Easy Pork Loin and Stuffing

Ingredients

1 (3 to 4 lb.) pork loin
1/3 c. olive oil
1 Tbs. sage or 2 Tbs. fresh sage, chopped
1 Tbs. thyme or 2 Tbs. fresh thyme chopped
4 cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 (6 Oz.) package stuffing mix

 Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.  Spray a roasting pan with cooking spray.

Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions. Set aside.

Place the pork loin in the roasting pan.  With a sharp knife, cut a slit lengthwise, down the center of the pork loin, about 3/4 of the way through. Be careful so you don't cut all the way through. You want the meat still attached as one piece.

In a small bowl, combine the oil, sage, thyme, garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper. Mix until the ingredients are fully combined. Rub this mixture all over the pork loin. 

Spoon the stuffing down the open slit of the pork loin.

Bake for 1 hour or until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 145°.  Let stand for 5 minutes.  

Slice and serve. 

**If you have the time and want to make this really fancy. Butterfly the pork loin. An easy way to do this, without all the cutting is to lay the pork loin out on a cutting board. Cut a slit lengthwise, down the center of the pork loin, about 3/4 of the way through. Be careful so you do not cut all the way through. You want the meat still attached. Pound the meat until it is 1 1/2 inches thick.  Then brush the seasoned oil all over the pork loin.  Place the stuffing on top of the pork loin. Tightly roll up the pork loin around the stuffing. Secure the roll with kitchen string or toothpicks to keep it closed.