Lemon Garlic Roasted Pork Loin

You only need a roasting pan, a cutting board, aluminum foil, a meat thermometer, and about an hour and a half to make this tasty meal. Prep is a breeze, as is clean-up, and it's good eating too!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 568 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup melted butter
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup olive oil, divided
• 2 onions, thickly sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 3 pounds boneless pork loin, trimmed
• 1 lemon, zested and halved
• 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, or to taste
• 10 small red potatoes, quartered
• 8 carrots, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
• 5 stalks white asparagus, halved diagonally

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Cut slits 1/2 to 3/4 inches apart all over pork loin and push garlic into each slit. Sprinkle lemon zest, lemon juice, and rosemary over the pork. Spread 1 tablespoon olive oil over the pork. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Coat a roasting pan with remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil. Add potatoes, carrots, and onions. Drizzle melted butter over vegetables; stir until lightly coated.

Step 4

Roast in the preheated oven until starting to soften, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Stir in asparagus. Place pork loin on top.

Step 5

Return to oven and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the pork reads at least 138 degrees F (59 degrees C), about 35 minutes.

Step 6

Transfer pork to a cutting board and wrap with aluminum foil.

Step 7

Continue roasting vegetables until tender, 10 to 15 minutes more.

Step 8

Uncover pork and slice. Serve with roasted vegetables.