Pork and Apple Bake

Submitted by mkorte33

"An easy way to dress up pork tenderloin. For extra flavour, add 1/4 cup raisins along with the cinnamon."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 casserole
• Serves: 406

ingredients

• 2 cups broad egg noodles, uncooked
• 1 cup baby carrots, quartered lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 lb pork tenderloin, cut into 3/4 inch medallions
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup (I use low fat)
• 1⁄2 cup apple juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 red apple, unpeeled, cut into wedges

directions

1. Cook noodles according to package directions, omitting salt and oil and adding carrots for last 2 minutes of cook time. Drain.
2. Heat 1 tbsp oil at medium-high in skillet. Cook pork until browned and cooked through – about 4 minutes per side; remove pork. Reduce heat to medium. Add mushrooms and onion and cook about 5 minutes in remaining oil.
3. Mix soup, juice, thyme, cinnamon and pepper in shallow 2 qt baking dish. Stir in noodle and mushroom mixtures. Layer in pork and apples.
4. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.