Baked Dutch Oven Pork Loin with Jam and Spices
Pork loin topped in jam and lots of spices and then baked to perfection while surrounded by baked fruit and veggies.
Servings: 5 people
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs pork loin
- 10 ounces sliced baby bella mushrooms or 2 cups carrots sliced thin
- 2 ripe pears or apples diced
- 2 Tbs sugar-free jam ( I like using berry jams here )
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp rubbed sage
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 3 tbs olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Mix all spices together in a small bowl.
- Grease bottom of a dutch oven, put pork loin in it. Put mushrooms or carrots and pears or apples around the pork loin. Cover the pork loin in jam ( evenly spread it), and then top the pork loin in the spice mixture, press the spices into the jam with back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle the mushrooms/ carrots and pears with 3 Tbs of olive oil and mix.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, mix fruit and veggies half way through cooking. Spoon juices on top of pork loin.
Notes
*You can use apples or pears. ( or 1 of each )
*You can use mushrooms or carrots ( or 1/2 and 1/2 ).
*Note: if carrots and pear/ apple aren’t cooked, take the pork loin out of the pan, and put the fruits and veggies back into oven until desired texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 493kcal | Carbohydrates: 22.5g | Protein: 39.1g | Fat: 27.7g