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Tomato Sauce-Braised Pork

Parmesan-Spinach Polenta
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Yellow Tail Merlot

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp pine nuts
  • ½ lb pork tenderloin, cut into ¼-inch-thick slices
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 (14.5-oz) can no-salt-added organic diced tomatoes
  • ¼ cup halved pitted kalamata olives
  • ½ tsp dried oregano

Instructions

  1. Toast nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant.
  2. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Brown pork in ½ Tbsp hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 1 to 2 minutes per side; remove from skillet, and keep warm.
  3. Sauté mushrooms in ½ Tbsp hot oil in skillet 8 minutes or until browned and tender; add garlic, tomatoes, olives, oregano, and pork.
  4. Cook 15 minutes or until sauce is thickened; serve over Parmesan-Spinach Polenta recipe. Sprinkle with nuts.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • ¼ cup coarse-ground polenta
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
  • ½ (5-oz) pkg organic baby spinach
  • ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 Tbsp butter

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Bring broth to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat; slowly whisk in polenta, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat to low; simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Stir in spinach, cheese, and butter; cook 5 minutes or until spinach is wilted and polenta is creamy.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 2 2
Calories
346
174
520
Fat (g) 20 9 29
Sat. Fat (g) 2 5 7
Protein (g) 28 6 34
Carb (g) 14 17 31
Fiber (g) 2 2 4
Sodium (mg) 660 216 876

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