Name: BBQ Pork Tenderloin
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 lbs pork tenderloin; 1/2 c. bbq sauce; 1/4 c. grape jelly; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

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Tender, juicy BBQ Pork Tenderloin is marinated in homemade barbecue sauce then grilled to sticky sweet perfection. It’s the perfect quick meal on the grill. Plus, it’s healthy, just what you are looking for!

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Pork Tenderloins are one of my favorite things to grill hands down. Especially when they are covered in this delicious homemade BBQ marinade that you use to baste them while grilling and the result is a perfect sticky sweet and juicy pork tenderloin!

Another thing I love about this recipe is it’s totally one you can enjoy on a weeknight. Take five minutes in the morning to mix up your marinade and throw it in the fridge for the day, come home and fire up the grill, throw the pork on and you have dinner in 30 minutes.

If you are really short on time whip up the marinade the night before and have half of it in the fridge in a Ziploc bag. Then in the morning just add your pork tenderloin to the bag and toss to coat. It will take you a max of two minutes.

Why this recipe works:

Only 5 ingredients
Marinade in the morning, grill at night means dinner in 30 minutes
Juicy, tender pork tenderloin every time

Only 5 Ingredients!

Pork Tenderloin
BBQ sauce
Grape jelly
Garlic
Black Pepper

Steps to Prepare

In a bowl mix BBQ sauce, grape jelly, garlic and black pepper for the marinade and sauce.
Place pork tenderloins in a container or resealable plastic bag and add half of the BBQ marinade. Place the remaining marinade in the refrigerator in airtight container.
Place marinating pork tenderloin in the refrigerator and let marinade 4-8 hours.
When the pork is done marinating preheat grill to about 350 degrees F. Place tenderloins on grill and discard extra marinade from the container they were in.
Grill pork for about 30 minutes, rotating it every 10 minutes. Bast with reserved marinade every time you rotate the pork.
Remove from grill when the internal temperature is at 145 degrees F. Tent with foil and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

Expert Tips

Make sure you marinate the tenderloin at least four hours to achieve maximum flavor.
Make sure your grill is preheated to 350 degrees F. If you are looking for those perfect grill marks I found this awesome Sear Grate for my Weber Genesis Grill. I let that get piping hot by placing it on the grill while it’s preheating and it gives me those grill marks I covet so much!
You’ll want to flip the tenderloin 2-3 times while grilling, making sure you baste it with your reserved BBQ sauce to get that sticky sweet sauce on your pork tenderloins that we all love.
Don’t overcook your pork or you will get tough, chewy pork tenderloin and no one wants that. The recommended internal temp is 145 degrees F. We use this awesome Wireless Food Thermometer to help us monitor it.
You MUST let it rest after removing it from the grill. This will give it a chance to let the juices redistribute and give you that tender, juicy pork everyone loves.
If you prefer to use the oven simply follow the same directions, but bake in the oven at 350 F degrees instead of using the grill.

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