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Hasselback Pork Loin with Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce

Demetra Overton
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 -8 people

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

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  • Slice the pork loin into 1/2 slices, leaving 1/2 inch at the bottom unsliced. Season the pork with salt, pepper, and sage.
  • Slice the mozzarella cheese and place the slices into the cuts in the pork loin
  • Toss the spinach leaves with 1 teaspoon of oil to keep it from drying out
  • Stuff a handful of spinach leaves into the slices
  • 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
  • Place the pork loin into the pan of sauce and bake in the oven for 40 minutes.
  • Remove the pork from the oven and stir the Parmesan cheese into the sauce