Dinner for 6

Pecan Cornbread Crusted Pork

Name: Pecan Cornbread Crusted Pork
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3/4 cup pecan halves; 1 1/4 cups crumbled cornbread or 1 1/4 cups corn muffins; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic; 2 pork tenderloin; salt and pepper; 3 tbsp dijon mustard

Pork tenderloins receive a Dijon coating and buttery pecan-cornbread crust before roasting until tender and safe to eat.

Typical price

$5.56for 4 servings

$1.39 per serving$5.56 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

Southern High-protein Budget Family Dinners Fall

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	3.5 oz	$2.36Typical price
Sandwich bread$2.49 each typical	a little	$0.31Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
Pork roast, shoulder or loin$2.49/lb typical	2 lb	$4.98Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.34

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperMustard, mayo, ketchup

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3/4 cup pecan halves
1 1/4 cups crumbled cornbread or 1 1/4 cups corn muffins
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
2 pork tenderloin
salt and pepper
3 tbsp dijon mustard

Steps

Heat the oven to 425 F and oil a roasting pan for 3 minutes.
Pulse the pecans into coarse crumbs and mix them with cornbread, butter, and garlic for 7 minutes.
Coat the pork tenderloins with Dijon mustard and press the pecan mixture over them for 5 minutes.
Place the pork in the pan and roast for 25 minutes until it reaches 145 F.
Rest the pork for 5 minutes before slicing.

Swaps

Pork roast, shoulder or loin for Beef chuck roast or stew beefabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with pork roast, shoulder or loin on sale.