15 Pork Tenderloin Recipes for Quick Weeknight Dinners and Easy Entertaining
Juicy and versatile, it's one of our favorite cuts.
Pork tenderloin is one of our favorite cuts; it's tasty, tender, and affordable. We love it roasted, stuffed and roasted, or grilled—and that's just a few of the ways we like to cook a tenderloin whole. We also use this versatile piece of meat cut up, whether that is sliced into medallions, cubed for sautés or stews, or sliced thin for stir fry. Pork tenderloin is lean and has a mild taste, so it takes well to all kinds of seasoning, from a spice rub for roasting to a creamy sauce for stovetop preparation.
Ahead, discover our best recipes that showcase the versatility of this juicy, flavorful, and quick-cooking cut of meat.
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Spicy Pork With Parsnips and Sweet Potatoes
Who doesn’t love a sheet pan dinner? This recipe stars pork tenderloin and takes only 20 minutes to put together and 30 minutes in the oven—where it doesn’t need watching or stirring.
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Pork Tenderloin vs Pork Loin
When you're shopping for a pork tenderloin, make sure you don't pick up a pork loin. Though their names are very similar, the cuts are not interchangeable. Pork tenderloin is long and thin and always boneless, generally weighing about one pound. Pork loin is a larger cut that is available both bone-in and boneless and weighs between two and five pounds.
Gingery Pork-and-Broccoli Stir-Fry
Cutting pork tenderloin into thin slices means it cooks as fast as the other ingredients in this colorful, flavorful stir fry—and dinner will be ready in 30 minutes.
Pork Cutlets Parmesan
This pork parm might be better than the veal or chicken versions you've had before. We pound slices of pork tenderloin thin, so they cook fast and give them a crunchy panko coating. Especially when paired with tomato sauce and mozzarella and broiled until the cheese melts.
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Chili-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin
This recipe yields a juicy, flavorful pork tenderloin that's been cooked in a grill pan (or on an outdoor grill). A simple rub with just a few ingredients (chili powder, garlic, sesame seeds, and olive oil) compliments the flavor of the meat.
Pork, Mushroom, and Artichoke Fricassee
A creamy pan sauce envelopes juicy pork tenderloin in this must-make dish. Fricassee is a French dish that’s a cross between a sauté and a stew. And this version, with mushrooms and canned artichokes, tastes like a special meal but takes just 45 minutes from start to table.
Quick Pork Goulash
Need a hearty one-pot dinner that comes together in under an hour? Try this quick goulash. Usually, goulash is made with shoulder roast and needs to simmer slowly to tenderize the meat. When you use pork tenderloin, it cooks in a fraction of the time.
Pork and Plums
A one-pan dinner that stars an unlikely-sounding pairing that works so well. The juicy sweetness of the plums is lovely with sliced pork tenderloin—it's also a lot more colorful than more usual fruit pairings for pork, like apples.
Pork With Persimmons and Mustard Greens
Persimmons are a fleeting fall fruit you might not be familiar with. Here, they roast alongside the pork tenderloin and add sweetness and color to the meat. The mustard greens cook in the same pan on the stovetop while the meat is resting.
Roast Pork With Fennel, Chiles, and Olives
This boneless pork tenderloin roast has an Italian accent. There's a rub of fennel and coriander seeds, and the roast is cooked with fennel, cherry peppers, and olives.
Pork With Pears and Parsnip Mash
A sumptuous weeknight dinner where quick-cooking pork tenderloin is cut into cubes, browned in butter, and braised with pears in stock and cider vinegar. It's served over a pork-parsnip mash whose sweetness compliments the meat perfectly.
Chili-Lime Pork With Corn Salad
For a dinner that tastes like summer, try this grilled pork loin with corn and avocado salad. The meat is cut into medallions so it cooks fast. It's rubbed with a simple chili powder mixture to give it a slight spice that compliments the fresh, crunchy, and creamy salad.
Grilled Pork and Pineapple Tacos
Pork loin gets a quick chili rub. It's grilled, then sliced, and used to fill tacos—along with grilled pineapple, salsa, onion, and shredded cabbage. It's a delicious route to taco Tuesday.
Grilled Pork and Noodle Salad With Basil, Cilantro, and Mint
A spicy, tangy rub of sambal oelek and fish sauce before grilling gives this boneless pork loin a lively taste that contrasts wonderfully with the herb and rice vermicelli salad.
Apricot-Stuffed Pork With Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts
Another sheet pan dinner built around pork loin. This one features a tenderloin stuffed with a sweet-and-savory mixture of dried apricots, apricot jam, and shallots. It roasts at high height in just half an hour, and the potatoes and Brussels sprouts cook alongside it.
Roasted Pork Tenderloin With Couscous and Vegetables
There’s something for everyone in this roast pork tenderloin dinner. Juicy thick slices of roast pork are combined with a warm salad of Israeli couscous, roasted carrots and fingerling potatoes, cherry tomatoes, and fresh herbs.
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