PEPPER-STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN

Pepper-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin image

Spicy stuffing balances the delicate flavor of pork in this dish that looks great on the plate-and tastes even better! -Margaret Allen, Abingdon, Virginia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 1h25m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola oil
3 small sweet red peppers, finely chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 small celery ribs, finely chopped
1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
3/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 pork tenderloins (3/4 pound each)
4 teaspoons lemon-pepper seasoning
4 teaspoons fennel seed, crushed

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add red peppers, onion and celery; saute until tender, 3-4 minutes. Add thyme, garlic salt, paprika and cayenne; saute 1 minute longer. Remove from heat; set aside., Make a lengthwise slit down the center of each tenderloin to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open tenderloins so they lie flat. With a meat mallet, flatten pork to 1/2-in. thickness. Fill with vegetable stuffing mixture. Close tenderloins; tie at 2-in. intervals with kitchen string, securing ends with toothpicks., Place on a rack coated with cooking spray in a shallow baking pan. Combine lemon pepper and fennel; rub over tenderloins., Bake until a thermometer inserted into pork reads 145°, 45-55 minutes. Remove tenderloins from oven; let stand 5 minutes. Discard toothpicks and string. Cut each tenderloin into 8 slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 201 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 492mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges