Pesto and Cheese Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Description

Pork tenderloin is rolled around a pesto, Cheddar cheese, and cream cheese filling. It is browned then baked for a flavorful main dish. Cream sauce is added before serving. Delicious.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 2 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons pesto sauce
  • ¼ clove garlic, minced
  • 1 pinch dried parsley
  • 1 pork tenderloin, butterflied and pounded flat
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup white wine
  • ½ cube chicken bouillon
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.
  2. Mix cream cheese
  3. Cheddar cheese
  4. bacon
  5. green onions
  6. pesto sauce
  7. garlic
  8. and parsley together in a bowl. Lay pork tenderloin on a flat work surface and spread cheese mixture on one side of the meat. Roll tenderloin around the filling like a jellyroll. Season meat with salt and black pepper.
  9. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place rolled pork tenderloin in hot butter and cook
  10. turning
  11. until browned on all sides
  12. 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer tenderloin to the prepared baking dish
  13. reserving drippings in skillet.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until pork is no longer pink in the center
  15. about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
  16. Place the skillet with reserved drippings over medium-high heat. Pour in white wine and bouillon
  17. bring to a simmer
  18. reduce heat to low
  19. and add cream; stir until sauce thickens slightly
  20. about 5 minutes. Pour sauce over tenderloin.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Servings: 3

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