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Pork: 3 pt. Mexican-Spiced Pork Tenderloin

Source of Recipe

Cooking Light (posted to recipecircus originally by mom2two31064)


List of Ingredients

2 (3/4-pound) pork tenderloins
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
Vegetable cooking spray


Recipe

Trim fat from tenderloins. Combine cumin and next 6 ingredients. Rub spice mixture evenly over tenderloins. Place tenderloins on a rack in a roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Insert meat thermometer into the thickest part of tenderloin, if desired. Bake at 375¼F for 45 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 160¼F. Transfer tenderloins to a serving platter. Let stand 10 minutes; slice diagonally across grain into thin slices.

Serves 6.

Calories: 153; Protein: 25.9g; Carbohydrate: .6g; Iron: 1.7mg; Fat 4.6g; Fiber: .2g; Sodium: 163mg; Cholesterol: 83mg; Calcium: 15mg.