Spice-rubbed pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon

Spice-rubbed pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon is surprisingly quick and easy! Elegant enough for company… yet perfect for a weeknight family dinner!

Why not serve this pork tenderloin dish with hot mashed potatoes, French string beans and a homemade warm applesauce?! The combination of flavors and textures will keep people coming back for seconds and thirds.

Spice-rubbed pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1-1/4 pounds pork tenderloin
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons dark chili powder
• 2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme (optional)
• 1/2 pound high-quality bacon (will need more depending on width of bacon slices)
• Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large zip-closed bag, add brown sugar, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and thyme. Lock bag and shake all around to mix spices.
2. Lightly salt and pepper your pork tenderloin. (It’s important to not oversalt as the bacon will add salt to the overall dish.)
3. Add pork tenderloin to the bag with the spices and shake around again to coat the pork completely.
4. Lay bacon slices flat and vertically on a clean, dry surface slightly overlapping. (You should have a large bacon rectangle.)
5. Remove your pork tenderloin from the bag, lay it horizontally across the middle of the bacon and wrap the bacon up around the tenderloin, securing by pressing down.
6. Place the bacon-wrapped tenderloin seam side down and cook for 15 minutes. Turn the temperature down to 375 degrees F and cook an additional 5-8 minutes or until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 145 degrees F after resting.

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