Brown Sugar Garlic Pork with Carrots & Potatoes

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Just 6 ingredients and less than an hour are all that separates you from this awesome meal with caramelized Brown Sugar Garlic Pork and roasted vegetables.

Sticky and sweet with a punch of garlic, this Brown Sugar Garlic Pork loin is sure to be a huge hit with your family. Serve it up with some roasted carrots and potatoes on the side for a healthy balanced meal. From start to finish it is 45 minutes, most of which is just letting it cook in the oven!

Brown Sugar Garlic Pork and Vegetables on plate
BROWN SUGAR GARLIC PORK LOIN WITH CARROTS & POTATOES

Brown Sugar Garlic Pork Loin with Carrots & Potatoes is the perfect busy weeknight meal for when you just don’t have the energy to cook. In less time than it would take to order in, you’ll be sitting down to a delicious and comforting dinner that is complete with veggies on the side.

Keep this recipe on hand for a day like Thursdays, which are usually the hardest day of the week for most as you always wish they could just be Friday but are always disappointed there is another day before you can just unwind for the weekend with extra help from the hubby with the kids. You might feel like you are running on empty energy wise and making dinner feels like a chore.

These are the days to reserve for meals like this. Easy meals you don’t need to worry about watching on the stove top as the kids run around throwing legos and trying to pry open every can of play doh.

If you’re looking for a slow cooker version of this recipe (minus the veggies and plus some bacon) here it is! Slow Cooker Bacon Garlic Pork Loin.

Not a fan of pork? Make this with chicken and bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes at the same temperature. Also, this glaze is super sticky! Do yourself a favor and roast the pork on a sheet of foil!

HOW TO MAKE BROWN SUGAR GARLIC PORK LOIN WITH CARROTS & POTATOES

To make this deliciously easy meal, start by preheating the oven to 375 degrees. Mix ¼ cup canola oil, salt and pepper with sliced carrots and potatoes and put onto a sheet trayBrown Sugar Garlic Pork carrots and potatoes
Mix 1 tbsp canola oil, brown sugar, garlic and rub all over pork loin.  Brown Sugar Garlic Pork before cooking
Roast the pork for 40-50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer registers at 150 degrees in the center of the roast. At the same time, roast the vegetables and leave them in to finish cooking while the pork rests outside the oven. Let the pork rest for 5-10 minutes. Brown Sugar Garlic Pork on cutting board
Remove vegetables from oven and serve with sliced pork. Brown Sugar Garlic Pork on plate

An easy meal, ready to roast in just a few minutes. Sticky and sweet with a punch of garlic, this pork loin is sure to be a huge hit with your family. Serve it up with some roasted carrots and potatoes on the side for a healthy balanced meal that is ready start to finish in 45 minutes!

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HOW TO STORE BROWN SUGAR GARLIC PORK LOIN WITH CARROTS & POTATOES

  • Serve: Pork Loin is safe at room temperature for up to 2 hours.
  • Store: Allow the pork to cool completely before storing in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the fridge.
  • Freeze: This recipe can be kept in the freezer for up to 3 months, in a sealed container. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight before reheating.

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Brown Sugar Garlic Pork with Carrots & Potatoes

Just 6 ingredients and less than an hour are all that separates you from this awesome meal with caramelized Brown Sugar Garlic Pork and roasted vegetables.
Yield 4
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients
 

  • 2 lb pork loin , trimmed of excess fat
  • 4 garlic cloves , minced
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 2 lbs carrots , peeled and sliced
  • 2 lbs potatoes , scrubbed and cut into 1 inch chunks
  • 1/4 cup canola oil , for vegetables
  • salt and pepper , to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Mix ¼ cup canola oil, salt and pepper with sliced carrots and potatoes.
  • Mix 1 tbsp canola oil, brown sugar, garlic and rub all over pork loin.
  • On one large cookie sheet, put down some foil and add the carrots and potatoes.
  • Spread apart the vegetables to make an opening in the pan for the pork.
  • Add the pork to the pan.
  • Roast the pork and vegetables for 40-50 minutes, or until a meat thermometer registers at 150 degrees in the center of the roast.
  • Open your oven and remove the pork onto a plate or cutting board to let it rest and cover it with a piece of foil.
  • Let the pork rest for 5-10 minutes, then remove the veggies from the oven once you are ready to serve the pork.
  • This allows them to finish cooking while only using one pan and makes sure they are hot when the pork has rested.

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Nutrition

Calories: 676kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 147mg | Sodium: 303mg | Potassium: 2595mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 37890IU | Vitamin C: 40.2mg | Calcium: 170mg | Iron: 10.4mg
Keyword: Brown Sugar Garlic Pork with Carrots & Potatoes

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Just 6 ingredients and less than an hour are all that separate you from this awesome caramelized Brown Sugar Garlic Pork and roasted vegetables.

An easy meal, ready to roast in just a few minutes. Sticky and sweet with a punch of garlic, this pork loin is sure to be a huge hit with your family. Serve it up with some roasted carrots and potatoes on the side for a healthy balanced meal that is ready start to finish in 45 minutes!

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. Oh my gosh that looks SO yummy! We tend to have a schedule of the same meals.. Would love to add something like this in for something a bit different!

  2. Yum, this looks absolutely delicious! I’ll definitely be pinning this to make later. 🙂

  3. oh my this looks delicous! Within the last few years I developed a severe chicken allergy, pork has been a lifesaver. Thanks for sharing a new way for me to enjoy it!

  4. This looks delicious. I love pork recipes a lot. I find all kinds of uses for brown sugar too that truly enhance food. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

  5. I love pork loin! Not only is it great to flavor as you have but it has such a great texture. Beautiful recipe.

  6. Wow, that sounds amazing! You’ve sure made me hungry. I’ll have to make this soon!

  7. This would be a fantastic meal. It looks so delicious and easy to make. I am going to try this recipe for sure.

  8. This looks so delicious. I will have to try making this recipe this weekend. I am sure my family will love it.

  9. That’s a nice hearty meal. Just like the one my family likes when they come home from a busy day of going going going!

  10. That looks delicious. I was struggle with finding ways to make pork and this one looks easy and something the whole family would like.

  11. Now that is how you cook pork! Dang I can taste it already! I like to do a lot with Pork because it is so much cheaper than beef. This is definitely a recipe I have to put to use next week! We have pork scheduled for Tuesday!

    1. Yes! It is a fun deviation from chicken at roughly the same prices. I love cooking with pork, especially in the summer.

        1. The size of the roast I used about a pound and a half and it was the pork loin. If you were to use a tenderloin and roast it for the same amount of time it would be super dry. The flavors certainly can be used on any cut of meat, but to cook the tenderloin I would stick to 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes. You’d have to roast the vegetables for longer, but certainly it can be done. 🙂

          1. I have a pork tenderloin that 4.25 lbs. I’m really looking forward to trying your yummy recipe. How long and what temp would you suggest?

          2. For a tenderloin that size, I would recommend cooking it 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours at 425 or until the meat thermometer reads 145-160 degrees. Hope this helps!

  12. The picture adds to the appeal of this recipe. It’s nice to have the option of using pork or chicken. I agree with you, Thursday is sort of a disappointment when you want it to be Friday.

  13. That looks mouthwatering good! I am now craving some comfort food and will have to make this soon!

  14. Oh my gosh this looks amazing!! We have not had pork loin in a while, this would be a delicious meal to make.

  15. This looks fabulous. We’ve recently been experimenting with different pork marinades and this definitely needs to join the dinner rotation.

  16. Oh wow, amazing as always. What I wouldn’t give to have dinner at your place just once! Wowie! Looks great!

  17. Oh I love pork and yet never thought of this type of glaze. It sounds amazing… and I will definitely be giving it a try 🙂 Thanks for sharing

  18. This dish sounds delicious and ideal for a hearty homecooked meal. I am so excited to hear about your upcoming e-book too!

    1. It is so often overlooked in favor of chicken for us. I have to make an effort to remember to buy it too.

  19. This looks like a delicious pork dinner. My husband especially likes pork, we will have to give this recipe a try.

  20. I am in love – I adore brown sugar, it is so delicious to me and pork is my low cost go to meat selection to buy!

  21. This looks like such a great dinner! The pork sounds so flavorful with the garlic and all the veggies!

  22. You have just saved dinner for me. I actually got some pork out this morning and have been trying to figure out something new–and quick–do to with if for tonight. Done, and done!! Thanks for the inspiration!

  23. You certainly had me at Sticky and sweet with a punch of garlic – this Garlic Pork looks so tender and moist, too. What a delicious meal this makes!

  24. What a wonderful looking meal. I have a pork tenderloin in the freezer that I should thaw to make this. I pinned it too so I can find it later. =)

    1. I was wondering about using Pork tenderloin, also, since there are only two of us. Would I decrease the cooking time, or do the veggies slightly longer than the meat? Sounds delicious!

      1. You can still use the flavoring but would need to adjust the cook time. I would stick to 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes/per pound. Enjoy!

  25. Absolutely love this recipe! I have all these ingredients and will totally make this for dinner tomorrow!

        1. Yes, definitely for an hour, maybe a bit longer, like an hour and 15 mins. For a roast that size you would want to keep a thermometer handy.

          1. I’m going to try this with a 4 pound roast. How long would you suggest I’d Ned to cook the pork roast for?

  26. That looks amazing! I’m going to try this with chicken and see how it turns out. We’re kosher, so no pork for us.

    1. I made the pork roast and added some sage….YUM! I had some thawed chicken breasts and used the extra rub… Really great!!! Kids loved it too.

  27. That looks so spectacularly yummy! I’m going to make it this weekend. I’m sure it’s going to be a hit!

  28. That is just awesome. It looks delicious, and I love how simple it is to make. Thanks so much for sharing this!

  29. That looks like a delicious dinner and it’s so different from what I normally serve! I think my family would love this and you have made it look so easly to make!

      1. Made this tonight. Loved it! I added some onion and celery to the vegetables. Thank you for such an easy and quick dinner recipe.

    1. My family and I loved it!!! I actually made this at my sisters one night intending to bring it back to my mom n dad……Let’s just say it never made it home my niece n nephew loved it, especially the glazed veggies!!!! You know how hard it is to get a 18, and 22 year old to put veggies on their plate?? lol They’re worse than little kids cause they think they’re so grown. Thanks for a tasty recipe!

      1. It’s great that they liked the veggies so much. I can’t imagine children who don’t love veggies. Mine are 24 and 21 and my daughter refused to eat meat even as a very young child. In 24 years I think she has had chicken maybe six times in her life and that is the only meat she has ever eaten. My 21 year old son will eat anything that you put in front of him. Needless to say I have never had any problems with them eating veggies. (Gasp, my kids even very young has loved tofu as well).