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This Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes is an easy and delicious meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights.
Perfectly cooked pork tenderloin is paired together with mashed sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli, and a quick gravy – all in the same pot. It’s an easy one pot meal that the whole family will love.
If you love easy recipes that you can cook in your Instant Pot, you’re also going to love my Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup, Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes, or this Easy Burrito Bowl Recipe.
Why I Love This Pork Tenderloin Recipe
I love how easy this recipe is to throw together in the Instant Pot. The pork turns out tender, and pairing it with mashed sweet potatoes and broccoli makes for a hearty, healthy plate. The leftovers are perfect for meal prep, too!
Enjoy!
– Becca
Ingredients in Garlic Pork Tenderloin
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- Pork tenderloin: Pork tenderloin meat is one of the leanest cuts of pork available. Pork is a great source of protein and also contains many important minerals and nutrients like thiamine, vitamin B6 and B12, potassium, iron, and magnesium.
- Sweet potatoes: Sweet potatoes provide a variety of nutrients, including carbs, fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants, and provide more vitamin A than regular potatoes.
- Broccoli: Broccoli is high in many vitamins and minerals, including folate, potassium, manganese, and vitamins C and K1.
How to Make Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin
Step 1: Using a cutting board, peel and cube your sweet potatoes into 1-inch pieces and then set aside.
Place your pork tenderloin on a cutting board and, using a sharp knife, cut the tenderloin into 2 pieces. This will make it quicker and easier to pressure cook than a big pork loin.
In a small bowl mix together the minced garlic, basil, oregano, salt, and black pepper to create your pork seasoning.
Step 2: Rub the seasonings into the tops of the pork tenderloin pieces.
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Step 3: Turn your Instant Pot to sauté and add the olive oil to your inner pot. When the olive oil is hot, add the pork tenderloin pieces, seasoned side down.
Sauté for 1 minute, and then flip the pork tenderloins and sauté the bottom sides for 1 more minute. Transfer the browned pork tenderloin pieces to a plate and turn the Instant Pot off.
Step 4: Add the chicken broth to your pot and while it’s still hot use a spatula to deglaze it, getting all the yummy cooked pork tenderloin pieces mixed together with the broth. Now, place the trivet into your pot and set the pork tenderloin pieces on top of the trivet.
Step 5: The next thing you will want to do is make a foil bowl for the sweet potatoes. To do that I get a sheet of foil about 14 inches long and spray it with nonstick cooking spray. Then add potatoes on top of the foil and roll the sides of the foil in to create a bowl. Place the foil bowl on top of the pork tenderloin.
Close and lock the lid to your Instant Pot pressure cooker, and turn the valve to sealing.
Select pressure cook mode (high pressure) and set the cook time for 10 minutes to cook pork tenderloin and potatoes.
When the cook time is complete, let the pressure naturally release for 5 minutes. After the natural release, quick release the pressure and remove the lid.
Step 6: Remove the lid and, using oven mitts, carefully transfer the foil bowl of cooked sweet potatoes to a large bowl. Add the broccoli to your pot right on top of the pork tenderloin.
Close and lock the lid to the Instant Pot and, again, turn the pressure valve to sealing. Choose the high pressure mode and set the cook time for 1 minute to cook pork tenderloins and broccoli.
Step 7: While the broccoli and pork tenderloin cooks, add butter to the cooked potatoes. Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes while you slowly add milk.
Step 8: Continue to mix the potatoes until you have creamy mashed potatoes.
Step 9: When the Instant Pot cooking time is done, quick release the pressure and transfer the cooked broccoli and the cooked pork tenderloin meat to a plate. Remove the trivet from the pot.
Turn your Instant Pot to sauté, add the corn starch to your remaining broth, and whisk vigorously until your gravy thickens.
Turn the Instant Pot off and carefully remove the inner pot with your gravy.
Step 10: Slice the pork tenderloin and top with gravy. Plate the cooked broccoli and mashed potatoes with your pork tenderloin and serve warm.
Recipe Tips
- I love making this recipe for meal prep. It doesn’t require a lot of prep time and keeps well stored in the fridge for up to 6 days, or the freezer for up to 2 months.
- The National Pork Board recommends cooking pork tenderloin meat to an internal temperature between 145° F and 160° F. You can use a meat thermometer to check your pork’s temperature.
Garlic Pork Tenderloin FAQs
This recipe takes 2 minutes to sauté the pork, 10 minutes of pressure cooking time, and 5 minutes of natural release time. The Instant Pot does take time to come to pressure, and that can depend on several factors. Generally, a recipe like this will take the Instant Pot an additional 10-15 minutes to come to pressure, so it should take about 30 minutes for this tenderloin to cook.
Sure! Just skip step 6 and move on to mashing your potatoes and making your sauce.
Healthy Eating Plans
21 Day Fix Containers
Per serving this Instant Pot pork tenderloin and mashed potatoes is: 2 red containers, 1 green container, 1 yellow container, and 2 teaspoons.
Weight Watchers Points
8 2025 Points
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Instant Pot Garlic Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes
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Equipment
- Instant Pot 6 qt
- Kitchen Knife
- Cutting Board
Ingredients
- ¼ cup garlic minced, about 8 cloves
- 2 tbsp basil dried
- 2 tsp parsley dried
- 2 tsp oregano dried
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 3 lb pork tenderloin cut into 2 pieces
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 lb sweet potato (about 3 medium), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 heads broccoli cut into small florets
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ cup almond milk plain, unsweetened
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the garlic, basil, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Use a fork to mix, then rub the seasonings into the tops of the pork pieces. ¼ cup garlic 2 tbsp basil 2 tsp parsley 2 tsp oregano ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper 3 lb pork tenderloin
- Select sauté and add the olive oil to the inner pot. When the oil begins to shimmer, place the pork pieces, seasoned side down, in the pot. Sauté for 1 minute, flip the pieces and sauté the bottoms for 1 more minute, then transfer the pieces to a plate and turn off the pot. 1 tbsp olive oil 3 lb pork tenderloin
- Add the chicken broth to the pot and use a spatula to deglaze the pot, then stir. Place the trivet in the pot and put the pork pieces on top of the trivet. 1 cup chicken broth 3 lb pork tenderloin
- Make a foil bowl for the sweet potatoes by placing a 14-inch piece of aluminum foil on a flat surface and spraying it with nonstick cooking spray. Place the cubed sweet potatoes on the foil and slowly roll the sides in to make a bowl. Place the bowl directly on top of the pork. 2 lb sweet potato
- Close and lock the lid, then turn the steam release valve to sealing. Select pressure cook (high) and set the cook time for 10 minutes. When the cook time is complete, allow the pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes, then quick release the remaining pressure and remove the lid.
- Using oven mitts, carefully transfer the potatoes to a large bowl. Add the broccoli to the pot, directly on top of the pork. Close and lock the lid again, then turn the steam release valve to sealing. Select pressure cook (high) and set the cook time for 1 minute. 2 heads broccoli
- While the broccoli is cooking, add the butter to the bowl with the sweet potatoes. Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes while slowly adding the almond milk until a creamy consistency is achieved. 2 tbsp butter ½ cup almond milk
- When the broccoli is done cooking, quick release the pressure, transfer the broccoli and pork to a plate, and remove the trivet.
- Select sauté on the Instant Pot and add the corn starch. Whisk vigorously until the gravy thickens. Then turn off the pot and use oven mitts to remove the inner pot from the base. 2 tbsp cornstarch
- Slice the pork and place it on a plate. Top the pork with gravy and plate broccoli and mashed sweet potatoes with it.
Notes
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Really easy and tasted great! Thank you!
How much butter?
Hi Jill,
Thanks for catching that! I just updated the post to show 2 tablespoons of butter :)