Crusted Pork Tenderloin ($10 Meal)

April 4, 2012 ·

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This wonderful crusted pork tenderloin served over sautéed spinach concludes my series of $10 Meals.
I hope you all enjoyed all 13 recipes. I received such great emails. I thank you all who took time out of your busy schedules to send me a note!

Also thank you to Sweetbay Supermarket for allowing me to create all of the recipes for their $10 meal Campaign.
It was such a great eye opener to see that you can actually make delicious, healthy. family friendly meals for $10 or under.

Pork tenderloin is $1.00 off per pound this week at Sweetbay Supermarket, so run and pick one up and make this delicious and easy meal. This would be a great change up for your Easter dinner as well.

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Crusted Pork Tenderloin ($10 Meal)
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Serves: 4
 

Moist and tender crusted pork tenderloin served with sautéed spinach and sweet baby carrots
Ingredients
For Pork
  • 1 lb pork tenderloin
  • ½ cup Italian Style Bread Crumbs
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon mustard (preferably Dijon)
  • Non-Stick cooking spray
For Spinach
  • 1 bunch fresh spinach
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
For Carrots
  • 16 oz pre peeled baby carrots
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons water

Instructions
  1. To Make the Pork
  2. Preheat the oven to 350.
  3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
  4. In a shallow dish, like a pie plate, mix together the bread crumbs, salt,pepper, dried rosemary and garlic powder.
  5. In another shallow dish, mix together the egg and the mustard.
  6. Coat the pork with the egg mixture then coat with bread crumbs
  7. Place the pork on the prepared baking sheet and spray the top with non-stick cooking spray.
  8. Bake for 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 145.
  9. To make the Spinach
  10. Wash and dry the spinach and remove the long stems.
  11. In a large skillet over medium heat melt the butter.
  12. Add the spinach, salt and pepper, cook for 3 minutes or until spinach is wilted.
  13. To make the Carrots
  14. Place the carrots in a pot, cover with water, cover with a lid and boil for 8-10 minutes. Drain.
  15. In the pan that you cooked the carrots, melt the butter and add the brown sugar and
  16. water.
  17. Add the carrots back in and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.

Notes
*Price estimate does not include pantry staples you may likely already have. Prices are also adjusted for quantity; for example if a recipe calls for half an onion, we include the cost of that quantity.* Recipe Created for Sweetbay Supermarket by Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife. Photo by Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife

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Filed Under: $10 meals, Pork, Side Dishes

Comments

  1. 1
    aarthiNo Gravatar says:
    April 4, 2012 at 9:00 am

    that looks so flavourful

  2. 2
    Robert RichardsNo Gravatar says:
    April 5, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    This recipe looks sooo good. I’m going to give it a try this weekend when my friends are visiting. I’m sure they will all love it. :-)

  3. 3
    Cooking In StilettosNo Gravatar says:
    April 5, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    This looks like one of those tried and true meals that are a must for weeknights :) I always keep a pork tenderloin in the freezer – will have to try this.