Pork Tenderloin Studded With Rosemary and Garlic

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• nonstick cooking spray

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 475 degrees.

2. 2

   Combine the rosemary and garlic. Make several 1/2 inch deep slits in pork; place about half of the rosemary mixture in slits. Rub pork with remaining rosemary mixture; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place pork on a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of pork.

3. 3

   Bake at 475 for 20 minutes or until thermometer registers 160 degrees (slightly pink) or desired degree of doneness. Let stand 5 minutes, and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices.