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
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.
- Mix cream cheese
- Cheddar cheese
- bacon
- green onions
- pesto sauce
- garlic
- 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.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place rolled pork tenderloin in hot butter and cook
- turning
- until browned on all sides
- 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer tenderloin to the prepared baking dish
- reserving drippings in skillet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until pork is no longer pink in the center
- about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
- Place the skillet with reserved drippings over medium-high heat. Pour in white wine and bouillon
- bring to a simmer
- reduce heat to low
- and add cream; stir until sauce thickens slightly
- 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