Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin Medallions

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Since we don't eat grains, we'll serve this with a big salad. This is a delicious pork main meal. Use a meat thermometer so you don't over cook the medallions.

Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin Medallions - makes 4 servings - ready in 40 minutes

Ingredients 

8 slices bacon

1 T garlic powder

1 t seasoned salt

1 t dried basil

1 t dried oregano

2 pounds pork tenderloin

2 T butter

2 T olive oil

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Place bacon in large oven safe skillet and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until light browned and still flexible ( 6-7 minutes). Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel lined plate. Remove an excess grease from the skillet. Combine garlic powder, seasoning salt, basil, and oregano in a small bowel. Set aside.

Wrap the tenderloin with the bacon strips securing with 1 or 2 toothpicks per strip of bacon. Slice the tenderloin between each bacon strip to create the medallions. Melt butter and oil together in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook each medallion for 4 minutes on each side.

Place skillet into oven and bake until the pork is no longer pink in the center (17-20 minutes) an instant reading thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees.