Apple and Pear Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

I am always looking for new ways to fix pork. Here is one recipe I saw on Pinterest and changed up a little. I thought a pear would be nice with the apple and pork too. I had two pork loins so I just doubled up the recipe. This smelled so wonderful roasting away on our chilly day, it was delicious as well.


Apple and Pear Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
adapted from My Cross Fit Paleo Journey

1 Pork Loin, 2.5-3 lbs.
3 Red Delicious Apples, sliced thin
1 Pear, sliced thin
4 Tbl Honey
2 TBL Cinnamon
salt and pepper to taste

Lay about half of the apple slices on a lined baking sheet.
Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Cut slits in the pork loin (approx 1/2″-3/4″), lay onto apple slices.
Drizzle some honey into the slits.Then place apple and pear slices into the slits, drizzle with a little honey, sprinkle with a little more cinnamon, salt and pepper. Lay any leftover apple slices on top.
Roast in oven at 400' for about 45 mins.

I also added some sliced sweet potatoes to my tray.




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Pork Roast and Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

I may have found our favorite scalloped potato recipe. You make a cheese sauce then pour it over the thinly sliced potatoes and bake. I used my food processor to slice the potatoes nice and thin. We ate these with a simple pork roast. Also this makes a 9x13 pan size, so it could easily be halved to make an 8x8 pan. Mr. mentioned adding in sour cream to this (because his mom made it that way) which sounds great! Maybe once the cheese is melted, take it off the heat and stir it in, perhaps 1/2 C.? I will have to try that next time!


Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

slightly adapted from Excellent Eats

4 Tbl Butter
4 Tbl flour
4 C milk, warmed
1 tsp salt
1 Tbl Parsley flakes
dash of pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 C shredded cheddar cheese/jack blend
6 C thinly sliced potatoes (6-7 medium size potatoes)


Preheat oven to 375.
In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one minute. Stir in milk. Add salt, pepper, and parsley. Cook until mixture has thickened. Stir in cheese all at once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds.
In a greased 9x13 pan, place a layer of potatoes, and then a layer of cheese sauce. Repeat until your ingredients are gone, ending with the cheese sauce on top.
Cover with foil and cook for 30-35 minutes. Remove tinfoil and continue cooking another 30-35 minutes or until potatoes and tender.

For the pork roast, this was about a 1 1/2 lb boneless loin roast (Costco special). I used Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper as a rub, with a little oil to help coat the roast. Let that sit on the roast for a few hours in the fridge before roasting. Place on a roasting rack in a pan, roast at 425' for about 50-60 minutes. Check roast at about 50 minutes, look for any bloodiness and let it roast a little longer if needed (I like to do mine until it reaches 155' with a thermometer, letting it rest 10 minutes when it's done will also bring the temp up, so keep that in mind). Slice thick 3/4"-1" slices and serve. This small roast fed all 5 of us with a few slices for leftovers.

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