Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin Recipe - The Recipe Rebel [VIDEO] (2024)

Last updated on March 9, 2024

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This Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin Recipe is one of my favorite ways to make pork tenderloin in the oven! It’s made with juicy pork smothered in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce!

One thing you may already know about me is that I love honey garlic everything. Baked Honey Garlic Chicken, Honey Garlic Salmon, Honey Garlic Turkey Sloppy Joes…and the list goes on.

Well, this Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin Recipe is another delicious way to use honey garlic sauce. It’s made with juicy pork tenderloins that are doused in a sweet, savory, and tangy honey garlic sauce, then baked until tender, moist, and insanely flavorful.

This easy dinner recipe takes just 25 minutes to make!

Serve it with Instant Pot Brown Rice, Roasted Green Beans or Air Fryer Broccoli for a well rounded meal.

Pork Tenderloin Recipe Ingredients:

This Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin Recipe is made with pantry staples, so you likely don’t even have to leave the house to whip this up!

• Pork Tenderloins: you’ll need two pork tenderloins equalling about 2-2.5 pounds. Be sure they’re both trimmed and ready to go.
• Oil: adds moisture and helps the seasonings stick.
• Seasoning Salt: seasoning salt is a simple way to add a ton of flavor to the pork.
• Honey, Chicken Broth, and Soy Sauce: a sweet, salty, and super flavorful base for our honey garlic sauce.
• Garlic: use freshly minced garlic for the best garlicky flavor.
• Apple Cider Vinegar: the bright, tanginess of cider vinegar cuts the sweetness from the honey.
• Salt: enhances other flavors within the sauce.
• Cornstarch: helps thicken the honey garlic sauce.
• Red Pepper Flakes: optional, but highly recommended for a kick of heat!

How to Make Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin Recipe in the Oven

This baked pork tenderloin recipe makes the perfect easy weeknight dinner. It’s ready in just 25 minutes and it’s always a hit!

1. Prep the tenderloins: Place the tenderloins into a lightly greased 9×13″ baking dish, brush them with oil, then season with seasoning salt.
2. Make the sauce: In a bowl, whisk together honey, broth, soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, salt, cornstarch, and red pepper flakes.
3. Bake: Pour the sauce around the tenderloin, then bake until 140ºF.
4. Drizzle the thickened sauce over the finished tenderloin.

Baked Pork Tenderloin FAQs

What temperature should I cook pork tenderloin?

I find 400ºF to be the perfect temperature for baking pork tenderloin. It’s hot enough that it can brown on top, but not so hot that it burns before the insides are tender and juicy.

How long to roast pork tenderloin:

Mine usually cook all the way through in anywhere from 15-20 minutes, but this depends on the thickness of the tenderloins you’re using. The best way to tell if your pork tenderloin recipe is done is to use a meat thermometer. Check at 15 and add time as needed until they reach 140ºF.

How to store pork tenderloin:

Leftover Baked Pork Tenderloin will last in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 4-6 months. To reheat, thaw overnight in the fridge if frozen, then warm either in the microwave or in the oven until heated through.

Can I use pork loin for this recipe?

The short answer is no, because a pork loin is so much larger and the cook times will be way off.
If you do try it, you may want to leave the honey garlic sauce off until the last 20 minutes of bake time so that it doesn’t burn.

Can I use chicken in this recipe?

If you’re looking to use chicken breasts instead of pork tenderloin, I recommend checking out my Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken or Honey Garlic Chicken recipes.

Recipe Tips and Notes

• Pour the sauce around, not on. When you add the sauce to the pork tenderloin, pour it around them as opposed to on them. If you pour the sauce on top of the pork it will prevent them from browning.
• Check the temp. As always, the best way to tell that meat is done is to use a meat thermometer. Pork tenderloin should be 140-145ºF!
• Don’t overcook. Since pork is a lean meat, it can dry out more easily than other types of meat. Be sure to take it out of the oven as soon as possible after it reaches 140-145ºF.
• Let it rest. Resting the meat for 10 minutes before slicing into it is the key to juicy pork.
• Stocked up on pork tenderloin? Try my Pork Tenderloin Marinade or Honey Balsamic Pork Tenderloin next!

Serving Suggestions for this Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin Recipe

These Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloins are delicious over a pile of quinoa or Instant Pot Jasmine Rice and with a side of roasted vegetables. I love Green Beans with Bacon, Honey Glazed Carrots, or this Easy Broccoli Salad for a prep ahead option.

We always have to have basket of Mom’s Homemade Buns too!

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