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stuffed pork tenderloin

green bean salad

cheesy mushroom pull apart bread

Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 1/2 cups spinach, chopped

1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped in food processor

1 cup goats cheese

1/2 cup sour cream (i didnt have any so i used plain yogurt)

2 Tbsp olive oil

Preheat oven to 400 F

Saute garlic and spinach in olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat.  Cook stirring often until spinach looks wilted.  In a separate bowl mix sun dried tomatoes, goat cheese, and sour cream.  Mix until smooth. Add the spinach mixture and mix thoroughly.

Rinse tenderloin and pat dry with paper towel. Cut tenderloin open so it lies flat.  Spoon cheese and spinach mixture onto tenderloin, place on baking sheet. Roll the tenderloin up like a jelly roll. Secure with tooth picks or kitchen string. 

Brush top of pork with olive oil , salt and pepper.

Bake at 400 F for 50-60 mins. Check internal temperature with a meat thermometer to 155-160 degrees.

Green Bean Salad

1 1/2 pounds of green beans (I used 2 green giant frozen bags, made way to much)

1 container cherry tomatoes, cut in half

1/4 cups basil, chopped

1/4 cup shelled pistachios

3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled

salt and pepper

1/4 cup olive oil

3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

Boil a large pot of water, add beans. Cook 5-7 mins, then drain.  Put beans directly into a ice bath to "blanch" them.  Let cool.

Whisk olive oil, vinegar and salt and pepper.

On platter, place beans, then tomatoes, then basil, pistachios, feta and drizzle dressings! 

Such a nice change from normal "lettuce" salads!

Cheesy Mushroom Pull-Apart Bread

2 cups mushrooms, sliced

2 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp thyme

1 sourdough loaf, uncut

1 pkg monterrey jack cheese slices (kraft makes them)

1/2 cup butter 

1/2 cup green onions, chopped fine

2 tsp poppy seeds 

Preheat oven to 350F

Saute mushrooms with 2 Tbsp butter and thyme until nice and brown. Let cool

Cut bread horizontally and vertically but not all the way through. Insert cheese slices between each cut, pour in mushroom mixture pushing them down to bottom of each slice.  

Melt  the 1/2 cup of butter with green onions, and poppy seeds (i just put it in microwave for less then a minute) and then drizzle over the top of bread.

Place on a foil covered cookie sheet.  Bake for 15 mins (COVERED with foil- I made a foil tent so the cheese didn't stick to the foil) , remove foil and bake for 10 additional mins or until cheese is melted.

My family LOVED this. So easy and sooo cheesy delicious.

Hope you try one or all of these tasty treats!