Artichoke & Tomato smothered pork tenderloin and Cilantro Lime Rice
Start the week with this flavorful & smoky, juicy pork tenderloin smothered with mouth-watering artichokes and tomatoes. All of this over rice, but not just any rice, super flavorful cilantro lime rice! Yes, you can eliminate the cilantro, but really it makes all the difference!
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mediterranean
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time40minutes
Total Time50minutes
Servings2people
AuthorCarrie Tyler
Ingredients
1lbPork Tenderloincook the roast but only use half in this recipe
1TblsGround Cumin
1TblsChili Powder
Salt & Pepper
1TblsOlive Oil
1canArtichoke heartsor half of prepped
2Fresh Scallions⅓ of prepped
2clovesFresh Garlichalf of prepped
1TblsAll Purpose Flour
1TblsButter
¾cupChicken brothBeef or veggie broth will also work
1Large Tomato
1CupRiceuncooked
1TblsCilantro
1Lime
Instructions
Pre-Heat oven to 400 degrees
Cook Rice according to package instructions (TIP: make more & reheat for another meal)
Make Pork tenderloin
Season the pork with Cumin, Chili Powder, Salt, Pepper making sure to coat all sides evenly. Place on sheet pan and cook in oven for 30min. Make sure pork center is 145º. Turn off oven, cover with aluminum and keep pork in for another 10minutes.
Make Artichoke Sauce
Heat a Medium size sauté pan with 1 Tbls. olive oil
Dice the tomato
Take half of the chopped artichokes, ⅓ of scallion, and garlic, salt & pepper and sauté in pan for 2 minutes, stirring continuously
Add butter and sprinkle flour over everything. Mix to coat with flour.
Pour broth over artichoke mixture and stir to thicken (save remaining broth for taco recipe). Add tomatoes, stir, then remove from heat, cover, set aside.
Finish Rice
Zest lime and cut in half. Add the zest and juice from half the lime plus 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper to the rice and mix.
Sprinkle 1 Tbls cilantro over rice and mix again – add more or less (or none at all) depending on your preference
Plate: Place Rice on each dish in center, then top with 2 slices of pork, top with sauce, & sprinkle with cilantro