Easy Roast Pork Loin

Easy Roast Pork Loin
Serve with a Green Salad

Serves 8 - about 5.25 ounces each serving	‹ Back to Entrees
1/2 cup apricot preserves 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon dried oregano 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 - 3 pound boneless pork tenderloin, trimmed of fat Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 425°.

Place the preserves in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, and cook 10 minutes or until melted. Keep warm over low heat.

Combine salt, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper; rub evenly over pork. Place pork on a rack coated with cooking spray; place rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake at 425° for 30 minutes. Brush 1/4 cup preserves evenly over pork. Bake an additional 10 minutes. Brush remaining preserves evenly over pork. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until thermometer registers 155° (slightly pink). Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Per Serving (per 5.25 ounce serving or 1/8 of roast): 254 Calories; 6g Fat (21.1% calories from fat); 36g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 111mg Cholesterol; 328mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 5 Lean Meat; 0 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.