Lemon Garlic Pork Loin

Making a pork loin roast is super easy. In this house we really have a thing for crockpot roasts like French Onion Roast and Ranch Roast.

Sometimes we just need a change of pace with our meats and method of cooking. This meal was prepared using an old-fashioned dutch oven.

Pared with some peas & carrots and a side of our Irish Potato and Bacon Cakes you have a full (and filling) meal.

Often I think many of us are guilty of over thinking family meals, trying to make them into some big production. We get overwhelmed and then just don’t feel like cooking. I know I am guilty of that. I have found through much trial and error that there are quite a few things that I make sure I always have on hand for those moments when I feel like I am overwhelmed or just don’t know what to cook. When I am shopping and catch roasts and pork loins on sale I will purchase more than one so there is always something available for me for family dinners. I do this with whole chickens, too. It is not uncommon to see my freezer and find a few whole chickens hanging around.

Side items don’t have to be time-consuming either. For things like these potato and bacon cakes you can make a batch of the mixture and freeze the cakes prior to cooking (i suggest placing foil or wax paper between them to prevent them from freezing together) in order to have a batch ready to go and already prepped for cooking. You could also replace the potato cakes with standard baked on mashed potatoes.

What are some of your favorite go-to simple family meals?

Lemon Garlic Pork Loin

Chrystal Mahan YUMeating.com

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Ingredients

  

• 1.5 - 2 lb pork loin
• 1/2 c water
• lemon juice
• parsley dried
• garlic powder

Instructions

 

• Place the pork loin in a dutch oven on the stove with low heat.
• Add the water, splash of lemon juice, dash of garlic powder and sprinkle of parsley.
• Cover.
• Check and flip the pork loin every 5-10 minutes.
• Cook about 30 minutes total.
• Check your meat thermometer for accuracy.