Honey-Glazed Pork Tenderloin and Carrots

Serve this delicious low calorie dish with a large green salad with light dressing for a quick and easy dinner!

Prep time: 8 min.
Cook time: 16 min.
Servings: 4

Carrots:
3/4 pound baby carrots
1/4 cup water

Glaze:
1/4 cup honey
3 T apple juice or apple cider
2 t Dijon mustard
1 t soy sauce

Pork:
1 (1 1/4 lb) pork tenderloin, trimmed
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 T butter
2 T minced fresh chives (optional)

1. Place the carrots and water into a medium saucepan and bring them to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to simmer. Stir, cover, and let carrots simmer until tender.

2. Meanwhile, prepare glaze by mixing all glaze ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside. When carrots are done, remove from heat, drain and set aside.

3. Cut tenderloin crosswise into 12 equally sized slices, and season with salt and pepper. Melt butter in an extra-large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook 2-3 minutes or until nicely browned on the bottom side. Using tongs, flip the pork and cook another 3-4 minutes or until almost cooked through.

4. Add carrots to pan with pork. Stir glaze again, and add it to the pan. Bring mixture to a simmer, and cook until pork is done, about 1-2 minutes. Stir to coat pork and carrots with glaze. Divide pork and carrots among four plates. Pour any remaining glaze over pork and garnish with chives if desired.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 293
Fat: 8g
Cholesterol: 86g
Protein: 29 g
Carbohydrates: 26g
Fiber: 2g
Iron: 2g
Calcium: 2g