Perfectly seasoned and roasted to perfection in your oven, this pork tenderloin is buttery tender, juicy, and so delicious! With easy ingredients and simple steps, it’s the perfect family meal.
Pork tenderloin is one of the finest cuts of meat. It’s very lean and tender and can be seasoned any number of wonderful ways. For this recipe we’ll use a combination of simple pantry ingredients to season the pork, before roasting it in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Make Sure It’s Pork Tenderloin
There’s a few cuts of pork that have similar sounding names. Be sure the packaging clearly says pork tenderloin. They are basically long and slender and weigh around ¾lb to 1 ½lbs each. It’s also quite common to find them in 2-packs. Other similar names including pork loin, pork loin filet and pork roast are NOT pork tenderloin and require different cooking steps.
Simple Pantry Ingredients
I love to make recipes where I have most of the ingredients already on hand. For this roasted pork tenderloin, we’ll use a simple rub which includes brown sugar, salt, pepper, ground mustard, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and a hint of cayenne (optional, be really good).
Easy Preparation
Another reason I love making this recipe is because it’s so simple to prepare. All you have to do is mix the ingredients together, rub some olive oil on the meat, and then coat it well with the seasoning rub. Place it into a baking dish or pan and into the oven it goes. No need to sear this recipe first, that’s one less step we needn’t worry about. Just rub the seasoning on and it’s ready to go in the oven!
Roast at 425° (F) for 25-30 minutes
We want the pork tenderloin to have an internal temperature of 145°(F). An instant read thermometer is an essential tool everyone should have on hand. After 25 minutes, check the thickest part of the meat. Once the internal temp is at least 145°(F), you’re good to remove from the oven. Set the pork tenderloin on a plate and let it sit for at least 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
More Great Pork Tenderloin Recipes
- Best Damn Grilled Pork Tenderloin
- Smothered Pork Tenderloin
- Air Fryer Balsamic Pork Tenderloin
- Slow Cooker Creamy Tuscan Pork Tenderloin
Recipe
Best Damn Roasted Pork Tenderloin
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 4 servings
Description
Mouthwatering, buttery tender pork tenderloin seasoned to perfection and roasted in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 pork tenderloins (¾lb-1.25lbs each)
- 3 tbs brown sugar
- 1.5 tbs paprika
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1–2 tbs olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°(F).
- Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl.
- Trim pork tenderloin of any excess fat or silverskin. Pat pork dry and coat with olive oil.
- Rub seasoning mix all over pork tenderloin.
- Place seasoned pork into a shallow baking dish and bake in oven 25-30 minutes (internal temp should be at least 145°)
- Remove from oven and place pork tenderloin on a plate and let rest at least 5 minutes before slicing.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Lauren says
Hi! I could only find a 2.5 pound tenderloin. How long do you recommend I cook that size for? Thank you!
RecipeTeacher says
That awfully big to be a tenderloin. Could there be 2 in the package?
Lauren says
Hmmm maybe so! I didn’t think about that. Sorry :/
Pat McGuire says
I use this blend for pork chops, chicken and even steak. It is an all around favorite for my family. I keep some in an airtight container so I always have some ready to go whenever I need it. Sure beats having to mix up a last minute batch. Try it…..You’ll like it!!!
B Skladan says
This was delicious! Cooked perfectly and Spices were chosen wisely. Paprika gives it a nice subtle heat.
I would absolutely make this again!!!.
Annemarie A. says
This was really delicious. A wonderful combination of flavors. I will recommend it to my friends.
Susan says
It’s the best!!
Dorothy Matthews says
The oven roasted pork tenderloin was really good. The seasonings were perfect.
MS says
I don’t have any ground mustard. Can I sub regular mustard?
RecipeTeacher says
You can and many people do. You can also just leave it out.
terry peck says
should this be covered while baking?
RecipeTeacher says
No
Jan Morris says
Turned out great!!! 5 stars
Ann says
The name is accurate! I make a lot of pork tenderloin recipes so they’ve started to blend together but this one was delicious. Some substitutions: I used granulated garlic and onion, only 1/3 of the sugar and replaced about .5 tbs of the paprika with smoked paprika (my family doesn’t like too much sugar and I ran out of regular paprika). I don’t know how much these substitutions affected the flavor, but again, it was really good—especially for how easy it was. Highly recommend!