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Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Garlic and Lime

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jun 13, 2010
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Serve six a savory main dish in 35 minutes!

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Garlic and Lime

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 2 pork tenderloins (3/4 lb each)
  • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons grated lime peel
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. Cut small, 1/4- to 1/2-inch-deep slits in top of each pork tenderloin. Insert garlic slices into slits.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix lime peel, oil, lime juice, honey, salt and pepper until well blended.
  • Step 
    3
    When grill is heated, brush pork tenderloins with lime mixture. Place pork on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill over medium coals; cover grill. Cook 18 to 22 minutes, turning several times, until pork has slight blush of pink in center and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F. Cut pork into slices to serve.

Nutrition

170 Calories
7g Total Fat
26g Protein
2g Total Carbohydrate
0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
170
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
70mg
24%
Sodium
150mg
6%
Potassium
410mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
2g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
26g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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