Cheese-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 greens onions , chopped
• 2 stripss cooked bacon , crumbled
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese , softened
• 2 tablespoons frozen chopped spinach
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped white mushrooms
• 0.25 teaspoons chopped garlic
• 1 pinch dried parsley
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pork tenderloin , butterflied and pounded flat
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

2. 2

   Combine Cheddar cheese, green onions, bacon, cream cheese, spinach, mushrooms, garlic, parsley, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Spread onto one side pounded tenderloin; roll tenderloin, jelly roll style, around filling. Coat rolled tenderloin with bread crumbs; place on the prepared baking sheet.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until pork no longer pink in center, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).