Preview: This recipe for Stuffed Pork Tenderloin Wrapped in Bacon with Raspberry-Chipotle Sauce over the top is a spectacular way to spoil your family and friends.
Consider yourself warned about the come-hither aroma wafting from your oven as this pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon and stuffed with cream cheese bakes. Any hungry person within sniffing distance of your kitchen will be begging for a sample.
With only four ingredients (pepper doesn’t count), you won’t need a recipe after making this bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin the first time. The spicy raspberry-chipotle sauce combined with the cream cheese filling makes this pork tenderloin memorable.
A big thanks to my friend Scooter, of Scooter’s Spaghetti fame, who shared this recipe. My husband went crazy for it. When I served this stuffed pork tenderloin to my sister, who was in town from Alabama with her husband, they pronounced it a winner. I hope you and the people at your dinner table will enjoy it, too.
The magic of the cream cheese filling:
Consider the cream cheese a built-in condiment. The contrast between the mild and creamy cheese, the crispy bacon, and the sweet and spicy sauce will have your taste buds begging for more.
The bacon combined with raspberry-chipotle sauce and pork makes for an exquisitely sweet, salty, and smoky flavor experience.
Ingredients and substitutes:
- PORK TENDERLOIN: Pork tenderloin cooks quickly while retaining a tender texture so it’s perfect for this recipe. Be sure to remove the silverskin from the outside of the tenderloin. This membrane is strong and will be chewy if not removed.
Don’t confuse a pork tenderloin with a pork loin. You can read more about the differences here. In this recipe, using a loin instead of a tenderloin would require a longer, slower cooking time to make it tender. Tenderloin is the tenderest cut of pork. Cook it at a high temperature, but don’t overcook it. Long cooking times can cause it to dry out since it is not a fatty cut of pork. - BACON: Regular-cut bacon bakes up crispier than thick-cut bacon.
- CREAM CHEESE: If you would prefer less fat, substitute Neufchâtel cheese for cream cheese.
- RASPBERRY-CHIPOTLE SAUCE: I didn’t specify an exact amount in the recipe. Go sparingly if you prefer mildly-spiced food. Be generous if you enjoy your food with some kick. I have only tried Fischer and Wieser raspberry-chipotle sauce.
How to assemble cream cheese stuffed pork tenderloin and wrap it with bacon:
(If you prefer, watch the video above.)
FAQ about Stuffed Pork Tenderloin:
You may prepare the meat earlier in the day, stuff it with cheese, wrap it with the bacon, and refrigerate it until it is ready to bake.
I have not tried it myself, but others have: https://www.thespruceeats.com/raspberry-chipotle-sauce-recipe-1806880, https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/203287/raspberry-chipotle-sauce/, https://www.joyfulhealthyeats.com/raspberry-chipotle-bbq-sauce-recipe/
As written, this recipe serves 3-4 carnivores. The number of servings will also vary with the size of pork tenderloin you are baking. The recipe is easy to double or triple.
Put your dinner over the top by serving homemade slider buns to make miniature sandwiches. My Favorite Dinner Rolls or Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls are perfect for this purpose. We also like it with Cilantro and Hominy Rice.
Tenderloins come in varying sizes. I recommend a quick-read thermometer so you’ll know exactly when your tenderloin has reached the correct temperature. Avoid sticking the thermometer into the cream cheese–it can trick you.
Parting words: Although this recipe is easy with only 4 ingredients, peeling the silverskin from the tenderloin is not so easy. I use a sharp little paring knife. If you’ve never done this before, allow yourself some extra time. Once you get the hang of it, it won’t take long.
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Paula
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin Wrapped in Bacon with Raspberry-Chipotle Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon - regular-cut
- 1 pork tenderloin - 1 to 1-1/2 pound
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 1 cup raspberry chipotle sauce
- Freshly-ground pepper
Instructions
- Cover a small cookie sheet or shallow baking dish or pan with foil, preferably non-stick. Be sure foil goes up and over the sides with no seams.
- Lay 4 slices of bacon on a cookie sheet with space the width of bacon between each strip. See the picture above.
- Carefully trim any fat or silverskin from the tenderloin.
- Butterfly tenderloin down the middle, cutting about 3/4 of the way through the meat. Lay it out on top of the bacon.
- Place cream cheese down the middle. Cover with raspberry-chipotle sauce.
- Fold tenderloin back up so that cream cheese is enveloped and wrap tenderloin with bacon. Tuck the ends under. Use extra bacon if necessary to cover tenderloin.
- Season with freshly-ground pepper.
- Bake in 450˚ F oven for 20 minutes or until the internal temperature of the pork is 145˚F. If bacon is not yet crispy and brown, put the meat under the broiler until the bacon gets crisp. Wrap the ends of the whole tenderloin with foil pieces to protect them from burning if they get done before the middle of the tenderloin.
- Once the bacon is cooked, coat the entire bacon-wrapped tenderloin with enough raspberry-chipotle sauce to cover but not so much that it drips excessively onto the cookie sheet.
- After removing from the oven, cover loosely with foil and allow to rest 5-10 minutes before slicing. Coat the entire bacon-wrapped tenderloin with enough raspberry-chipotle sauce. Serve with extra sauce on the side.
Debbie Lindsey
Monday 24th of May 2021
My family loves this pork tenderloin. Was easy to make, which was greatly appreciated since I have done little with a pork tenderloin.
Wednesday 27th of February 2019
Michelle
Friday 1st of July 2016
You can find it in the international foods aisle at the grocery store. I like it because it's lower in sugars than most of the other brands. I was going to try and post a picture, but it won't let me. You can find it on Google.
Paula
Friday 1st of July 2016
I find it in the aisle with barbecue sauces at my local Krogers. Have seen it at Costco in the past but not recently.
Michelle
Thursday 26th of May 2016
This was an awesome recipe! Since hubby can't have raspberry sauce (fruit allergy), I used Hokan Chili sauce with Garlic. It was fantastic!!
Paula
Wednesday 8th of June 2016
I'm not familiar with that sauce but think I need to find some. Thanks for writing.
Danny
Sunday 27th of December 2015
Thank u for this great recipe we made it for Christmas eve and we absolutely loved it I posted on Instagram and I had so many people asked me about it at my church and even after for days people text me and ask me how to do it I give u all the credit try so much it was great