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Ingredients
- 1 pork tenderloin (1 to 1 1/4 lb)
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage leaves, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1 large dark-orange sweet potato (about 1 lb), peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 firm ripe small pears, unpeeled, each cut into 6 wedges
- 1 medium sweet onion (halved crosswise), cut into thin wedges
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Fresh sage leaves, if desired
Preparation
Step 1
1. Heat oven to 450°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. Place pork tenderloin in pan. In small bowl, mix rosemary, salt, sage and pepper. Rub half of seasoning mixture on pork.
2. In medium bowl, toss sweet potato, pears and onion with oil until coated. Sprinkle with remaining seasoning mixture; toss. Place vegetables around pork.
3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, stirring vegetables and pears gently once or twice during baking, until pork has slight blush of pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F, and vegetables are tender. Cut pork into 1/2-inch slices. Serve with vegetables. Garnish with fresh sage leaves.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Bake about 40 minutes.
Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 290 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 8g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 370mg; Total Carbohydrate 28g (Dietary Fiber 5g, Sugars 14g); Protein 27g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 270%; Vitamin C 15%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.