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title: "Glorious One-Pot Meal Recipe: Honey and Spice Pork"
date: 2010-06-16T04:35:32Z
modified: 2010-06-16T04:35:32Z
permalink: "https://elizabethyarnell.com/glorious-one-pot-meal-recipe-honey-and-spice-pork/"
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categories:
  - Cooking Demonstrations
  - Glorious One-Pot Meals
  - Recipes
tags:
  - cinnamon and MS
  - honey and MS
  - honey recipe
  - NMSS Bike MS
  - NMSS Hike MS
  - pork one pot meal recipe
  - pork tenderloin recipe
author: Elizabeth
---

Today I was invited to perform a cooking demonstration on KNBC’s _Colorado & Company_, one of my favorite shows to visit. I was thrilled to use the opportunity to help promote the[ National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Colorado Chapter ](http://www.curemscolorado.org "NMSS Colorado")and several upcoming efforts to raise funds and awareness for MS.

I selected a recipe from my current [cookbook](http://www.gloriousonepotmeals.com "glorious one pot meals"), _Honey and Spice Pork_, because the combination of cinnamon and honey is thought to reduce inflammation, a primary issue in multiple sclerosis and other auto-immune diseases.

However many health benefits this recipe may offer, this recipe is mostly just a crowd-pleasing meal that offers a multitude of variations (swap out the pork for chicken or salmon… mmmm! or make it vegetarian with [seitan](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00015YTS8?tag=lizoneandmore-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B00015YTS8&adid=1SMBF140QQTSPWT6PB40& "seitan") (a wheat gluten meat-substitute product found in the refrigerated section of a health food store, near the tofu).

Find the recipe for _Honey and Spice Pork_ below.

**Honey and Spice Pork**
_Serves 2_

My kids love the sweet and spicy flavors of this meal. The pork together with the potatoes, carrots, and green beans offers a kid-friendly, well-rounded dinner loaded with nutrients and low in fat. Look for boneless center-cut pork loin, 1/2-inch thick. Or substitute a turkey tenderloin, a salmon fillet, or even chicken for the pork.

1/2 to 3/4 pound pork tenderloin
sea salt and ground black pepper
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons Dijon or Cajun/Creole-style mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
6 to 8 small new potatoes, scrubbed
2 carrots, sliced in coins
15 to 20 green beans, trimmed, or 2 cups frozen

– Preheat the oven to 450° F.
– Spray the inside of a cast iron Dutch oven and lid with canola oil.
– Put the pork in the pot and lightly season with salt and pepper.
– In a small bowl, mix together the honey, mustard, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves and pour over the pork.
– Slice the potatoes in half and add to the pot, then scatter the carrots and green beans over the potatoes.
– Cover and bake for 45 minutes, or until 3 minutes after the aroma of a fully cooked meal escapes the oven. Serve immediately.