Low Carb Garlic and Herb Pork Tenderloin is a quick, healthy, and easy way to make a delicious meal with only one carb per serving in 30 minutes. So if you’re in the mood for a simple dinner or need to shake up your usual meal routine, this juicy and tender tenderloin is your ticket.
Tenderloin is one of the easiest and most relaxed cuts of meat to work with. Here we have a simple keto recipe with only a few ingredients: garlic, herbs and olive oil.
All you need is a few cloves of garlic, dried and fresh herbs, coarse salt, olive oil and of course a pork tenderloin! And it wouldn’t hurt to have a meat thermometer either!
Pork recipes are staples on this website because pork is so easy to work with and there are thousands of different ways to prepare it. But this low carb pork tenderloin recipe is possibly the easiest and juiciest way to make a quick weeknight meal with the family.
How to make it
Prepare herb mixture: In a small plate prepare the herb mixture by mixing chopped garlic, Herbs de Provence, Italian Seasoning and coarse sea salt.
Mix thoroughly with a fork.
Place the tenderloin in the oven safe dish, such as cast iron, dutch oven or on a baking sheet. Using a knife, make 5-6 small cuts across the tenderloin.
Stuff herb and garlic mixture into the cuts of the tenderloin.
Cover the tenderloin with the remaining mixture on top and gently pour olive oil over the tenderloin to cover it.
Bake at 350 F. for approximately 30 minutes until meat thermometer reads at least 145 F (for pink tenderloin) or 160 F (for white tenderloin).
Slice it and spoon juices from the pan over the tenderloin. Sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves and the low carb pork tenderloin is ready to be served!
More pork tenderloins to choose from
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Brown Sugar Dijon Glazed Pork Loin
Herb Garlic Roasted Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon herbs de Provence
- ½ tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 3 – 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ teaspoon sea salt, coarse
- 1.5 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 sprigs Thyme, fresh
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
Garlic & Herb Mixture:
- In a small plate prepare the herb mixture by mixing chopped garlic, Herbs de Provence, Italian seasoning and coarse salt.
Prepping Tenderloin:
- Place the tenderloin in the oven safe dish, such as cast iron, dutch oven or on a baking sheet. Using a knife, make 5-6 small cuts across the tenderloin.
- Stuff each cut with Garlic and Herb Mixture. This will ensure that the amazing flavors of garlic and herbs will be spread throughout the tenderloin.
- Cover the tenderloin with the remaining mixture on top and then gently pour olive oil on top of the tenderloin.
Roasting Tenderloin:
- Roast at 350 F for approximately 30 minutes, until internal cooking temperature reaches at least 145 F (for pink looking tenderloin) or 160 F (for white looking tenderloin).
- Remove from oven, slice it and cover with juices from the pan. Sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves and serve.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
Notes
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Made this pork loin in a cast iron skillet tonight. 10 minutes into the baking I pushed the pork loin to the side of the skillet and added broccoli and cauliflower to roast.
It was so delicious.
About 3 total carbs per serving.
Winner winner pork loin dinner!!!😂
That’s genius, Suzanne! So glad you tried it.