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Pressure Cooker Pork Tenderloin

The Best Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin Recipe - delicious, tender pork tenderloin that is juicy and bursting with flavor from your Instant Pot!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
36 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 500 kcal
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 bottle Italian salad dressing optional for marinade
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt and fresh cracked pepper
  • 2 lb pork tenderloin optional: pre-marinate pork before cooking for foolproof never dry tenderloin
  • 4 oz butter thin sliced into 4-6 pats
  • 2 tbsp diced garlic
  • 1 tsp dried basil*
  • 1 tsp dried oregano*
  • 1 tsp dried thyme*
  • 1 tsp dried parsley*
  • ½ tsp dried sage*
  • *OR 1 tbsp Italian Herb Seasoning Blend
  • 1 cup chicken stock

Instructions

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  1. Optional - marinade the tenderloin in the Italian salad dressing for 2 hours or up to 24 in the refrigerator. After marinading rinse and pat dry.
  2. In a small bowl, combine garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, parsley, and sage.
  3. Remove pork from marinade, rinse and pat dry. Generously season tenderloin with salt and pepper, as well as herbs.
  4. Heat instant pot to medium high.
  5. Add oil to instant pot, heat oil until shimmery.
  6. Add tenderloin to pan, and cook on all sides until dark golden brown.
  7. When Tenderloin has browned, but not cooked, remove and set aside.
  8. Scrape up any brown bits from bottom of Instant Pot.
  9. Add stock to Instant pot.
  10. Add trivet to Instant Pot.
  11. Place pork tenderloin on top of trivet, top with pats of butter.
  12. Place lid on Instant pot, set to seal.
  13. Cook on the High setting for 2 minutes (yes this is right - we're simply using the time to come to pressure to cook your pork tenderloin plus an extra minute.)
  14. Let pork tenderloin naturally release, about 7-10 minutes.
  15. Let sit 10 minutes before slicing.
  16. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 500kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 48g (96%) Fat 32g (49%) Saturated Fat 15g (75%) Polyunsaturated Fat 14g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 177mg (59%) Sodium 1509mg (63%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 500

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 500kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 48g 96%
Fat 32g 49%
Saturated Fat 15g 75%
Polyunsaturated Fat 14g 82%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 177mg 59%
Sodium 1509mg 63%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.