This Honey Mustard Pork Tenderloin is made with a simple marinade that adds tons of flavor! Perfect for a quick, healthy dinner.
This post was sponsored by French’s Yellow Mustard. I was compensated for my time. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
Hi Friends!
I feel like there are two kinds of people in this world- those who love all condiments and use them regularly and those who tend to focus more on the food and less on what goes on top. For most of my life, I’ve fallen into category number two. Growing up I ate my hot dogs plain, didn’t need anything to dip my fries into, hated having anything smeared on the bun of my sandwich, etc. It’s only been in the past few years that I’ve come to appreciate what a good condiment can add to a meal.
The problem I have with a lot of condiments, however, is that many are loaded with unhealthy and unnecessary ingredients like salt and sugar. I prefer homemade versions of most condiments for this reason. But, when French’s reached out to me about creating a recipe using their #naturallyamazing mustard, all it took was a quick check of the ingredients to get me on board.
Here are the ingredients in their Classic Yellow Mustard:
Distilled vinegar, water, no. 1 grade mustard seed, salt, tumeric, paprika, spice, natural flavors and garlic powder.
That’s an ingredient list I can get on board with! Mustard is great year round, but it’s especially great for adding flavor to summer foods. With all the grilling we’ve been doing, I can think of tons of dishes I’ll be adding mustard to in the future for a pop of flavor!
I developed this marinade to use on pork tenderloin and it turned out really well!
Here’s the recipe:
PrintHoney Mustard Pork Tenderloin
A simple, flavorful marinade to use on pork or chicken prior to roasting or grilling.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup French’s Classic Yellow Mustard
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tablespoon worchestershire sauce
- Juice from one lemon
- 2 pounds pork tenderloin
Instructions
- Combine first six ingredients in a large ziploc bag.
- Add pork tenderloin and squeeze to remove excess air from the bag.
- Marinate pork at least 4 hours or overnight, turning the bag occasionally to ensure all meat is coated in the marinade.
- When ready to cook either 1) remove pork from bag and cook on the grill or 2) remove pork from bag and sear on all sides in a hot pan, then transfer to a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until pork reaches a temperature of at least 145 degrees.
We’re both big fans of this recipe. It made the meat super tender and added a wonderful flavor to the pork, which is something we usually eat pretty plain.
Plus it was delicious with some crunchy summer green beans! I cooked this one in the oven but it would also be super easy to do on the grill.
Oh, and one more thing before I go. I know how many of us are Pinterest fans so good news! French’s is on Pinterest!
Let’s chat:
What’s your favorite way to use mustard?!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
I like honey mustard on turkey sandwiches!
We have that mustard here in Australia….I feel content now lol! I personally love spicy dijon mustard- ironically on pork!
(((chimes in as a misfit who has never tired the mustard but whose CHILD LOVESLOVELOVES IT)))
I love spicy brown mustard! I used it in almost all of my homemade salad dressings. Great looking recipe! I loved your interview on pbfingers…headed over hear to check out your blog! Nice! Thanks for another great resource!
I love any spicy! I never liked mustard before but it’s an accuired taste.
This looks delicious! I can’t believe I use to hate mustard, because now I absolutely love it!
I’m going to have to remember this when I make the pork I just bought. Perfect timing with your recipe! 🙂
Wow, so creative.
I am such a total mustard FIEND, especially honey mustard. This would be a hit in our house!
I was totally a condiment child – ketchup on almost everything! I remember my babysitter was able to get me to eat eggs with ketchup. Now I rarely have any, other than on some well done fries! But I do love condiments, especially whole grain mustard!
What a great idea to add mustard to a marinade! Normally I will use it as a glaze for fish with soy sauce and honey, but marinating would make the flavor pop more.
oooh love the glaze idea! sounds great!
I’m a mustard lover through and through and I love this recipe! I’m partial to putting spicy mustard on salmon before baking it…it’s SO good!
that sounds like a great combo!
Yum!! This looks incredibly simple and delicious.
I used to not love mustard but have grown to love it over the years. It’s an easy way to add lots of flavor without a lot of junk
i’m the same way. slowly getting used to it!
I am more of a ketchup girl than mustard, but I do love when it’s mixed with other things, like honey mustard sauce! I should cook more pork tenderloin. We’ve been getting kinda sick of chicken around here!
it’s definitely a good way to change it up!
yum!! I looove pork tenderloin! We haven’t done one in a while. We used to find them buy 1 get 3 free at Albertson’s and we stocked up!
I put mustard on pizza. There, I confessed lol.
It’s a tradition in Trinidad that I didn’t know was weird until I moved to Canada haha
I don’t eat pork but I’d love to try this marinade with something else…maybe salmon?
Thanks for sharing!
on pizza, eh? never tried that!
Recently I’ve been eating a lot of mustard in my tuna salad, I also really like it as a salad dressing! I always forget how great of a marinade it is, this looks delicious. Love the short ingredient list as well!
This looks fantastic! I love mustard- although in pregnancy it’s been a little bit less appealing. But in a marinade, it’s so yummy. I also use it in a basic oil/vinegar dressing sometimes.
Mmm those look so easy and fast! We used to make a similar recipe in college because of how simple it was! I love that French’s is so natural, I had no idea! I’ll have to look into buying mustard specifically now 🙂
awesome! enjoy!
I wish there was a way for me to remember to squirt the first watery squeeze of mustard into the sink or in the trashcan—and not directly onto my sandwich bread! 🙂
I’d try this on chicken, too !
gosh yes…i need to stick a label on there or something!
Mustard is my go-to condiment.. sandwiches…even as a chicken dipping sauce (weird, I know!). This looks delicious and I know my husband would love it!
let me know if you try it! enjoy!
I’m a total freak and could eat mustard out of the jar… I never used to be that way… I hated it until a few months ago. Now I’m obsessed. Besides eating it on turkey sandwiches, I use it in my homemade vinaigrettes!
great idea to put it in dressings! love it!
Love pork tenderloin and this look great! The husband will definitely approve 🙂
I’m surprised at French’s ingredient list, totally thought that it would have had a ton of preservatives and the like. Thanks for highlighting this, I use mustard often and won’t think twice about their classic yellow!
yay! enjoy it!
Looks delish! I am a fan of Traders hot/sweet mustard & use it on everything from meats to veggies to tuna! 🙂