Applesauce Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

I saw a beautiful pork tenderloin on sale at Sprouts today and just had to have it.  I didn't want to do the same old same old, so I thought I'd stuff it.  With applesauce.  And raisins.  It was a little messier than I expected, mostly due to the applesauce oozing out while I was trying to roll up the pork.  But it was yummy.  Next time when I have more time, I'll cook up some sliced apple pieces until tender and roll the pork with those instead of the applesauce.

If you want to be completely SBD-compliant, use your own home-made applesauce (no sugar added) and replace the raisins with diced dried apricots.

Applesauce Stuffed Pork Tenderloin



Ingredients:

• 1.5 pound pork tenderloin, all visible fat removed
• 1/4-ish cup applesauce
• 2 tablespoon-ish raisins
• Tastefully Simple Seasoned Salt
• Tastefully Simple Garlic Garlic
• olive oil

Directions:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.  Spray a baking sheet with oil.
• On a cutting board, slice the pork tenderloin length-wise (like you're unrolling a cinnamon bun) a few times until you get an open rectangle of meat that is about 1/2-inch thick.  Pour the sauce and sprinkle the raisins on the pork.  Roll it back up.
• Place pork seam-side down onto the baking sheet.  Sprinkle the top and sides with TSSS and TSOO.  Drizzle with olive oil and rub it into the meat.
• Roast in pre-heated oven for 45 minutes - 1 hour.  Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.  Spoon any "escaped" sauce from the baking sheet onto the sliced pork.