The ideal dinner recipe for entertaining, beef tenderloin is rubbed with a garlic rosemary mixture before roasted until tender and juicy. Leftovers are delicious sliced thin for sandwiches.
If you follow me on social media, you’ll see that I host dinners all the time. I love using healthy, delicious food to bring my friends and family together, and the holidays are a great time to do so! I frequently cook beef for entertaining. Its versatility knows no bounds; you can really make any flavor combination work! I love making my Garlic Rosemary Beef Tenderloin when I need to feed a crowd of people, or even just my family. Last night I had this with a side of warm hummus with pomegranate and it was incredible.
Why You’ll Love this Garlic Rosemary Beef Tenderloin
- Beef tenderloin is easy to find in your local grocery stores, and is a great go-to, high-quality protein option that supports farmers nationwide.
- It uses less than 5 ingredients, and is extremely easy to prepare.
- Not only is it delicious and simple, but if you have any leftover, it tastes great in a sandwich or even tacos the next day.
Ingredients
- Beef tenderloin: A cut of beef that usually cooks to be tender, juicy, and flavorful. Like all beef, it is nutritious as well as delicious, as it is a great source of iron.
- Olive oil: Helps coat the beef in the rosemary and garlic.
- Rosemary: Has a strong woodsy, earthy, and somewhat piney flavor that pairs very well with garlic.
- Garlic: Pungent and aromatic, it’s somewhat nutty and spicy flavor sweetens as it cooks.
How to Make Garlic Rosemary Beef Tenderloin
Step 1. Take your fresh rosemary and mince it. Add it to a small bowl with the olive oil.
Step 2. Next use a microplane to grate your garlic into the bowl, and add salt and pepper. Stir together.
Step 3. Let your tenderloin sit and come to room temperature. Then pat dry, trim, and wrap in kitchen twine.
Step 4. Take your garlic rosemary mix and rub it on all sides of the tenderloin before moving to a prepared baking sheet.
Step 5. Roast in the oven at 425 until desired doneness is reached. Using an instant read meat thermometer, you want the internal temperature to reach somewhere between 135-150.
Step 6. Once removed from the oven, let rest for 10 minutes for juices to distribute. Then remove twine and slice to serve.
Serve garnished with additional fresh herbs and enjoy your Garlic Rosemary Beef Tenderloin!
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Garlic Rosemary Beef Tenderloin
Ingredients
- 2 pound beef tenderloin roast (trimmed and wrapped in kitchen twine )
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced rosemary
- 3 cloves garlic (grated)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray; set aside. Let beef roast sit out at room temperature at least 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine olive oil with rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. Pat beef roast dry with paper towel then rub evenly with rosemary garlic rub on all sides.
- Insert instant read digital thermometer in thickest part of beef. Roast beef 35-45 minutes or until you've reached desired doneness (remove roast when meat thermometer registers 135°F for medium rare; 150°F for medium.)
- Remove from oven and tent with foil to let rest 10 minutes before slicing to serve.
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Disclosure: This recipe was developed in partnership with Michigan Beef Industry Commission. Thank you for supporting the brands that make The Lemon Bowl possible. All thoughts are my own.
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