Holiday recipes perfect for family gatherings and holiday dinner parties. Sharing a sweet and savory roast pork loin recipe that everyone will love.
I’m excited to share with you guys a delicious dinner idea that’s so quick and easy it’s the perfect meal to serve whether you’re hosting a dinner party or just trying to get a good meal on the table. Sometimes, with all the holiday rush that might seem like the last thing we have time for. But it doesn’t have to be! This pork roast recipe is full of “real flavor real fast” and perfect any night of the week.
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What really makes this recipe work the meat. I use Smithfield® Marinated Pork because it’s slow marinated and perfectly seasoned in the bag. So I can stop by Food Lion, pick up 100% fresh Loin Filets, Tenderloins or Roasts and they are ready to cook when I get home. Grilled, roasted or sautéed, it’s simply delicious and can be ready to eat in 30 minutes or less.
For this Cranberry Roast Pork Loin recipe I used a Smithfield Marinated Applewood Smoked Bacon Pork Loin Filet. I love the smoky bacon flavor combined with the sweetness of the cranberries and apples. It’s definitely perfect for the holidays, your family will love it!
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Add your apples and cranberries to your baking dish and then place your pork loin on top. Drizzle with a little olive oil and add a dash of salt and pepper. Now combine the apple cider vinegar, orange juice and half of your brown sugar and pour over the roast. It’s ready to go in the oven for 25 minutes.
After 25 minutes, pull your roasted pork out and brush with the remainder of the brown sugar. Open the can of cranberry sauce and pour over the pork, letting it settle on the sides of the dish. Pop back in the oven for 5 minutes.
Slice up the pork and it’s ready to serve. Â You won’t believe how much flavor is in this dish!
INGREDIENTS
- Smithfield Marinated Applewood Smoked Bacon Pork Loin Filet
- 3 cups fresh cranberries
- 2 apples, sliced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 can whole cranberry sauce
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a large roast pan, spread out apples and fresh cranberries
- Place Smithfield Marinated Applewood Smoked Bacon Pork Loin Filet over apples and cranberries
- Combine apple cider vinegar, orange juice and half of brown sugar. Pour over pork
- Roast pork in oven for 25 minutes.
- Pull pork out and brush remainder of brown sugar over meat. Top with can of whole cranberry sauce and put back in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Check temperature of pork. Remove, slice and serve!
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This looks so yummy! I need to try it myself
What a perfect recipe for my Christmas lunch! It sounds so tasty 🙂
Thank you for this great idea! I often cook pork loin with apples but never thought about adding cranberry, looks so festive too! I will make this soon.
My husband would love this. It would great for the holiday meal
This looks very good! I don’t eat pork but perhaps it would work with chicken? I love cranberries!
What a nutritious meal you have here. A complete food group pyramid with potato on the go foods, bacon pork on grow and cranberry, apple on the glow. I would definitely have this.
This looks so good! WE love cranberries, but I never thought to cook them like this. Going to try it. Thanks!
Actually, I make these pork loins all the time. They are tender and delicious and a super versatile base for a menu.
Wow! It would look so delicious on my Christmas table! I think i’ll try it.
This looks yummy! I’ll be skipping turkey this year to make roast pork. It looks so juicy and cranberry is everything this holiday. Just pinned it.
This looks fantastic! I must try this one day.
Wow, this sounds delicious – and it looks so pretty and festive for the holidays!
What a lovely fruity recipe. My friend adores pork but I bet his wouldn’t be as good as yours!
This looks absolutely delicious. I am going to have to give this one a try.