Pork Tenderloin with Rosemary

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Prep 5 min
Total 35 min
Ingredients 6
Servings 3

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Ingredients

Cooking spray for greasing pan

clove garlic

1/4

teaspoon salt

1/8

teaspoon pepper

pork tenderloin (about 3/4 lb)

1 1/2

teaspoons finely chopped fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed

Steps

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1

Heat the oven to 425°F. Spray an 8-inch square or 11x7-inch pan with the cooking spray.
2

Peel and crush the garlic in a garlic press. Sprinkle salt and pepper over all sides of the pork tenderloin. Rub the rosemary and garlic on all sides of pork. Place pork in the pan.
3

Bake uncovered 20 to 30 minutes or until pork has a slight blush of pink in the center and a meat thermometer inserted in the center reads 160°F. Cut pork crosswise into thin slices.

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Expert Tips

Garlic press
If you're having trouble getting the garlic and rosemary to stick to the tenderloin, rub a little olive oil on the tenderloin.
Some meat thermometers are too top-heavy to stand up in a pork tenderloin so try inserting it almost horizontally, or sideways, into the pork. Using an instant-read thermometer is another option but it isn't ovenproof and can't be left in the pork.
Crush garlic by placing the clove in a garlic press and pushing down on the handle. If you don't have a garlic press, finely chop the garlic with a chef knife.
When using dried rosemary, crumble the leaves in the palm of your hand to release more flavor before rubbing them over the pork.

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Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 150
Calories from Fat: 45

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 5g; 8%
Saturated Fat 1 1/2g 8% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 70mg; 24%
Sodium: 250mg; 10%
Potassium: 400mg; 12%
Total Carbohydrate: 0g; 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 0g
Protein: 26g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 0%; 0%
Iron: 8%; 8%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.