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.
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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
Suz
First time making pork tenderloin and this was easy and excellent! Really good flavor!
RecipeTeacher
Isn’t it great?! We make it more than ever now. It’s just so simple and versatile. Thanks for the feedback, Suz!
Joan
Very easy to prepare. Tender, juicy and delicious!
Pat Clark
I couldn’t believe a recipe this easy good be so good! It was excellent! Flavorful
and tender, will definitely be using this recipe again….and again! I didn’t have ground mustard so I substituted Dijon mustard. Thank you for such an easy and delicious recipe!!!
Margaret Bowden
It certainly is the “best damn roasted pork tenderloin”. I have had tenderloin before, but never this delicious.
I am slowly but surely working my way through all your recipes. Each and every one has been “best damn”.
Geraldine Mc Grath
Wow! Just subscribed to yourvsit. And this dish was so lovely and juicy. Thank you. X
Jennifer
If I could rate this higher I would and my rating is backed by two teenage sons and my husband. Picked up the tenderloins from Costco. Prepped them with ease and marinated the tenderloins for three hours. Baked as directed and nothing is left. Delicious! Thank you and I will be checking out your other recipes.
Dale W Colton
I have a pork tenderloin that is clearly marked as a tenderloin but is just over 3 pounds. It is marked as a whole boneless pork tenderloin. There is no fat cap like you see on a loin. Should I go with the 20 minutes per pound or will this dry it out.
RecipeTeacher
Hi Dale… 3lbs sounds like a big boy for sure, but it’s certainly possible. Could there be 2 in the package? If it is indeed 3lb., add an extra 10 min or so and keep an eye on the internal temperature. You want the center to be at least 145°(F).
Dale W Colton
Hi Jason, Thanks so much. I’ll give it a shot and let you know how it goes.
Julie
What is the side dish here?
RecipeTeacher
The side-dish I used in the photos was Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Green Beans and Potatoes.
Lela
Fool proof awesome recipe! Kept the recipe as is And it was delicious!!!
Rhonda
Love this recipe. So easy and delicious ,will definitely be a regular at our house
Kathy
My family absolutely loved this recipe….even my very picky youngest. They liked it so much they ate 1/2 the tenderloin and texted my oldest about good it was! We’re having it for our Thanksgiving meal instead of turkey.