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Spicy Chipotle Pork Grilled Tenderloin

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  • Servings 6
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Big and bold, tender and juicy, these pork tenderloins get a dose of sultry Southwestern flavor from smoky adobo sauce and canned chipotle chiles.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 13, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup taco sauce
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (from 7 or 11-oz. can), chopped
  • 2 teaspoons adobo sauce (from can of chipotle chiles)
  • 2 (3/4 to 1-lb.) pork tenderloins
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Steps

  • 1
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small saucepan, combine taco sauce, honey, chiles and adobo sauce; mix well. Brush pork tenderloins with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • 2
    When grill is heated, place pork on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 13 to 15 minutes or until thermometer inserted in center registers 155°F., turning pork once and brushing with taco sauce mixture during last 10 minutes of cooking time. Let stand 10 minutes or until thermometer registers 160°F.
  • 3
    Bring any remaining taco sauce mixture to a boil. Slice pork; sprinkle with cilantro. Serve sauce with pork.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Pork tenderloin is a lean piece of pork cut from the loin. Because this cut contains little fat to moisten it during cooking, pork tenderloin benefits from a glaze or marinade.
  • tip 2
    To reduce spiciness, use only 1 chipotle chile and omit the adobo sauce.
  • tip 3
    To broil pork tenderloins, place on broiler pan; broil 4 to 6 inches from heat using times above as a guide, turning occasionally and brushing with taco sauce mixture during last 10 minutes of cooking time.

Nutrition

230 Calories, 9g Total Fat, 26g Protein, 11g Total Carbohydrate, 10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/6 of Recipe
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
14%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
520mg
22%
Total Carbohydrate
11g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
26g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
10%
10%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Other Carbohydrate; 3 1/2 Lean Meat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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