Best Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Tenderloin Recipes

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BLUE CHEESE-STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN



Blue Cheese-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin image

Blue cheese stuffing adds special taste to the plain pork dinner in an hour.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, finely chopped (1/3 cup)
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup (4 oz) crumbled blue cheese (preferably an aged Gorgonzola)
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped dried cherries
3 tablespoons chopped pecans
2 teaspoons chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 pork tenderloins (1 lb each)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Adjust oven rack to middle position. Heat oven to 400°F.
  • In 8-inch skillet, heat butter over medium heat until melted. Add onion and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds. Remove from heat and cool about 5 minutes.
  • In medium bowl, stir cheese vigorously with spoon. Stir in cooled onion mixture, cherries, pecans and thyme; set aside.
  • Place 1 pork piece on work surface with short side facing you. Use knife to slit in half lengthwise without going all the way through. Open pork like a book. Repeat with remaining pork. Spread half of the cheese mixture in center of each pork piece. Close up pork and tie with kitchen twine to secure. Season outside with salt and pepper.
  • In 12-inch ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until shimmering and hot. Add pork and cook about 4 minutes or until browned. Flip, being careful not to open them up, and cook about 4 minutes longer. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in the thickest part of pork.
  • Place skillet in oven and roast 10 to 15 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center reads 155°F. Remove from oven and allow to rest, loosely covered with foil, about 5 minutes (temperature will continue to rise to 160°F). Slice each pork piece into 6 pieces. (If you don't have an ovenproof skillet, after browning pork in skillet, carefully place them in foil-lined 13x9-inch pan and then place in oven.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 115 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 37 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 450 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 0 g

FIG AND BLUE CHEESE STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN



Fig and Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Tenderloin image

This is a wonderful recipe that I found in Cooking Light Magazine. It's easy to prepare, few ingredients and has a beautiful presentation. I've served this with wild rice and steamed green beans with garlic. Enjoy!

Provided by Cookin in NJ

Categories     Pork

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (1 lb) pork tenderloin, trimmed and butterflied
1/2 cup dried fig, coarsely chopped (like Sun-Maid)
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
cooking spray
1 tablespoon apple jelly, melted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Butterfly the pork by slicing it in half lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, the other side. Open the halves (like a book), laying pork flat.
  • Place pork between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
  • Sprinkle the figs and blue cheese over the pork, leaving about a 1/2-inch margin around the outside edges. Roll up the pork lengthwise, like a jelly-roll. (I tucked in the sides prior to rolling to keep stuffing in, but this is optional.) Secure at 2-inch intervals with twine. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper, and place on a foil-lined pan coated with cooking spray.
  • The original recipe called for baking it at 450°F for 20 minutes, however, I've found the tenderloin to still be raw in some areas, so I've adjusted the pre-jelly cooking time to about 25-30 minutes. Use a thermometer to gauge.
  • Remove the pork from the oven and brush with the melted apple jelly. Return the pork to the oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until the thermometer reads 160°F (slightly pink). Keep an eye on the pork if cooking for longer than the additional 5 minutes because I've found the apple jelly that melts onto the pan will begin to burn.
  • Remove the pork from the oven and let it stand for 10 minutes. Remove the twine and cut the pork into 1 inch slices, or to the thickness of your liking.
  • Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3 1-inch slices).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.7, Fat 9, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 86.4, Sodium 588.5, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 11.7, Protein 27.7

FIG AND BLUE CHEESE-STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN



FIG AND BLUE CHEESE-STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN image

Categories     Pork     Bake

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
1/2 cup dried figs, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon apple jelly, melted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°. Slice the pork in half lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, other side. Open the halves, laying pork flat. Place pork between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Sprinkle figs and blue cheese over pork, leaving a 1/2-inch margin around outside edges. Roll up the pork, jelly-roll fashion, starting with long side. Secure at 2-inch intervals with twine. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper, and place on a foil-lined jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes. Brush jelly over the pork. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160° (slightly pink). Let stand for 10 minutes. Discard twine; cut pork into 12 (1-inch-thick) slices.

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