{"id":20431,"date":"2026-05-05T13:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/?p=20431"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:21:40","slug":"grilled-cajun-pork-tenderloin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/grilled-cajun-pork-tenderloin\/","title":{"rendered":"Grilled Cajun Pork Tenderloin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/GrilledCajunPorkTenderloin.jpg\" alt=\"Grilled Cajun Pork Tenderloin\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/grilled-cajun-pork-tenderloin\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Grilled Cajun Pork Tenderloin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 10 minutes plus standing and preheating<br \/>\nGrill: 1 hour 28 minutes \u2022 Serves: 4 <\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span>2 <\/span>tablespoons olive oil<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>tablespoon Cajun seasoning<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>teaspoons fresh lemon juice<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves plus additional sprigs for garnish (optional)<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>pork tenderloin (about 1-1\/4 pounds)<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>head garlic<br \/>\n<span>\t<\/span>Lemon zest for garnish (if desired)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span>Prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling over low heat. In small bowl, whisk 1 tablespoon oil, seasoning, lemon juice and thyme. Brush pork with oil mixture; let stand 1 hour at room temperature.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span>With serrated knife, slice about 1\/4 inch off top of garlic head to expose tops of cloves. Place garlic, cut side up, on sheet of aluminum foil; drizzle exposed cloves with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Wrap foil tightly around garlic; place on hot grill rack, cover and cook 1 hour. Carefully open foil packet; cook 10 minutes. Remove from grill; when cool enough to handle, gently squeeze out garlic cloves.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>Increase grill temperature to medium; preheat 15 minutes. Place pork on hot grill rack; cover and cook 18 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 135\u00b0, turning pork 1\/4 turn every 5 minutes. Transfer pork to cutting board; tent with aluminum foil and let stand 10 minutes. (Internal temperature will rise to 145\u00b0 upon standing).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>4.<\/span>Slice pork; serve with garlic garnished with lemon zest and\/or thyme sprigs, if desired.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (about 3-3\/4 ounces pork):<br \/>\n228 Calories, 10g Fat (2g Saturated), 88mg Cholesterol, 538mg Sodium,<br \/>\n5g Carbohydrates, 0g Fiber, 0g Sugars, 0g Added Sugars, 29g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Smart Swaps:<\/span><br \/>\nLean pork is a great source of protein and B vitamins. Keep it lighter by trimming excess fat and pairing with grilled veggies for a balanced plate.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grilled Cajun Pork Tenderloin Prep: 10 minutes plus standing and preheating Grill: 1 hour 28 minutes \u2022 Serves: 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-05_lunch-dinner","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20431"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20432,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20431\/revisions\/20432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}