I started cooking pork tenderloin a couple years ago when I found a super easy (and delicious) recipe in Lisa Leake’s 100 Days of Real Food: Fast and Fabulous cookbook. It’s been a regular in our dinner rotation ever since!
I was excited to find a new twist on pork tenderloin to add into the rotation, and this recipe by the Cookie Rookie did NOT disappoint! Honey, garlic, herbs…need I say more? Just a simple mixture poured over the pork tenderloin and roasted for 30 minutes brought us a delicious, savory, sweet, juicy pork dinner.
I served this with baked potatoes and roasted broccoli. I tossed broccoli in olive oil, garlic salt, and freshly grated parmesan, and roasted it in the oven at the same time as the pork!
VERDICT:
Me: Yep yep! I love the mixture of sweet and savory flavors. There was even enough liquid from the honey garlic mixture to spoon over the individual servings. (Lazy girl hack: The recipe called for chicken stock and lemon juice. I skipped this step because I was in a hurry. I’m sure it would have only made it more delicious, but if you’re short on time, don’t hesitate to cut that out!)
Hubs: Definite approval. He enjoyed having pork tenderloin in a new way.
11 & 7-Year-Olds: They love it! My 7-year-old calls almost everything chicken, including this. They both ate it up!
2-year-old: He’s just not a meat-eater yet. He’ll come around. I serve him everything we eat anyway, and wait for the day he’ll actually dig in!
Leftovers: We do have leftovers and I can’t wait to eat them! As juicy as this is, I believe it will reheat nicely!