Orange-Glazed Pork with Sweet Potatoes

Dinner

When it's chilly outside, I like to roast pork tenderloin with sweet potatoes, apples and an orange. The sweetness and spices make any evening cozy.

Average Rating: 3.333333

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 55 min. + standing
YIELD: 6 servings.

Ingredients

1 pound sweet potatoes (about 2 medium)
2 medium apples
1 medium orange
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 pork tenderloins (about 1 pound each)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Peel sweet potatoes; core apples. Cut potatoes, apples and orange crosswise into 1/4-in.-thick slices. Arrange in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a microwave-safe bowl, mix orange juice, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and ginger. Microwave, covered, on high, stirring every 30 seconds until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Stir until smooth.
3. Place pork over sweet potato mixture; drizzle with orange juice mixture. Roast until a thermometer inserted in pork reads 145° and sweet potatoes and apples are tender, 45-55 minutes longer. Remove from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounces cooked pork with about 1 cup sweet potato mixture: 325 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 85mg cholesterol, 467mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 3g fiber), 32g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
4 lean meat, 2 starch.