Best Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin Recipe (2024)

Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin is fabulous enough for Sunday Super but this oven baked pork tenderloin is a quick recipe that can even be made on a weeknight!

Oven Baked Pork Tenderloin has long been a favorite recipe of mine. Pork tenderloin in general is just such a delicious cut of meat to cook. Pork chops are good, but they've got nothing on juicy delicious tenderloin!

With flavorfulCowboy Butter (garlic butter), this pork tenderloin recipe is so tender and so juicy.

Our Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin recipe has been incredibly popular with readers, so I wanted to share another recipe that I think you'll also love. And if you prefer a slow cooker recipe, try my Slow Cooker Roast Pork with Apples.

Because this is a quick recipe, Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin makes a scrumptious meal any day of the week.

🧂 Ingredients

• pork tenderloin
• garlic powder
• fresh thyme
• olive oil
• salt and black pepper to taste
• cowboy butter for serving

This is meant to be a brief overview of the recipe. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below.

Baking Pork Tenderloin

Oven-roasted pork tenderloin doesn't have to just be a Sunday Supper kind of meal, you can actually have it on the table fairly quickly! Pork tenderloin is a lean cut of meat that's tender and juicy and perfect for 30 minute meals.

While your pork tenderloin is searing, make a batch of Cowboy Butter. This is one of our most popular recipes here on Juggling Act Mama, and it adds so much incredible flavor! This will be used to finish off the oven baked pork tenderloin just before serving.

🔪Instructions

1. Remove any silver skin.
2. Season the pork tenderloin with granulated garlic, fresh thyme leaves, salt and pepper.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet on high heat.
4. Sear the pork tenderloin on all sides.
5. Remove the pork from the skillet and place it into the center of the sheet pan.
6. Cook the pork at 400-degrees F for 18-20 minutes until the internal temperature is 145-degrees F.
7. Place 2-3 slices of Cowboy Butter on the top of the roast while it rests (optional).
8. Cover the oven roasted pork tenderloin with tinfoil and allow it to rest 3-8 minutes before slicing.

"Pork tenderloin is just as lean as boneless, skinless chicken breast."

National Pork Board

Equipment

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Here is what you will need to make this easy recipe:

• baking sheet
• instant-read thermometer
• cutting board and sharp knife for slicing

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Tips

• Gently pat the pork tenderloin dry with a paper towel before starting.
• DO NOT cover the pork tenderloin while it is baking.
• DO use an instant read thermometer to check the internal temperature and remove it from the oven at 145-degrees F. Make sure you insert the meat thermometer into the thickest part of the meat.
• DO use tinfoil to make a "tent" and allow the oven roasted pork tenderloin to rest 3-8 minutes before cutting.

How to Roast Vegetables with Oven Baked Pork Tenderloin

To make an easy meal - which is perfect for a busy weeknight - I cut potatoes and carrots into 1-2 inch pieces and cook them right on the tray with the pork tenderloin. Prepare the veggies while you are searing the pork tenderloin. Here's how:

1. Preheat the oven to 400-degrees F.
2. Spray a sheet pan with cooking oil.
3. Peel 4 large cloves of garlic and add them to the tray.
4. Add the vegetables to the tray and season with granulated garlic, fresh thyme leaves, salt and pepper.
5. Place the tray in the oven while you finish searing the pork.
6. When the pork is ready for the oven, place it in the center of the tray.
7. Bake for another 18-20 minutes until the pork is done, then remove it to a serving dish or cutting board to rest.
8. If needed, return the sheet pan to the oven to finish cooking the vegetables until tender.

🍴 Serving Suggestions

Honey Glazed Baby Carrots or steamed broccoli drizzled with our Lemon Vinaigrette are delicious side dishes to go with oven baked pork tenderloin. In the Fall, I love to pair it with our Cornbread Sausage Stuffing Recipe.

Since you're already making cowboy butter, go ahead and make these Garlic Green Beans!

These Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes are a delicious side dish also. Or, if you're watching your carbs, try it with Frozen Roasted Cauliflower.

For a really decadent treat, serve with our almost-famous cowboy butter dipping sauce.

You'll also love this with fresh apple salsa and cinnamon chips as a starter!

Related: Find ideas on What to Serve with Pork Tenderloin

Here are some more wonderful side dish ideas to try next time:

• Make Ahead Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• Bacon Garlic Cauliflower Mash
• Mini Corn Muffins
• Easy Baked Potato Casserole

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📖 Variations

We recommend that you try our recipe for the first time just as it is written for the best results because that is how the recipe has been tested.

However, the next time you make it, you might consider one of these different ways of making this great recipe.

• If you like spice, add a little bit of chili powder on top.
• Use one of our seasoning blends like Italian seasoning, Mediterranean seasoning, lemon homemade pepper, magic dust spice rub, or even Montreal chicken seasoning.
• Instead of cowboy butter, try one of our other yummy compound butter recipes.
• You can use other fresh herbs like sage, rosemary, or parsley if you prefer.
• If you have boneless pork loin on hand, you can use this same method, however cooking pork loin takes longer than tenderloin because it's a thicker cut of pork.

Similar Recipes

If you love cooking pork for quick weeknight meals, you'll love our grilled pork tenderloin! Next time, try one of these delicious pork recipes:

• grilled BBQ pork chops
• pulled pork mac and cheese
• slow cooker pork roast

Related: Tips for Cooking Pork Tenderloin

Oven Baked Pork Tenderloin

Meal Planning

Want to add this recipe to your meal plan? Download our free printable meal plan here.

This recipe is included in Meal Plan 27 along with:

• loaded potato salad
• BBQ chicken tacos
• taco stuffed shells
• chicken avocado caprese salad
• chocolate peanut butter overnight oats
• s'mores cupcakes

... and more!

👉 Be sure to check out all our meal plan ideas here.

Use my Menu Planner and Grocery List Printable Set to plan out your meals to save yourself time and money.

Chili Lime Chicken Tacos is another great recipe to include on your meal plan. Then there's my Shredded Beef Enchilada Casserole - so good! Finally, my mom's Chicken Pot Pie recipe is fabulous for Sunday supper, so be sure to add that to your list of recipes to try!