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Savory Pork Tenderloin, Mushroom & Spinach Pasta

A hearty but still spring-friendly meat pasta using the very affordable pork tenderloin sale, mushrooms, spinach, and garlic in a savory pan sauce. It avoids repeating your recent sausage pasta and pork medallion-with-mushroom-sauce meal.

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Ingredients

  • Kroger® Fresh Natural Pork Tenderloin 1 lb $3.99/lb sale
  • Kroger® Sliced White Mushrooms 8 oz $2.79
  • Simple Truth Organic® Baby Spinach BIG DEAL! 3 to 4 oz $5.00/16 oz
  • Jumbo Yellow Onions 1 small $1.49/lb
  • Garlic 3 cloves $1.50 each
  • Parsley 1/2 bunch $1.69
  • Simple Truth Organic® Low Sodium Free Range Chicken Broth 3/4 cup $1.79
  • Fresh Roma tomatoes 2 medium $2.79/lb
  • Dry pasta from pantry 6 to 8 oz penne, rigatoni, or fettuccine pantry

Instructions

  1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook 6 to 8 oz pasta until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain.
  2. Trim 1 lb pork tenderloin and slice thinly into small strips or bite-size pieces. Slice 8 oz mushrooms, dice 1 small onion, mince 3 cloves garlic, chop 2 Roma tomatoes, roughly chop 1/2 bunch parsley, and measure 3 to 4 oz spinach.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Season pork with salt and pepper and cook 4 to 5 minutes until browned and just cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
  4. Reduce heat to medium. Add another tablespoon oil if needed, then cook onion and mushrooms 5 to 6 minutes until softened and lightly browned. Stir in garlic and tomatoes and cook 2 minutes.
  5. Pour in 3/4 cup chicken broth and simmer 2 to 3 minutes. Add spinach and stir until wilted. Return pork to the skillet.
  6. Add drained pasta, half the parsley, and a splash of pasta water. Toss until glossy and lightly sauced, adding more pasta water as needed.
  7. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Finish with remaining parsley and serve.

Cook time: 40 minutes

Estimated cost: $10-14

Health notes: Balanced and protein-rich, with lean pork tenderloin and spinach keeping it lighter than a cream-based meat pasta.

Drink pairing: Chianti

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