5 Easy Pork Tenderloin Dinners (No Roasting Required) | Allrecipes
Short on time but still want a comforting, satisfying dinner? In this video, Nicole shares five easy pork tenderloin dinners that are perfect for busy weeknights. These recipes keep prep simple and cook times manageable, while still delivering big, craveable flavors the whole table will love.
Nicole kicks things off with Pork Spiedini, a crispy, golden dish that feels a little special but comes together quickly. Next is Havana Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin, a set-it-and-forget-it option with bold, Cuban-inspired flavors that’s ready when you are. For a fast, hands-off dinner, she makes Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin—juicy, tender, and perfect for weeknights when time is tight. Then it’s Sweet and Sour Pork, a takeout-style favorite made easy at home with a balanced sweet-tangy sauce. Nicole finishes with Fried Pork Cutlets, a classic comfort dish with a crispy coating that cooks up fast and pairs with just about anything.
Whether you’re feeding your family or just trying to get dinner on the table without a lot of fuss, these easy pork dinners prove you don’t need hours in the kitchen to make something delicious.
Timestamps:
0:00 – 5 Easy Pork Tenderloin Dinners for Busy Weeknights
0:18 – Pork Spiedini
4:53 – Havana Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin
7:55 – Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin
11:49 – Sweet and Sour Pork
16:44 – Fried Pork Cutlets
Get the recipes here:
Pork Spiedini (substitute pork for chicken): https://www.allrecipes.com/lemon-garlic-butter-chicken-spiedini-recipe-8727930
Havana Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/228944/havana-slow-cooker-pork-tenderloin/
Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin: https://www.allrecipes.com/air-fryer-pork-tenderloin-recipe-7368416
Sweet and Sour Pork: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/31144/sweet-and-sour-pork-iii/
Fried Pork Cutlets: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/228045/crispy-pork-cutlets/
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44 Comments
She acts like she's from Louisiana.. very Baton Rouge.
You're amaaaazing! I share your recipes all the time! ❤❤
Loved " if you 🫵do what I tell you" and "just a swim in the pan"😂
Who says you can’t trust a skinny chef!!?? 😂 love this channel!
I make city chicken the same way only I use veal, pork and I didn’t have air fryers so we fried them. Can’t get veal anymore so regular beef and I like your way of air frying. Love your recipes, some I’ve made for years.
What part of the pig pork tenderloins is it the back ?
I watched the video and wrote down the recipes but when I went to the recipe to print out it was so different!! Why is that? In the video with the Pork Cutlets it does not mention dill pickles, cayenne pepper and the 1 1/2 cups of cold milk. I'm a bit confused, can you please explain.
Excellent presentation!!!
Every single recipe looks amazing.
I absolutely love your recipes and you’re very easy to follow and you explain everything nice and slow but yet not too slow so thank you very much
What temperature and time would you do this for an oven? I don’t have the fryer that you have.
I love schnitzel!
Pork tenderloin is my favorite protein to buy. Affordable, tasty, non greasy, soft, versatile. Love your collection of recipes! Thanks!
Do you ever do any recipes with pork loin? I see a lot on here using tenderloins but not loins?
I miss pork. I took a microbiology class years ago and the professor showed some photos that I can’t get over to this day.😢😢😢 Supposedly it’s safe but my brain can’t believe it 😢😢😢
Work is supposed to be cooked completely through because it’s not good for you if it isn’t
These are fabulous Nicole
In Australia it’s always Sweet and Sour Pork. I’ve never seen it done with chicken
While I love the All recipes and am a subscriber, what I do not love is going where the recipe is located and being so bombarded with ads that I can barely see what I’m doing
Yum!
yummy
Egg wash in a bowl, yeah….but way easier to use a small bag to flour your meal. Dump the meat in, close the top of the bag & gently toss. I always keep small brown-paper bags on hand from my shopping trips. The bag holds all the egg-washed meat while frying small batches. Can always shake the bag before each batch of frying…tongs gum less. Better coating on your meat.
65+ yrs ago mom made veal like this first meal. Lots of lemon garlic basted. She used the broiler. My favorite meal as a kid. Can’t afford veal but using the pork sounds great! Will make it soon!!!
Have you cooked a pork belly with crispy skin? I would love to see your version of how to prep & cook it!
Not like it came off the grill. No smoke ring.
Nicole can you give options in your recipes for people who do not use wine thanks
I thank you so much…I love pk tenderloin and it's such good value but so needed ideas. 😅
I wish I could be a normal person and not associate the tenderloins with a suffering, caged animal.
Is that mashed potatoes with the fried tender lion? I didn't understand what she was saying? Looks yummy 😋 of course?
When I would get the tenderloin I would cut 4 pork chops and then throw the other part I guess you call it the loin into crockpot low and slow then either shred it make sliders with the BBQ sauce slaw YADDA or throw veggies in there and make it a pork roast…I didn't have ppl like Nichole to teach me how to Cook and great ideas 💡 to stretch my money 💰💵 and make things tasty 😋🙏 thank you beautiful lady intelligent 🧠🤓 woman 👠♀️ you Rock 🪨 so VERY glad I found you!! I'm SURE mine still don't taste as good as yours 😢!!!
Another recipe saved never to be found again doh!
I watch cooking/recipes every day and this has quickly become my go to. Hands down favorite.
Love You & Your Recipes,…But Every Now And Then You Gotta Flip Your Lid LoL
Reminds me of city chicken .
thanks
Yum! You cook the way I cook Love your style! The perfect bite every time!
Im in Australia and we dont have easy access to some of the pre-made seasonings and sauces you have, but we can usually get around it. I love your ideas and recipes, but please stop marinating in ziplock bags, cant you use something that is reusuable and washable, we really do not need all that extra plastic floating around. Otherwise its all great.
Did you use both pork tenderloins?
Our dishes look like oval tras 😂
Of course someone with two stoves and multiple air fryers would think that $13 for a pound of meat is cheap.
Thank you for confirming not all Italians use flour when breading. I thought my family was the only one. ❤
Nicole, you are my favorite chef!
Your Pork Spiedini was my first recipe to try with my new AirFryer…it turned out amazing! My wife loved it! The Arugula salad was awesome as a side! 4:02 Thanks from a foodie fan in Liberty Park! I have been reading and using your recipes for years…but never knew you are a Hoover girl until I started watching your videos!! I lived in Hoover over 30 yrs. Keep those great recipes and videos coming! JK
Where can I find the recipe to print please