Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

This juicy pork tenderloin is sprinkled with steak seasoning and wrapped in bacon.  Usually, my mom shares her wonderful recipes with me.  Well, this was one that I HAD to share with her.  Found this on MyRecipes.  I'm a garlic freak, so I added some fresh garlic to season with in addition to the steak seasoning.  Yum!

Photo by Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Ingredients:

• 1 (1-lb.) pork tenderloin
• 1 teaspoon steak seasoning
• 3 bacon slices, cut in half crosswise

Directions:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425°. Remove silver skin from pork tenderloin, leaving a thin layer of fat covering the pork. Sprinkle seasoning over pork. Wrap pork with bacon slices, and secure with wooden picks. Place pork on a lightly greased wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined roasting pan.
• 2. Bake at 425° for 25 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 155°. Increase oven temperature to broil. Broil 5 inches from heat 3 to 5 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Remove from oven; cover pork with foil, and let stand 10 minutes or until thermometer registers 160°.
• 3.  Enjoy!

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Bacon-Wrapped Chicken

This take on bacon-wrapped chicken is so juicy!  It's simple to prepare and it's kid approved by my daughter, Ellie! Recipe courtesy of my mom. 

Photo from KitchenScrapbook.com

Ingredients:

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

1 carton (8 oz) whipped cream cheese with onions & chives

1 tablespoon butter or margarine, cubed

salt to taste

6 bacon strips

Directions:

Flatten the chicken to 1/2 inch thickness.  Spread 3 tablespoons cream cheese over each.  Dot with the butter & sprinkle with salt; roll up.  Wrap each with a bacon strip.  Place, seam-side down, in a greased 13 in. x 9in. x 2in. baking pan.  Bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until juices run clear.  Broil 6 inches from heat for 5 minutes or until bacon is crisp.

Mom's Spinach & Bacon Quiche

Here's the daily recipe for Ingredient of the Week(Bacon)--

Mom's Spinach & Bacon Quiche.

(Photo by FreezerMealsRecipes.com)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped onion

6 slices bacon, chopped

8 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup dairy sour cream

1/2 cup half & half or milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

3 cups lightly packed chopped fresh spinach

2/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup shredded cheese

1 frozen deep dish pie shell

Directions:

1. In a large skillet, cook onion until tender and bacon until crisp. Drain

2. In a bowl stir together eggs, sour cream, half & half, salt, and pepper. Stir in onion mixture, spinach, and cheeses.

3. Stir into pie shell and bake at 325 degrees F for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

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