Herbed Beef Tenderloin

This beef tenderloin recipe is a wonderful choice for special occasion or holiday dinner. Ask your butcher or the grocery store meat department to trim your beef tenderloin of excess fat.

Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes

4 pounds beef tenderloin roast
1 clove garlic, halved
1/2 teaspoon dried crumbled oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried leaf basil
1/4 teaspoon rosemary, crumbled
1/4 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions:

Heat oven to 425°. Rub roast all over with cut-side of garlic; discard garlic. Combine remaining oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, and pepper; rub over roast, pressing evenly into tenderloin. Place tenderloin roast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Roast, uncovered, for 45 to 50 minutes for medium-rare to medium.

Meat thermometer should read 140° for medium rare, 155° for medium. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top of roasted tenderloin and let stand for about 15 minutes. (Temperature will continue to rise about 5 degrees.)

Slice and serve.
Beef tenderloin recipe serves 8.