ½-inchthick wedges.

Roast veggies:

Toss potatoes, carrots, and onion on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, chopped rosemary, ½ TBS Fry Seasoning (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper.

Roast on top rack for 10 minutes (you’ll add the pork and apple then).

Roast pork & apple:

While veggies roast, pat pork dry with paper towels and season all over with remaining ½ TBS Fry Seasoning, salt, and pepper. Rub with a drizzle of oil.

Once veggies have roasted for 10 minutes, add pork to same sheet. Carefully toss apple with veggies.

Return to top rack until veggies and apple are browned and tender and pork is cooked through, 18-22 minutes more.

Make sauce:

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, honey, and mustard. Season with salt and pepper.

Slice pork:

Once pork is done, carefully transfer to a cutting board. Let rest for at least 5 minutes, then thinly slice crosswise.

Tip: Love extra-crispy veggies? While pork rests, heat broiler to high and return veggies to oven for 2- to 3-minutes more.

Serve:

Divide pork and roasted veggies and apple between plates. Serve with creamy mustard on the side for dipping.

Fry Seasoning

1 TBS

  • 1tsp garlic powder
  • 1tsp onion powder
  • 1tsp paprika
Sweet Thai Chili Pork Filet

Sweet Thai Chili Pork Filet

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with Zesty Rice & Roasted Broccoli

Yield: 2

Adapted from: Hello Fresh

Sweet Thai chili sauce with ponzu, shallot, lime, and butter drizzled atop juicy pork filets. Served with fluffy zesty rice and paired with crisp roasted broccoli on the side for a restaurant-worthy meal.
Prep: 10 Cook: 35

  • 1head of broccoli
  • ¼oz cilantro
  • 1oz chicken stock concentrate
  • 1shallot
  • 1lime
  • ½cup jasmine rice
  • 10oz pork tenderloin
  • 1oz sweet Thai chili sauce
  • 1¼tsp ponzu sauce
  • salt & pepper
  • cooking oil
  • butter


Prep:

Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450°F. Wash and dry produce.

Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if necessary. Halve, peel, and mince shallot. Zest and quarter lime. Roughly chop cilantro.

Cook rice:

In a small pot, combine rice, ¾ cup water, and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.

Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Sear pork:

While rice cooks, pat pork dry with paper towels, season all over with salt and pepper.

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and sear, turning occasionally, until browned all over, 4- to 8-minutes (it’ll finish cooking in the next step). Remove pan from heat.

Transfer pork to one side of a baking sheet.

Roast pork & broccoli:

Toss broccoli on opposite side of sheet from pork with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper.

Roast on top rack until pork is cooked through and broccoli is browned and tender, 10-12 minutes.

Once pork is done, transfer to a cutting board to rest for 5 minutes. Season broccoli and spread across entire sheet, roast as instructed.

Make pan sauce:

Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for pork over medium-high heat. Add shallot, cook until softened and slightly browned, 1- to 2-minutes.

Stir in stock concentrate, chili sauce, ponzu, and ¼ cup water. Bring to a simmer and cook until slightly reduced, 2- to 3-minutes.

Stir in a big squeeze of lime juice to taste. Remove pan from heat, stir in 1 TBS butter until melted.

Finish & serve:

Thinly slice pork crosswise.

Fluff rice with a fork, stir in lime zest and half the cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.

Divide rice, broccoli, and pork between plates. Top pork with pan sauce. Garnish everything with the remaining cilantro. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side.

Figgy Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

Figgy Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

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with Roasted Carrots & Thyme Potatoes

Yield: 2 Servings

Adapted from: Hello Fresh

Fig jam, balsamic vinegar, and fresh rosemary mingle with the fond—the crispy bits and drippings left by the pork.
Want to know the secret to extra toasty roasted potatoes? Put your baking sheet in the oven before heating it up. The spuds will sizzle and crisp when they hit that hot surface.

Prep: 10 Cook: 30

  • 12oz potatoes
  • 1shallot
  • 12oz carrots
  • 5tsp balsamic vinegar
  • ¼oz thyme
  • 10oz pork tenderloin
  • 2TBS chicken stock concentrate
  • 1fig jam
  • salt & pepper
  • olive oil
  • cooking oil
  • butter


Prep:

Adjust racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 450°F. Wash and dry produce.

Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Strip thyme leaves from stems, chop leaves until you have 2 tsp. Halve, peel, and finely chop shallot.

Roast veggies:

Toss potatoes on one side of a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, half the chopped thyme, and a pinch of salt and pepper.

Toss carrots on empty side with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper.

Roast on top rack, tossing halfway through, until tender and crisp, 20-25 minutes.

Sear pork:

While veggies roast, pat pork dry with paper towels, season all over with salt and pepper.

Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add pork and sear, turning occasionally, until browned all over, 4- to 8-minutes (it’ll finish cooking in the next step).

Transfer to a second baking sheet.

Roast pork:

Roast pork on middle rack until cooked through, 10-12 minutes.

Transfer pork to a cutting board and let rest for a few minutes, then thinly slice crosswise.

Make pan sauce:

Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of olive oil in pan used for pork over medium heat. Add shallot and remaining chopped thyme. Cook, stirring, until softened, 3- to 4-minutes.

Stir in stock concentrate, vinegar, jam, and ¼ cup water. Simmer until thick and saucy, 2- to 3-minutes.

Remove pan from heat and stir in 2 TBS butter until melted. Season with salt and pepper.

Serve:

Divide potatoes, carrots, and pork between plates. Drizzle pan sauce over pork and serve.

Parmesan-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Parmesan-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

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with Roasted Potatoes & Green Beans

Yield: 2

Adapted from: Dinnerly

Tender pork, rolled around a two-cheese combination, and then seared to golden perfection and finished in the oven. Roasted potatoes and green beans round out the plate.
Prep: 10 Cook: 30

  • 10oz pork tenderloin
  • 12oz potatoes
  • 8oz green beans
  • 2TBS cream cheese
  • 1/8tsp garlic powder
  • 3TBS parmesan cheese
  • salt & pepper
  • olive oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • butter


Prep pork:

Preheat oven to 450°F with a rack in the lower third. Cut each piece of pork horizontally (parallel to cutting board) almost completely in half. Open pork up like a book and place pork between sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet or heavy skillet, pound each to an even ⅛-inch thickness.

Season pork:

Finely grate Parmesan, if necessary. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, half of the Parmesan, ⅛ tsp granulated garlic, and a pinch each of salt and pepper, mash with a fork until combined. Spread half of the mixture over one side of each piece of pork. Roll up and transfer, seam-sides down, to a plate. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Roast potatoes & beans:

Scrub potatoes, then cut into ¼-inch thick wedges. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss with 1 tablespoon oil and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Roast on lower oven rack until just tender, 12–15 minutes. Trim ends from green beans. Remove baking sheet from oven; add green beans, and drizzle with oil, stirring gently to combine with roasted potatoes.

Brown pork:

Brush pork lightly with oil; season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium-high. Add pork; cook until browned in spots, 4–5 minutes. Transfer to baking sheet and top with remaining Parmesan. Roast on lower rack until pork reaches an internal temperature of 145°F and beans are tender, 8–10 minutes. Transfer pork to a plate to rest.

Make sauce & serve:

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in same skillet over medium. Remove from heat and whisk in ⅛ teaspoon granulated garlic, 1 tablespoon each of water and vinegar, and 1 tablespoon butter until melted, season with salt, pepper, and ½ teaspoon sugar. Slice parmesan-stuffed pork, then spoon pan sauce over top. Serve with green beans and potatoes alongside. Enjoy!

One-Pan Pork Enchiladas Verdes

One-Pan Pork Enchiladas Verdes

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with Mexican Cheese Blend & Hot Sauce Crema

Mild, tomatillo-based salsa adds a sweet kick to pork filling and coats tortillas with a subtle tang. A zesty cheese topping turns brown and bubbly in the oven, then everything’s cooled with crema and scallion greens.
Prep: 5 Cook: 30

  • 1long green pepper
  • 2scallions
  • 1tsp hot sauce
  • 1½TBS sour cream
  • 10oz ground pork
  • 1TBS southwest spice blend (see below)
  • 8oz green salsa
  • ½cup Mexican cheese blend
  • salt & pepper
  • cooking oil


Prep:

Heat broiler to high. Wash and dry produce.

Halve, deseed, and thinly slice green pepper crosswise into strips. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.

Make crema:

In a small bowl, combine sour cream with hot sauce to taste. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook pepper:

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably ovenproof, pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until pepper is softened and lightly blistered, 5- to 7-minutes.

Cook filling:

Add a drizzle of oil, pork, scallion whites, and Southwest Spice Blend to pan with green pepper, season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 3- to 5-minutes.

Stir in 1⁄4 of the salsa (you’ll use the rest in the next step), taste and season with salt and pepper.

Turn off heat, transfer filling to a medium bowl. Wipe out pan.

Assemble enchiladas:

Top with remaining salsa and sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend.

Finish & serve:

Broil enchiladas until browned and bubbly, 3- to 4-minutes.

Tip: Watch carefully to avoid burning.

Southwest Spice Blend

1 TBS

4          parts garlic powder        2 tsp
2          parts cumin                     ¾ tsp
2          parts chili powder           ¾ tsp

Egg Roll Skillet

Egg Roll Skillet

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Yield: 4

The Kitchn

A veggie-rich take on the classic Chinese appetizer that you can eat as dinner.
When you need a quick one-pan dinner that has tons of veggies and protein, look no further than this egg roll skillet. Inspired by the tasty filling in Chinese egg rolls, this ground pork skillet requires very little chopping thanks to a bag of coleslaw mix, but it’s full of ginger and garlic and all the hallmark flavors you expect from egg rolls.

Note: Needs a starch or something crunchy.

  • 1TBS olive or vegetable oil
  • 1lb ground pork
  • 1medium yellow onion, diced
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 3cloves garlic, minced
  • 1TBS minced peeled fresh ginger
  • 1(14-oz) bag coleslaw mix
  • 2TBS soy sauce
  • ¼cup thinly sliced scallions
  • 1tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1tsp rice vinegar

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the pork and onion, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up the meat into small pieces, until the meat is cooked through, and the onion is tender, about 8 minutes.

Add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add the coleslaw mix and soy sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.

Remove from the heat, add the scallions, sesame oil, and vinegar, and stir to combine. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.

Storage: Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Whip-Flop-Glop (Pork)

Whip-Flop-Glop (Pork)

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with Onion, Carrots, and Broccoli

Yield: 4 Servings

Scott Nowell

A quick Pork Stir-Fry with Fresh Vegetables.  This version uses a technique called “velveting” on the pork.  The pork is coated with a mixture of corn starch, egg white and oil and set aside for a bit before cooking.  This can form a bit of crust on the pork as it cooks that absorbs and holds the sauce.

  • For Pork:
  • 8-12oz boneless pork cutlets, sliced thin, and cut into matchsticks.
  • 1-2heaping TBS corn starch
  • 1pinch white pepper
  • 1egg white
  • 1tsp soy sauce
  • ½TBS oil
  • Vegetables:
  • 1onion, julienned
  • 2medium carrots, sliced thin on diagonal
  • 1small to medium bunch broccoli, cut into florets and stem thinly sliced on diagonal
  • 1heaping tsp garlic, minced
  • 1heaping tsp ginger, minced
  • Sauce:
  • 1cup chicken stock
  • 2-3TBS hoisin sauce
  • 1TBS oyster sauce
  • 1TBS corn starch mixed with 2 TBS water for slurry
  • 2TBS oil
  • 2scallions chopped to ¼ inch rings (optional)


Velvet Pork:
Add pork to a medium bowl. Sprinkle on corn starch, white pepper. Add egg white and mix well. Add oil and mix. Set aside

Premix Sauce:
Mix sauce ingredients and set aside.

Make Slurry:
Mix slurry and set aside.

Blanch Broccoli
In a 6 qt pot add broccoli to salted boiling water blanch for 2 minutes. Drain and cool in ice water.

Stir Fry Pork:
Heat 2 TBS oil in a wok or large frying pan until very hot. Add pork and stir-fry until cooked through, separating the pieces as it cooks. Remove pork to bowl. Leave any oil in pan.

Stir Fry Vegetables:
If needed add another TBS oil to wok. Add onion and carrots to wok. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Add ½ cup water to wok and cover. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove cover stir fry until tender. Add blanched broccoli, garlic and ginger and stir fry for a minute.

Sauce:
Add sauce mixture to wok, bring to a boil. Add slurry and mix to desired consistency.
Return pork to wok and stir to coat.
Adjust seasoning. Add optional scallions.
Serve.

Jumbo Stuffed Shells

Jumbo Stuffed Shells

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Yield: 14

Billy Parisi

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These amazing stuffed shells recipe is baked in a classic tomato and white sauce with delicious meat and ricotta cheese filling. Prep Time 1 hour, Cook Time: 90 min.

My first batch made at least 40. I froze half on a sheet tray and then they will go in a freezer bag.

  • 12oz box of jumbo shells
  • 2TBS olive oil
  • 1peeled small diced yellow onion
  • 2finely minced cloves of garlic
  • 8oz loose Italian sausage
  • 8oz ground beef 85/15
  • 5oz baby spinach, roughly chopped
  • 2TBS chopped fresh basil
  • 1lb fresh mozzarella, diced small (1/4-inch)
  • 16oz whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 1½cups grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1large egg
  • 24-32oz tomato sauce
  • 1batch béchamel sauce, about 1 qt (see below)
  • salt and pepper to taste

Make the béchamel sauce (below).

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

Boil the shells until al dente in a large pot of boiling salted water, which takes about 8-9 minutes while gently stirring. Remove the shells from the water, chill in an ice bath and then spread out on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and set to the side.

Add the olive oil to a large rondeau pot over medium heat and cook the onions until lightly browned, which takes about 10 minutes. Next add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Add in the Italian sausage and ground beef and cook until lightly browned and cooked through. Make sure to cut it down into small pieces.

Mix in the baby spinach just until wilted and then transfer the mixture to a large plate and slightly spread everything out and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

Once cool transfer to a large bowl along with the basil, ½ the amount of small, diced mozzarella, ricotta, 1 cup of Parmesan cheese, large egg, and salt and pepper, and mix until completely combined.

Using a small spoon or a piping bag stuffed with the meat and cheese filling, stuff each shell until they are completely full. I was able to get 28 stuffed shells.

Evenly pour the tomato sauce into the bottom of a 13×9 casserole dish until it is coated.

Next, randomly pour ¾ of the béchamel sauce on top of the tomato sauce. See Video.

Line up as many stuffed shells as possible over the sauces. You may need to cook some in a separate dish if they all do not fit.

Sprinkle on remaining small, diced mozzarella and ½ cup of grated Parmesan all over the top and bake at 425° for 25-30 minutes or until browned on top.

Garnish with optional chopped parsley or basil.

Make-ahead: This recipe is meant to be eaten as soon as it’s done cooking. You can however keep it warm covered in the oven at 200°F for up to 30 minutes before cooking. In addition, if you want to prepare everything, you can assemble everything if it’s cold and chilled and then refrigerate covered 1 day before baking and serving. Add 10 minutes to your baking time since everything will be cold going into the oven.

How to store: Cover and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. This will freeze covered for up to 3 months. You can freeze in the sauces or separate.

How to reheat: Add the number of stuffed shells with sauce to a saucepan and cover with foil and heat at 350°F in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until hot.

It is ok to have leftover shell pasta as some of them will tear in the cooking and cooling process. Feel free to discard or keep the leftovers after stuffing.

I had 8 shells that did not fit into the casserole dish, so I baked them in a small separate dish.

Béchamel Sauce

Yield: 1 batch
Billy Parisi

Learn how to make a classic béchamel sauce that is incredibly simple to prepare and excellent for sauces and pasta dishes. 25 minutes.

  • 1quart of whole milk
  • 2ounces unsalted butter or 4 TBS
  • 2ounces all-purpose flour or 6 TBS
  • ¼onion peeled but left intact
  • 1bay leaf
  • 1clove
  • pinch of ground nutmeg
  • salt and ground white pepper to taste

Add the milk to a medium-size saucepot over low heat until it scalds, see note.

Make a roux from the butter and flour and stir it in to the warm milk until it is completely mixed in and smooth and bring just to a boil to thicken and then turn the heat back down to low.

Next, make a 1” slit into the top of the onion and push the bay leaf into the slice and press the clove into the onion as well and then place the entire thing right into the bechamel sauce and cook for 15 minutes to infuse the flavor.

Add in the nutmeg, salt, and pepper and mix in with a spoon.

Strain the sauce through a fine-mesh strainer like a chinois or through some cheesecloth in a regular strainer. The sauce should be silky smooth.

Chef notes:

Make ahead: You can make this sauce up to 2 days ahead of time.

How to store: Keep it covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Do not freeze the sauce as it will break when thawing it.

How to reheat: Simply place your desired amount into a small sauce pan and whisk over low heat until thick.

You’ll know it’s scalded if you tilt the pan back to yourself and see bubbles clinging to the bottom of the pan but not sticking to it.

If the sauce gets too thick when making it or reheating it, simply add a ¼ cup of hot milk at a time until it is to a thinner consistency.

You must wait for the sauce to boil after mixing in the roux for it to thicken, other wide it will remain on the thinner side.

Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

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with Baby Potatoes & Broccoli

Sheet Pan Dinners

Yield: 4 to 6

Adapted from: Carlsbad Cravings

This Roasted Balsamic Pork Tenderloin recipe is buttery tender and seeping with double the flavor from a spice rub and tantalizing sweet and tangy balsamic, herb sauce. This recipe may look impressive but is deceptively easy to make AND a meal-in-one if you include the optional sheet pan potatoes and broccoli (or pick your favorite veggies!). This Balsamic Pork Tenderloin is prep ahead friendly, freezer friendly and makes fantastic leftovers. I’ve included detailed instructions, tips, tricks and everything you need to know to make the BEST Roasted Pork Tenderloin recipe! Serve it up with a Caesar Salad and breadsticks for a complete meal the whole family will gobble up.

Pork and veggies:

  • 1pkg. pork tenderloins, 2 pieces, 2 – 2½ lbs. total trimmed
  • 3cups broccoli florets (optional)
  • 1lb baby Dutch potatoes, quartered or halved if smaller (optional)
  • vegetable and olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 2-3TBS butter sliced into 6 pads

Pork brine:

  • ¼cup kosher salt
  • 4cups warm water
  • 3TBS balsamic vinegar
  • 2TBS brown sugar
  • 1cup ice cubes

Spice mix:

  • 1TBS chili powder
  • 1TBS garlic powder
  • 1tsp salt
  • 1tsp onion powder
  • ½tsp paprika
  • ¼tsp pepper

Balsamic sauce

  • ⅓cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2TBS honey
  • 1½TBS Dijon mustard
  • ½tsp dried oregano
  • ½tsp dried basil
  • ½tsp dried thyme
  • ¼tsp red pepper flakes

Prep:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Line and spray a half-sheet pan with cooking spray.

Lay out two long pieces of foil that will be used to enclose each tenderloin separately after searing.

Brine:

In a gallon-size freezer bag (I prop it up in a larger bowl), mix salt with warm water until dissolved. Whisk in vinegar, brown sugar and ice then add the pork (make sure pork is submerged). Brine for exactly 20 minutes (meanwhile see steps below). Remove pork from brine, RINSE and pat very dry. The pork can become mealy if left in the brine any longer than 20 minutes.

Spice mix and sauce:

While the pork is brining, whisk together all of the Spice Mix ingredients in a small bowl. Remove 1 tsp to use on the vegetables. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the Balsamic Sauce ingredients. Lastly, prepare the veggies:

Potatoes (optional):

Add potatoes to the prepared half-sheet pan. Toss with 1 TBS Balsamic Sauce, 1 TBS olive oil, ½ tsp reserved Spice Mix, ¼ tsp salt and ⅛ tsp pepper then spread into an even layer. Bake potatoes at 400°F  for 15 minutes then remove the pan from the oven.

Broccoli (optional):

Push the par-cooked potatoes to one side of the half-sheet pan (keep in a single layer). Add the broccoli and toss with ½ TBS Balsamic Sauce, 1 TBS olive oil, ½ tsp reserved Spice Mix, ¼ tsp salt and ⅛ tsp pepper. Push to the opposite side of the pan in a single layer. Set aside.

Spice and sear pork:

Evenly rub the dried pork all over with spice mix. Heat 2 TBS vegetable oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is very hot and just smoking, add pork tenderloins, you may need to work in batches. Sear each side of pork until golden, then transfer to prepared foil.

Add balsamic sauce:

Fold up the foil around the sides of the tenderloins. Pour half of the balsamic sauce over each tenderloin, then top each tenderloin with 3 pads of butter. Bring up the sides of the foil and completely enclose each tenderloin (see photos in post). Transfer pork pouches to the middle of the baking sheet in between the vegetables.

Bake:

Bake at 400°F until pork registers between 145 and 150°F at the thickest part of the tenderloin, 15-25 minutes depending on thickness. This means the pork will be juicy and slightly pink in the middle. To check the temperature, insert a digital probe thermometer through foil as it bakes or check with an instant read thermometer. Note, you may need to remove one tenderloin from the oven before the other. Your vegetables should be done at the same time as the pork, but if not, remove the pork and continue roasting vegetables an additional 5-10 minutes or until tender.

Rest:

When pork is done, transfer it to a heat proof surface and open the top of the foil (be careful, a lot of steam will escape), let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Spoon the accumulated balsamic butter sauce in the bottom of the foil over top the sliced pork. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.