Peppered Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Peppered Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin a try. One serving contains 299 calories, 22g of protein, and 19g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of pecans, firmly brown sugar, ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add mushrooms and onion, and saut 8 minutes or until tender. Stir in pecans, and set aside.
Place pork between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
Sprinkle with salt and ground pepper.
Spread mushroom mixture evenly on 1 side of each tenderloin, leaving a 1/4-inch border.
Roll up jellyroll fashion, starting with 1 long end. Wrap 4 bacon slices around each tenderloin, and secure with wooden picks.
Place, seam sides down, on a lightly greased rack in a roasting pan. Rub evenly with sugar and cracked pepper.
Bake, uncovered, at 450 for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 40
Bake at 400 for 15 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 160.