Peppered Beef Tenderloin Roast

Name: Peppered Beef Tenderloin Roast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons coarsely ground pepper; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 beef tenderloin roast (3 to 4 pounds)

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min. + standing

Yield 12 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

A pepper rub gives this moist, tender beef a bit of a zippy taste. It takes just minutes to prepare, and the meat slices well. Lining the baking pan with foil makes it a breeze to clean up, too. —Denise Bitner, Reedsville, Pennsylvania

Ingredients

3 tablespoons coarsely ground pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 beef tenderloin roast (3 to 4 pounds)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Mix first five ingredients.
Place roast on a rack in a roasting pan; rub with pepper mixture. Roast until desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°), 40-60 minutes. Remove roast from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

3 ounces cooked beef: 188 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 49mg cholesterol, 197mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 24g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

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