- prep: 30 min
- cook: 40 min
- total: 1 hr 10 min
Summary
This beef tenderloin recipe is an effortless, melt-in-your-mouth, show stopper dripping with so much flavor you will be obsessed. It is celebration, special occasion and holiday worthy (perfect for Valentine’s Day and Christmas!) and is foolproof as long as you have a meat thermometer. To make this elegant yet easy recipe, the beef tenderloin is enveloped in a robust spice mix, seared to golden brown perfection, slathered with garlic herb butter and baked to 5- star juicy splendor. The beef tenderloin is seeping with tantalizing buttery garlic herb flavor that’s complimented by a bright, cooling horseradish cream sauce you will want to slather on everything – and it takes 60 seconds to whisk together! As much as you love this beef tenderloin the day off, it makes fantastic leftovers as well – because it’s so tender! I’ve included detailed instructions, tips, tricks and everything you need to know to cook the BEST beef tenderloin recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 4-5 pound beef tenderloin (trimmed of silverskin and excess fat)
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
- Kitchen twine
- 3-4 teaspoons kosher salt (use 3/4 teaspoon for every pound)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tsp EACH pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
- 1 tsp EACH dried parsley, dried oregano, dried thyme
Instructions
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Nutrition

- Servings Per Recipe: 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 0 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 0 g 0%
- Saturated Fat: 0 g 0%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 0 mg 0%
- Calcium: 0 mg 0%
- Potassium: 0 mg 0%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 0%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 0 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq