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Garlic Butter Pork with Lemon Asparagus

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Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 484 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounce pork tenderloin
  • 16 ounce asparagus spears rinsed + trimmed
  • ¼ cup butter softened
  • 2 teaspoon fresh garlic minced + divided
  • ¼ cup chicken broth
  • ½ medium lemon juice of
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Measure out and prepare all the ingredients. Dice the raw pork.
  • In a bowl, add the diced pork to a bowl. Season it with half of the minced garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, onion powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
  • In a frying pan on medium to high heat, add softened butter and diced pork tenderloin to the pan and cook thoroughly until the internal temperature reaches 165F.
  • When cooked thoroughly, remove from pan but leave the pork fat in the pan to cook the asparagus.
  • Add in the chicken broth to the pan.
  • Squeeze a lemon into the pan and let the juices dissolve.
  • Add the asparagus to the pan and let the spears cook for 3 - 5 minutes. Add the remaining minced garlic in with the asparagus.
  • Then, add the pork bites back into the frying pan to get warm again.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

This makes a total of 2 servings of Keto Garlic Butter Pork with Lemon Asparagus. Each serving comes out to be 484 calories, 30g fat, 8.8g net carbs, and 41.7g protein.

Nutrition

Calories: 484kcalFat: 30g