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Demetra Overton

Hasselback Pork Loin with Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 -8 people
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • one 3-4 pound pork loin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon sage
  • one 16 ounce block mozzarella cheese
  • 12 ounces spinach leaves
  • 1 tablespoon canola or grapeseed oil
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • one 14 ounce can pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  2. Slice the pork loin into 1/2 slices, leaving 1/2 inch at the bottom unsliced. Season the pork with salt, pepper, and sage.
  3. Slice the mozzarella cheese and place the slices into the cuts in the pork loin
  4. Toss the spinach leaves with 1 teaspoon of oil to keep it from drying out
  5. Stuff a handful of spinach leaves into the slices
  6. Pour 1 tablespoon of oil In a large pan saute sliced garlic for 30 seconds, turn off the heat Mix in pumpkin puree, cream, and chicken broth
  7. Place the pork loin into the pan of sauce and bake in the oven for 40 minutes.
  8. Remove the pork from the oven and stir the Parmesan cheese into the sauce