Best Pork Tenderloin Recipes

Lean, delicious, quick-cooking pork tenderloin is a versatile cut of meat that can be roasted, pan-fried, grilled, or braised. Because pork is so mild, it plays well with many different flavor profiles too, so you can enjoy it for a casual entree or transform it into a dinner-party worthy dish with stuffing or a rich sauce. So get your appetite ready and be prepared to add one of our favorite pork tenderloin recipes into your weekly dinner rotation.

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Pork Tenderloin Medallions With Marsala Wine Sauce

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Fortified Marsala wine combines with chicken broth, mushrooms, and onions to create a rich, nutty, caramelized sauce for sliced pork tenderloin. Pound the pork gently to form thinner medallions that cook quickly, so they don't dry out. Serve ladled over buttered egg noodles or hot cooked rice.
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Maple Mustard Pork Tenderloin

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Creole mustard and maple syrup make an appetizing glaze and sauce for lean roast pork tenderloin. This five-ingredient dish tastes special enough for Sunday dinner, but is ready in less than 30 minutes, making it suitable for busy weeknights.
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Pork Tenderloin Wellington

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Wow your foodie friends with a stunning pork tenderloin inspired by classic beef Wellington. Pan sear a pork tenderloin until well-browned all over, before coating it with mushroom duxelles, layering with prosciutto, and wrapping in flaky, buttery puff pastry sheets for baking. Serve thickly sliced, topped with optional red wine sauce.
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Pork Tenderloin Medallions With Dijon Mushroom Sauce

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Serve up a winning family meal with pork medallions cooked in a rich mustard sauce spiked with heavy cream, white wine, and Dijon mustard. Serve over fluffy cooked rice.

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Pork Tenderloin With Bourbon Sauce

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Add Kentucky flair to your dinner table with this nicely spiced pork tenderloin that cooks in a rich, seasoned bourbon sauce. Allow time to marinate the meat overnight, before grilling or cooking.
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Grilled Pork Tenderloin With Hawaiian-Style Sauce

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Go Hawaiian at your next cookout with a moist, flavorful, sweet and sour pork tenderloin. Cook the meat slowly on the grill in its tangy Hawaiian-style sauce to create a tender interior, and a gorgeous, caramelized outside crust. Serve with rice and grilled pineapple slices.
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Pork Tenderloin With Sour Cream and Mushroom Sauce

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Stroganoff-style pork tenderloin with a tasty mushroom and sour cream sauce makes a fantastic weeknight skillet dinner that your family will demand you make again. Serve it over mashed potatoes or hot cooked noodles for soaking up the delectable, tangy sauce.
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Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

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Rubbing a lean pork tenderloin with spices and oils, and then wrapping it in thick strips of bacon, is a fantastic way to boost its juiciness as it cooks. For even more flavor, feel free to sprinkle the bacon with brown sugar or drizzle with maple syrup, before placing the meat in the oven.

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Italian Dressing Pork Tenderloin

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A delicious pork dinner just doesn't get any easier than this two-ingredient recipe! Marinate lean pork tenderloins for at least 30 minutes (and up to overnight) in bottled Italian dressing before grilling and slicing. Serve with baked potatoes and a green salad for a complete family meal.
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Lemon Thyme Pork Tenderloin

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Lemon juice tenderizes pork tenderloin as it adds flavor, forming moist and juicy meat. Thyme adds a lovely, herbaceous note to this simple dish, which can be served in rounds to dinner party guests alongside some mushroom risotto and crusty French bread.
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Thyme-Crusted Pork Tenderloin

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Make delicious pork you can slice for sandwiches or enjoy warm with mashed or baked potatoes. This simple recipe uses only salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and dried thyme to flavor pork tenderloin for the oven.
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Fried Bacon and Panko Pork Tenderloin Medallions

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Use crispy, crumbled bacon, panko breadcrumbs, and dried herbs to create a savory, crunchy coating for trimmed pork tenderloin medallions. Fry them in butter in a cast-iron skillet and serve with mashed potatoes, topped with optional gravy.

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Pork Tenderloin With Mushrooms and Caramelized Onions

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Add fabulous flavor to seared pork tenderloin medallions when you top them with caramelized onions, mushrooms, and an easy white or red wine pan sauce. The cooking liquid infuses the pork with plenty of moisture for juicy, perfectly-cooked meat.
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Simple Glazed Pork Tenderloin

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Enjoy a down-home, Southern-style roasted pork that would make an excellent holiday entree. Sear simply-seasoned pork in a skillet, before placing it in the oven with a scrumptious, sweet-and-tangy glaze made with fruity preserves, Dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar, and brown sugar.
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Roasted Pork Tenderloin With Sweet Cherry Sauce

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Jazz up pork tenderloin with a flavorful, company-worthy cherry sauce. Sear tenderloins in a pan before roasting in the oven. As they cook, make the sauce for topping the meat, with cherry jam, red wine or port wine vinegar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and allspice.
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Maple Balsamic Glazed Pork Tenderloin

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Slice the pork tenderloin into thin rounds, season with salt and pepper, and brown them in a pan, before transferring them to the oven with sauteed mushrooms, green onions, and a maple syrup, garlic, and rosemary glaze.

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Mustard and Garlic Crusted Pork Tenderloin

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Roast pork tenderloin with a simple, garlicky, herb-flecked mustard sauce for a delicious dinner that is easy to assemble for the oven and is ready to enjoy in less than an hour. Only four ingredients, plus salt and pepper, are needed to create the tasty glaze for this delectable pork dish.
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Pork Tenderloin With Dijon Mustard and Rosemary

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This pork tenderloin is finished with a sweetened spicy mustard sauce with a little bit of crumbled rosemary. Once cooked, just slice the pork tenderloins, drizzle with sauce, and serve with potatoes and your family's favorite vegetables.
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Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin

Diana Rattray

Instant Pot pork tenderloin takes just minutes to cook to the perfect temperature and the recipe is easy to customize with alternative herbs and spices. This recipe relies on the pressure build and natural release to cook the pork, with no actual high-pressure cooking time. All you have to do is brown the pork, set the timer to 0 (yes, zero!), and let the pressure come down naturally for 15 minutes.
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Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Pork Tenderloin

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Use your slow cooker to make pork for dinner on days when you don't have time to fuss in the kitchen. Honey mustard pork tenderloin is a snap to assemble in the crockpot. Just use simple seasonings and a sweet-and-sour sauce of honey, mustard, brown sugar, and balsamic or cider vinegar for a mouthwatering dinner option you're sure to add to your dinner rotation.

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Roast Pork Tenderloin With Apples and Cranberries

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Pork, apples, and cranberries are a tasty flavor combination that shines beautifully in this easy recipe that's perfect for the holidays. The best part is the dish is ready in about an hour.
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Honey Chipotle Glazed Pork Tenderloin

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Honey, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, garlic, and spicy seasonings add massive flavor to roasted pork tenderloin. Rub the meat with spices and sear on the stovetop, then place in the oven to finish cooking, brushing with sauce once during cooking.
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Southwestern-Style Rotisserie Pork Tenderloin

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If your grill includes a rotisserie attachment, you can make highly-flavored, Southwestern-style pork. Allow up to 12 hours for marinating the meat in oil and dried spices, before grilling and slicing for sandwiches or plating with macaroni and cheese.
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Sage and Cumin Pork Tenderloin

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Whip up juicy, tender pork that sings with flavor due to its crispy outer crust by marinating tenderloins for a couple of hours in white wine, olive oil, aromatics, and spices, before slow-roasting over the grill. Allow meat to rest for five to 10 minutes before slicing to serve.

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Grilled Pork Tenderloin Medallions

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Fire up your grill to make these maple-flavored pork medallions that make a great cookout entree, and take only 15 minutes from start-to-finish. Feel free to vary the herbs and spices to suit your tastes. Serve with grilled veggies.
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Polish Breaded Pork Cutlets

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Get your fried food fix by slicing a pork tenderloin to make Polish-style breaded and fried pork cutlets. Panko breadcrumbs create the crunchy coating for pork slices fried in oil. Serve with applesauce, and boiled potatoes or French fries.