Pork Tenderloin and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner

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Pork tenderloins with sweet potatoes and red onions are seasoned with brown sugar, cinnamon, and chili powder. Everything is roasted together on a sheet pan making a juicy Pork Tenderloin and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner.

Pork Tenderloin and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Recipe 

This is hands-down my favorite cut of pork and works perfectly because it is a sheet pan dinner that is easy to make and easy to clean up!

With just a little understanding of sheet pan dinner dynamics you can treat your family to a healthy, whole food meal any day of the week!

We love pork tenderloin, and even more so when it’s surrounded by caramelized roasted veggies that are tender, delicious, and savory.

As a reminder this cut is not to be confused with a pork LOIN. 

We are talking TENDERLOIN here and there’s a big difference between the two.  When you purchase pork tenderloin, they are typically packaged in cryovac and the whole package will weigh right around 2 lbs. 

Though you really can’t tell from the outside, there are two pork tenderloins inside the cryovac packaging, each one weighing in at about 1 lb. each.

I love being able to toss all of my ingredients together to cook on one sheet pan, having a delicious meal on the table in right around 30 minutes, start to finish!

Ingredients

• Pork Tenderloin: I love how economical this cut of pork is. Because there are no bones involved, you can eat the entire piece if meat and each tenderloin easily serves 3-4 people. And, because there are no bones involved, it’s quick and easy to slice the tenderloin into medallions to serve.
  
• The veggies: Sweet Potatoes and red onions. Both of these vegetables caramelize so nicely and just get more flavorful as they do.
  
• Spice rub: Combine dark brown sugar, chili powder, kosher salt, garlic powder. If you’d like more kick, add some red pepper flakes!
  

How to make Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potatoes

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar with the chili powder, kosher salt, cinnamon, and garlic powder. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the prepared spice rub for seasoning the pork tenderloins.

Add the cubed sweet potatoes and red onions to the prepared spice rub in the mixing bowl.

Drizzle with the melted butter and gently toss well to coat well.

Spread the seasoned vegetables out evenly over a large foil-lined or parchment-lined rimmed sheet pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray; roast the vegetables for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, using your finger tips, rub the reserved spice rub into the pork tenderloins on all sides.

Push sweet potatoes and onions to the sides of the sheet pan, then place the seasoned pork tenderloins into the center of the sheet pan, leaving some space between them.

Roast the tenderloins and vegetables for 20-22 minutes or until the pork is 140-145 degrees F at center when tested with an instant-read meat thermometer probe, and sweet potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork.

Tent the pork tenderloins with foil and let them rest for 5 minutes before slicing them into medallions. Serve with the roasted vegetables on the side.

How many people does a single pork tenderloin feed

A single pork tenderloin will typically feed 3-4 people easily.

Pork Tenderloin Cooking Temperature

We can now safely cook pork until it’s 140-145 degrees F. at the center, as long as we then give it a 3-5 minute rest so it can raise a few more degrees in temperature. 

When the pork tenderloin is sliced into medallions, you will see that the meat has a tiny tinge of pink – this is just right.  Pink Pork is Perfect!

How can I easily test the internal temperature of the pork?

Use an instant read meat thermometer.  This tool really helps keep us from over-cooking foods out of fear. 

Insert the stem of the instant-read meat thermometer into the center of the pork tenderloin and then watch the face of the thermometer. 

When the temperature stops rising for a couple of seconds, that is the internal temperature of the pork tenderloin. 

Keep in mind that the pork will still raise a few more degrees as it rests, especially if you tent it with foil.

What kind of baking sheet should I use for making sheet pan meals?

I like to use baking sheets that are heavy-duty so they really provide good browning. 

And, I prefer baking sheets that have a rimmed edge so that I don’t “lose” my ingredients when transferring them from the counter to the oven and back. 

There’s nothing more frustrating than being in a hurry to get dinner on the table and in the process your ingredients manage to fly off the baking sheet and onto the floor…..so exasperating! 

Also, please do keep your baking sheets OUT of the dishwasher. This is so important for extending the life of your sheet pans.

The water pressure and soap really wreak havoc on baking sheet and cookware and can quickly remove the finish. 

Always hand wash your baking sheets, if you can. 

I use a lot of aluminum foil to cover my baking sheets so that clean up is way easier and faster.

It feels really good to toss that foil in the trash can, having a baking sheet that’s super easy to wash and rinse.

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Tender and juicy Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin cooks in less than 20 minutes and slices into savory pork tenderloin medallions with a big flavor!

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