20-Min Creamy Pork & Mushroom Skillet
A quick French-inspired dinner of seared pork tenderloin with mushrooms in a buttery cream sauce. Ready in 20 minutes, feels fancy but tastes effortless.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 485
- Protein
- 42g
Ingredients
- ¾ lb pork tenderloin fillets
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 1 whole shallot, minced
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
Instructions
- 1
Pat pork dry, season generously with salt and pepper on both sides.
- 2
Heat 1 tbsp butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high until foaming. Sear pork 2 minutes per side until golden brown. Transfer to a plate.
- 3
Add mushrooms and shallot to the skillet, cook until mushrooms soften and liquid evaporates, about 4 minutes.
- 4
Pour wine into the skillet, scraping up any browned bits. Simmer until reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
- 5
Stir in cream, mustard, and thyme. Slide pork back into the pan and simmer until pork reaches 145°F, about 2 minutes.
- 6
Serve pork with sauce spooned over top. Garnish with fresh parsley if you have it.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch skillet with lid
- instant-read thermometer
- wooden spoon
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