Mustard-Crusted Pork with Carrots and Lentils

Name: Mustard-Crusted Pork with Carrots and Lentils
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 850 grams lentils, rinsed and drained; 454 grams precut fresh carrot sticks; 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard, divided; 59 milliliters fine dry bread crumbs; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 158 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 6 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 567 grams pork tenderloin; 2 fresh thyme sprigs

Mustard-Crusted Pork with Carrots and Lentils is a dairy free main course. This recipe covers 50% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 674 calories, 52g of protein, and 26g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up pork tenderloin, olive oil, chicken broth, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.

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Toss carrots with 2 tablespoons oil and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a shallow baking pan and roast while preparing pork.

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Salt And Pepper

Carrot

Pork

Cooking Oil

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Baking Pan

Pat pork dry and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt.

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Pork

Salt

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then brown pork all over, about 3 minutes total.

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Put pork on a work surface and brush with 1 tablespoon mustard. Stir together bread crumbs and 1/2 tablespoon oil, then press onto mustard on pork to form a crust.

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Transfer pork to pan with carrots and roast until carrots are browned and tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of meat registers 140 to 145°F, 15 to 22 minutes.

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Let pork stand 5 minutes; keep carrots warm, covered (or continue roasting if needed).

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While pork roasts, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil with garlic and thyme in a small saucepan until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in lentils, broth, and remaining tablespoon mustard and cook until heated through. Season with salt and pepper and discard thyme.

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Salt And Pepper

Lentils