Best 17 Bacon Pork Tenderloin Recipes

BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place a sheet pan in the oven to preheat.
• Slice the pork tenderloin lengthwise, so it will open like a book, being careful to not cut all the way through. Open the loin and gently pound with a meat mallet until it is an even thickness and rectangular in shape.
• Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper. Spread the cream cheese in an even layer on the meat, leaving a 1/2 inch of pork uncovered around the edges. Spread the pesto on top of the cream cheese, then sprinkle on the pine nuts and sundried tomatoes. Top with an even layer of spinach. Starting on one of the longer sides of your rectangle, roll the meat closed into a long tube and set aside.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap on a flat surface and lay out the bacon so the slices overlap slightly. Lay the rolled pork tenderloin at one end of the bacon strip arrangement, seam-side down. Using the plastic wrap, roll the bacon up and around the meat.
• Using butcher's twine, tie around the bacon at 2-inch intervals along the length of the roll, so that the bacon cannot come loose during cooking. Tuck the meat closed on both ends and secure with toothpicks.
• Place the pork, seam-side down, on the heated sheet pan and roast until the bacon is browned and the pork is cooked, about 45 minutes. Let the pork rest for a few minutes before slicing.

BACON-HERB WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Place garlic in a small ramekin, drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil, and wrap in foil. Bake until soft, about 45 minutes. When cool enough to handle, squeeze garlic flesh from head into a small bowl.
• Arrange tenderloins on work surface. Rub the top each tenderloin with 1/2 of the roasted garlic and season with salt and pepper. Mix together the herbs and scatter half of the mix over the garlic on each tenderloin. Wrap 6 strips of bacon around each tenderloin and tie bacon in place with kitchen twine.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat oil in a medium, skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the tenderloins until golden brown on all sides. Transfer seared tenderloins to medium roasting pan; place in the oven and cook to medium doneness about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer tenderloins to cutting board and let stand 10 minutes. Remove twine before carving.

CORNBREAD-STUFFED BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Cut 3 slices bacon into 1/4-inch wide slices. Cook in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until crisp; drain.
• Carefully pour all but 1 tablespoon grease from pan. Add butter and apple cider; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in cooked bacon, cornbread stuffing mix, apple, cranberries and pecans. If needed, add addition cider to moisten stuffing.
• Place 4 remaining slices of bacon about 2 inches apart down center of 15x10x1-inch baking sheet. Cut down center of tenderloin but not all the way through; lay flat on top of bacon slices.
• Spoon stuffing down center of tenderloin; wrap bacon slices around tenderloin, overlapping on top. Secure with wooden picks.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes until internal temperature of stuffing reaches 160 degrees F. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

BACON-WRAPPED PESTO PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Arrange bacon strips lengthwise in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. pan, overlapping slightly., Cut tenderloin lengthwise through the center to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open tenderloin flat; pound with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness. Place tenderloin on center of bacon, perpendicular to strips., Sprinkle pepper over pork. Spread with pesto; layer with cheese and spinach. Close tenderloin; wrap with bacon, overlapping ends. Tie with kitchen string at 3-in. intervals. Secure ends with toothpicks., In a 12-in. skillet, brown roast on all sides, about 8 minutes. Return to baking pan; roast in oven until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145°, 17-20 minutes. Remove string and toothpicks; let stand 5 minutes before slicing.

BACON PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a broiler pan with cooking spray.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until bacon begins to brown but is still flexible, about 5 minutes. Mix apple butter, honey, allspice, and chili powder in a small bowl.
• Wrap tenderloin in 4 slices of partially-cooked bacon and secure with toothpicks. Brush half the apple butter mixture over bacon and wrap the tenderloin with remaining slices of bacon. Brush remaining apple butter mixture over the meat. Place tenderloin on prepared broiling pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until apple butter mixture has baked into a glaze and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the tenderloin reads at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C), about 30 minutes.

GRILLED BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Light grill for INDIRECT grilling. Front/back burners. Trim silverskin tendon from each tenderloin. Lightly sprinkle each with a half tsp of seasoning.
• Starting at one end, spiral wrap the bacon around each tenderloin, securing each piece with a toothpick. Lightly sprinkle each with remaining 1/2 tsp seasoning.
• Place on center of grill off of direct heat, reduce heat to medium. Turn each tenderloin a quarter turn every 15 minutes. Grill for one hour or until bacon is crispy and done. Move to direct heat the last 15 minutes if necessary. Remove toothpicks before slicing.
• Slice into 1/4" medallions and serve with baked beans and grilled potatoes.

SLOW-COOKER PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BACON AND MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 10-inch skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 12 to 14 minutes or until bacon is crispy and browned. With slotted spoon, transfer cooked bacon to paper towel-lined plate. Add mushrooms to skillet with bacon drippings; cook over medium heat 5 to 6 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Add garlic; cook 30 to 60 seconds or until fragrant. Transfer mixture to medium bowl.
• Season pork tenderloin with pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in skillet; add pork and cook 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Transfer pork to slow cooker. Add cooked bacon, soup, sage and rosemary to mushroom mixture in bowl; mix well. Pour on top of pork in slow cooker.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until thermometer inserted in center of pork reads at least 145°F. Remove from slow cooker to cutting board; cover and keep warm.
• In small bowl, mix cornstarch and water; stir into mushroom gravy in slow cooker. Cover; cook on High heat setting 15 to 20 minutes or until bubbly and thickened. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
• Slice pork and serve with mushroom gravy. Garnish with additional chopped sage and rosemary. Serve with mashed potatoes.

BACON WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Cut a lengthwise slit down the center of each tenderloin to within 1/2 in. of bottom; open tenderloins so they lie flat. Cover with plastic wrap; pound to flatten to 3/4-in. thickness. Remove plastic wrap. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the oil, soy sauce and lemon juice; add tenderloins. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., In a large skillet, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in bread crumbs, apple, raisins, jelly, salt, poultry seasoning, pepper and rosemary. , Remove tenderloins from marinade; discard marinade. Spread stuffing down the center of one tenderloin; top with second tenderloin. Tie several times with kitchen string and secure ends with toothpicks. Arrange bacon over the top., Place on a greased rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until a thermometer reads 160°. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 4-5 minutes or until bacon is browned and crisp. Let stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing.

BACON-HERB WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH LEMON GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Place garlic in a small ramekin, drizzle with 1-tablespoon olive oil, and wrap in foil. Bake until soft, about 45 minutes. When cool enough to handle, squeeze garlic flesh from head into a small bowl.
• Arrange tenderloins on work surface. Rub the top each tenderloin with 1/2 of the roasted garlic and season with salt and pepper. Mix together the herbs and scatter half of the mix over the garlic on each tenderloin. Wrap 6 strips of bacon around each tenderloin and tie bacon in place with kitchen twine.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Heat oil in a medium, skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the tenderloins until golden brown on all sides. Transfer seared tenderloins to medium roasting pan; place in the oven and cook to medium doneness about 8 to10 minutes. Transfer tenderloins to cutting board and let stand 10 minutes. Remove twine before carving.
• Combine juice, sugar and zest in a small non-reactive pan and reduce to 1/2 cup. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Toss sweet potatoes in oil and roast in a large ovenproof skillet. Roast until lightly golden brown and just cooked through. Remove the pan from the oven and place on a burner over medium heat. Add the glaze to the potatoes and toss to coat evenly. Saute potatoes until all are glazed.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH GARLIC ROSEMARY AND BACON

Steps:

• Trim all silver skin from pork tenderloin & cut 4 shallow slits in the surface. Push in garlic clove halves. Rub meat with olive oil. Sprinkle with pepper.
• Line a baking sheet with a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil. Place a baking rack on the foil and lay out the bacon slices.
• Center the tenderloin across the bacon and arrange rosemary sprigs over the top.
• Wrap bacon slices around the meat and rosemary, securing with toothpicks if necessary. Try to cover as much of the rosemary as possible so it doesn't burn when roasting.
• Cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 425ºF.
• Remove meat from fridge and place in oven still wrapped. Roast for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for 10-15 minutes more or until internal temp reaches 150-155º. Don't overcook it - the temp will rise about 5º-10º more from carry-over cooking after you take it out of the oven. Your goal temp is ~160º. The meat may look faintly pink in the center but it is done if the juices run clear.
• Remove from oven and pour off pan drippings to a small saucepan. Loosely rewrap meat with the foil and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Whisk the cornstarch into pan drippings, heating and stirring until thickened. Add salt to taste and more pepper if you want.
• Remove toothpicks, bacon and rosemary from meat and discard. (My bacon wasn't uniformly crisp. If yours is, feel free to crumble it into the sauce.).
• Slice pork at an angle into thin slices. Serve with the gravy.

BACON WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH MAPLE-MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Sauce:.
• Combine ingredients.
• simmer till thickened approximately 15-20 minutes.
• Pork Tenderloin.
• Coat pork with mustard.
• wrap with bacon.
• Roast at 350 degrees till internal temp of 170 degrees. approximately 1-1 1/2 hours.

BACON WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH MAPLE BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix thyme, rosemary, sugar and garlic together.
• Rub spices into pork.
• Wrap pork crosswise with bacon.
• Place in oven, cook 30 minutes.
• Brush pork with maple syrup and balsamic vinegar mixture.
• Continue to cook pork another 45-50 minutes, brushing with mixture every 15 minutes.
• Ler sit 15 minutes before carving.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BACON-MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat beef stock to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add thyme, rosemary and mushroom stems. Simmer 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 Tbs of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add bacon & green onions. Cook stirring occasionally, until bacon is crisp; add sliced mushroom caps. Cook stirring often, 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of the wine; heat to a simmer. Simmer 10 minutes. Add beef stock/mushroom mixture and the cream (or half-and-half) to skillet; heat to a simmer. Simmer 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a separate heavy skillet heat 1 Tbs of the oil over high heat until very hot, cook tenderloin slices, in batches, adding more oil if necessary until lightly browned, about 2 minutes per side. Season with salt & pepper to taste (remember bacon/prosciutto can be salty). Set aside, keep warm.
• Add remaining 1/4 cup of wine to the heavy skillet the tenderloin was cooked in; cook, stirring to scrape up browned bits, until wine reduces by half, 5 minutes. Add this to the simmering mushroom sauce. If mushroom sauce seems thin - thicken with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons of cold water. Add parsley & pepper to taste. Serve pork with sauce.

BACON-WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH HARVEST VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with heavy-duty foil; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients. Reserve 1 tablespoon for pork; set aside. Place squash and Brussels sprouts in pan; brush cut sides of squash and tops of Brussels sprouts with some of the remaining glaze.
• Roast vegetables 20 minutes. Meanwhile, microwave bacon between layers of microwavable paper towels on microwavable plate about 3 to 4 minutes or just until edges begin to brown but are still soft and pliable.
• Push vegetables to edges of pan; place pork in center of pan. Arrange bacon pieces diagonally over top of pork, pressing bacon over sides. Brush bacon with reserved 1 tablespoon glaze. Turn Brussels sprouts over; add bell pepper to pan. Brush bell pepper and Brussels sprouts with remaining glaze.
• Roast 20 to 25 minutes longer, stirring Brussels sprouts and bell pepper once during cooking, until meat thermometer inserted into center of pork reads 145°F. Serve pork with vegetables.

ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH APPLE AND BACON COMPOTE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Mince 8 sage leaves and reserve until needed 2. Bring tenderloins to room temperature; dry completely with paper towels 3. Place a roasting rack on baking sheet. Season pork with 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. In large sauté pan over med-high heat, heat 2 Tbsp. oil until sheen develops and oil begins to separate. Add pork; brown well and evenly on all sides, turning occasionally, 2 minutes/side 4. Remove pork from pan (reserve pan); place pork on roasting rack. Place pork on middle rack of oven; roast until center of the meat reaches internal temperature of 145°F for med-rare (pink in the middle), about 25 min or 150°F for med, 30 to 35 min 5. While pork roasts, add bacon to reserved pan and cook over med heat, stirring frequently, until crisp, 6-8 min. Stir in garlic; cook for 30 sec or until aromatic. Stir in onion, sage and thyme and sauté, stirring and scraping the bottom of pan for browned bits, until onion is tender, about 4 min. Add apples and sauté, stirring often, until lightly caramelized and tender, about 5 min 6. Turn heat to high; add the cider to deglaze pan. Scrape remaining browned bits from bottom of pan. Lower heat to med-high and reduce liquid to thick glaze, stirring occasionally, 4 to 5 min. Season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Remove from heat and keep warm. 7. Remove pork from oven and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Let stand for 10 min. Internal temperature will continue to rise by 5 to 10 degrees 8. While pork is resting, heat 1 cup canola oil in small saucepan over med-high heat. Once oil is warm enough that the sage leaves sizzle without smoking, fry remaining 15 sage leaves until crisp, about 10 to 20 sec. Remove sage leaves and place on plate lined with paper towels 9. Cut pork into 1/2-inch-thick medallions. Arrange the medallions over a bed of pumpkin and sage polenta; border with about 1/2 cup apple and bacon compote per serving. Place 2 sage leaves on each plate and serve

PORK TENDERLOIN MEDALLION CHOPS WRAPPED IN BACON

Steps:

• 1. soak 12 toothpicks in water for at least one hour.
• 2. To make the glaze, in a medium pan over medium-high heat, heat the apple juice. Bring to a slow boil and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until reduced to 1 cup. Add the sugar and mix well. Transfer to a bowl and set aside to cool. Wrap a slice of bacon around the circumference of each tenderloin medallion and secure with a toothpick. Season each chop lightly on both sides with black pepper.
• 3. Prepare the grill for cooking over direct medium heat. Place the chops directly on the cooking grate. Cook for three minutes. Flip and cook for three more minutes. Flip and brush with the prepared glaze. Cook for one minute. Brush again, flip, and brush the other side. Cook for one minute more and brush again. Flip and brush two more times cooking for one minute each time. Remove to a platter and let rest for three minutes before serving. Serves 4 to 6.The apple glaze is very simple but makes a perfect accompaniment to the pork and bacon combo. These would go very well served with a rice pilaf and green peas.

BACON WRAPPED STUFFED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Slice the pork almost in half, but do not cut all the way through. Butterfly the sides until the pork is open enough to stuff.
• Mix torn bread, melted butter, poultry seasoning, onion, and celery in a bowl until bread is evenly coated with butter and seasoning; season with salt and pepper. Stuff the pork tenderloin with the bread mixture. Wrap the pork around the filling and secure closed with toothpicks. Wrap bacon slices around the stuffed tenderloin. Season top of tenderloin with black pepper.
• Cook in the preheated oven until pork is cooked through, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the stuffing should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).