Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pork Tenderlion

Sausage & Rice Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Served With A Marinara Sauce With Onions & Garlic!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Ingredients

whole pork tenderloin

1/2 lb Italian pork bulk sausage, uncooked

1/2 cup cooked rice, cooled

1/2 cup onions, minced

1/2 onion, sliced thin

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 cloves garlic, sliced thin

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1 jar Marinara sauce

1 tsp parsley, minced

olive oil

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Deep narrow baking dish

Large skillet

Cooking twine

Medium mixing bowl

Foil 

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F. Butterfly the pork tenderloin and pound out to even thickness.  In a mixing bowl, add; Italian pork sausage, cooked rice, minced onions, minced garlic, dried oregano, salt, pepper and mix well.  Spread pork and rice in center of the tenderloin.  Roll pork tenderloin to create a roll with a stuffed center, using cooking twine, tie secure so filling does not spill out.  preheat skillet on high and drizzle olive oil to coat bottom of pan.  Sear stuffed tenderloin to a golden on all sides. Place seared pork tenderloin into a baking dish and evenly layer sliced onions and garlic. Pour marinara sauce over the pork, onions and garlic.  Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove foil and cook for additional 20-30 minutes.  Remove from oven and baking dish and let rest for 10 minutes on a cutting board before removing twine and slicing pork tenderloin.  Serve pork tenderloin with the Marinara sauce and garnish with minced parsley.
Serves 4