Baked Pork Tenderloin is topped with Mustard, Garlic and Herbs! Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside! This is a quick, healthy and easy way to prepare the best pork tenderloin. No marinating required! Also, it’s naturally low on carbs.
This melt in your mouth tenderloin is only 1 gram of carbs and 246 calories per serving. The easiest thing I’ve ever made in the oven! Cannot beat that! Your body, especially your pancreas, the organ responsible for regulating the blood sugar, will thank you for this! The best tenderloin recipe will provides you with nice and steady supply of energy.
Not only it’s unbelievably low in calories and carbs, but in only 30 minutes you get is a juicy, tender and delectable pork tenderloin. This delicious and easy tenderloin recipe is uncomplicated enough for a quick weeknight dinner with the family, but will also be a hit at a dinner party.
What Ingredients Do You Need For Pork Tenderloin
If you want the overview of the ingredients, here’s what you’ll need:
Chopped Garlic – the more the better. You will love garlic flavor in this recipe!
Olive oil – I always use extra virgin olive oil.
Herbs – I used Italian Seasoning, but Herbs de Provence is a good choice too.
Pork tenderloin – I love using about 1 pound tenderloin in this recipe. It’s so easy cut it into small pieces. Tenderloin packs a lot of flavor and it’s pretty tender, but still affordable.
Salt & Pepper – to season to your liking.
Equipment needed to make Oven Roasted Tenderloin
Oven proof skillet – I used cast iron, but you can also make it with a dutch oven or on a baking sheet.
Small plate or bowl – You will need it to prepare the topping for the tenderloin.
Pastry brush – the brush will allow you to spread the topping evenly over the pork. You can also use a spoon.
Ready to make this oven roasted pork tenderloin?
- Start by preheating the oven at 350 F. Going low on heat is the way to make this pork tenderloin juicy and not dry.
- Now let’s generously season it with salt and pepper. Then cover the tenderloin with the mustard using a pastry brush:
In a small plate prepare the herb mixture by mixing minced olive oil, chopped garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
Using a pastry brush, cover the tenderloin with the herb mixture. All around.
Make sure to cover the tenderloin on top and all sides, except the bottom:
Place the tenderloin in an oven safe skillet, such as cast iron or dutch oven. You can also roast it on a baking sheet. Roast the pork at 350 F. for approximately 30 minutes.
Pork safe cooking temperature
Always use a meat thermometer to determine whether your pork loin is done. It should register at 145 F. At this point the pork tenderloin will be slightly pink, which is perfectly normal. But you can also cook it until the internal temperature reaches between 145° and 160° F, and it will be slightly more done and white in color at that point.
Let the pork rest for a few minutes, then slice and serve.
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Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Mustard, Garlic and Herbs
Ingredients
- 1.4 lb. pork tenderloin
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
Herb Mixture
- 1.5 tbsp olive oil
- 3 large cloves garlic chopped
- 1 tbsp italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Dijon Mustard: Place the tenderloin in the oven safe dish, such as cast iron or dutch oven. Season the surface of the tenderloin with salt and pepper. Cover the tenderloin with Dijon mustard, using a pastry brush
- Herb Mixture: In a small plate prepare the herb mixture by mixing olive oil, chopped garlic, Italian seasoning and salt.
- Using a pastry brush cover the tenderloin with the herb mixture on top and all sides, except the bottom.
- 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 the oven and rest for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.
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This recipe is a quick, healthy, and easy way to prepare pork tenderloin with only 1 gram of carbs per serving for a total of 4 per entire tenderloin:
Love this recipe – love the flavors and it melted in your mouth. Will be making this often – thanks
Thank you, Sharon! Love your review:)
This was so delicious! Made exactly as written; wouldn’t change a thing. Will definitely be making this again! Thanks for sharing!
I’ve made this dozens of times now. Simple and delicious! I add some breadcrumbs for a little crunch. Thank you!
Good call on the breadcrumbs!
This was so good! And so easy. I had everything on hand. So often I will find an interesting recipe, but don’t have all I need to make it. Definitely adding this to my regular meal rotation. Thank you!
What a great dinner! I served this with mashed potatoes and broccoli. I didn’t get any mustard flavor, will add whole grain to the dijon next time. Great dish!
Thank you, Crissy, for such a great review!
This recipe is not difficult to do. However, I have to find herbs to suit the mustard. It’s a great idea to enjoy with slices of bread or rice. Thanks Olya!
I agree the Italian seasoning did not suit me either…. I substituted some onion and garlic powder, cumin and a pinch of smoked paprika and cayenne. Awesome 5 stars!!!!!
This was juicy and delicious.. but crust not crispy… roasted in uncovered Dutch oven at 350 for 30 minutes…temp perfect…160…but not crispy for crust…should broiler a bit after?
I would say yes if you want crispy crust, but then you risk overcooking the tenderloin. The crust shouldn’t be crispy though. Mine wasn’t.
This is a quick, healthy and easy way to prepare
Made this for dinner tonight and it was a huge success! Super easy to make and very tasty! Thank you
Thanks for the recipes! I absolutely LOVE to cook for family & friends. Trying the pork tenderloin tonight. Was searching for a new recipe and found yours. I’m going to try all of you recipes. They look DELICIOUS!!! Thank you fellow foodie!!