Sausage-Stuffed Pork Loin Roast
Sausage-Stuffed Pork Loin Roast
7 Ingredients | 2 hr 15 min | 10 Servings
Give your guests a reason to celebrate. This stuffed roast is showy and tasty. Serve with Cranberry Waldorf Salad, Honey-Glazed Sweet Potatoes, buttered Brussel Sprouts, and Holiday Fruit Compote as a finishing touch.
Ingredients
- 4-5 pound pork loin center roast, bone-in
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 pound Italian sausage
- 1 small zucchini, diced
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
- 1/2 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
Cut deep slits between ribs of roast, without cutting through the opposite side. Sprinkle each pocket lightly with salt. Remove sausage from casing; discard casing. Cook sausage in skillet until brown; drain drippings. Combine sausage, zucchini, fennel seed and tomato paste; mix well. Pack stuffing into slits. Place roast on rack in a shallow roasting pan. Sprinkle surface of roast with Italian seasoning.
Roast in a 350 degree F. oven for 20 minutes per pound or until internal temperature on a thermometer reads 145 degrees F. Remove roast from oven; let rest 10 minutes before carving.
Serves 10
Nutrition
- Calories312calories
- Protein35grams
- Fat17grams
- Sodium405milligrams
- Cholesterol104milligrams
- Saturated Fat6grams
- Carbohydrates2grams
- Fiber1grams
