Best Easy Baked Pork Tenderloin
The Best Garlic Baked Pork Tenderloin recipe - delicious easy melt in your mouth tender pork tenderloin baked to perfection in a buttery garlic sauce.
Ingredients
- 1bottle italian salad dressing (optional marinade)
- 2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbspsea salt
- ½ tspfresh cracked pepper
- 2 lbpork tenderloin
- 4 tbspbutter (sliced into 4-6 pats)
- 2 tbspdiced garlic
- 1 tspdried basil
- 1 tspdried oregano
- 1 tspdried thyme
- 1 tspdried parsley
- ½ tspdried sage
- or 2 tbsp italian herb seasoning blend
Directions
- 1
(Optional) Place pork tenderloin in a Ziplock bag or bowl and cover in the Italian Dressing, marinate for 12-24 hours.
- 2
Preheat oven to 380 degrees.
- 3
Line baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- 4
In a small bowl, combine garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, parsley, and sage. Set aside.
- 5
Generously season meat with salt and pepper.
- 6
In a large pan, heat oil until shimmery.
- 7
Add meat to pan and quickly sear on all sides until dark golden brown.
- 8
Transfer to baking sheet.
- 9
Generously coat with herb mix.
- 10
Place pats of butter on top of the pork.
- 11
Wrap in foil, bake until meat is 145 degrees internally at the widest, thickest part of the tenderloin (about 30 minutes for a 2lb roast)
- 12
When pork has come to temperature, remove and let rest, tented with foil, for at least five minutes to lock in juices.
- 13
Slice against the grain and serve immediately.
- 14
To store leftovers, place in an airtight container and keep in refrigerator for up to three days.
- 15
To freeze leftovers, place in a plastic bag or wrap in plastic wrap and keep in freezer for up to three months.
- 16
To reheat, let thaw naturally in the refrigerator overnight, and bake at 380, wrapped in foil, until piping hot when ready to serve.