Have a package of ground pork to use up? Here are 35+ recipes with ground pork to try out. From noodle recipes, to soups, appetizers and more. They’re all super flavorful and tasty!
Ground pork is such a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes – from saucy noodle dishes, to soups, lettuce wraps and more!
Here are 35+ easy recipes using ground pork.
PS – Most of these recipes will work with ground chicken, turkey, pork, or lean ground beef too!
What to Make with Ground Pork
Pad Kee Mao (Pork Drunken Noodles)
Pad Kee Mao is a traditional Thai dish with ground pork, wide rice noodles and plenty of fresh basil. These pork drunken noodles are doused in a sauce typical of thai cuisine which is perfectly balanced with heat, tanginess and sweetness.
Pad Kee Mao
Tan Tan Ramen
Tantanmen Ramen (aka Tan Tan Noodles or Dan Dan Noodles) combines delicious ramen noodles and ground pork with a spicy, creamy broth that's seasoned with chili oil, peanut butter and sesame paste.
Tantanmen Ramen
Instant Pot Cabbage Roll Soup
This Cabbage Roll Soup cooks up quick and easy! Topped with sour cream & fresh dill, it tastes just like cabbage rolls without all the work. Make this simple recipe on the stove, in the instant pot, or in a slow cooker.
Cabbage Roll Soup
Lasagna with Bechamel
This show-stopping Lasagna with Bechamel Sauce is layered with a slow-simmered meat sauce and homemade bechamel sauce. It’s a creamy, close-to-authentic Italian lasagna you’ll never forget!
Lasagna with Bechamel Sauce
Egg Roll Soup
This pork Egg Roll Soup showcases everything you love from the Chinese takeout classic in a delicious meal! Topped with crispy wonton strips.
Egg Roll Soup
Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce
This Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce would make my Nana Lamancuso proud. It’s silky and luscious with super tender meat and so much flavor. Crockpot bolognese is where it’s at!
Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce
Italian Wedding Soup
This Italian Wedding Soup marries delicious Italian flavors together in one pot! Made with homemade meatballs, vegetables, kale, and pasta, this classic soup is easy to make in less than an hour on the stove top.
Wedding Soup
Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Mango Salad
Looking for an alternative to boring salad? Try these Vietnamese Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Jungle Mango Salad + Green Cashew Sauce. Get the RECIPE from Half Baked Harvest
Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Mango Salad
Pork Banh Mi Burger
We love burgers, and we love banh mi. Therefore it was only a matter of time before this banh mi burger recipe—a positively irresistible hybrid of the two—was born.
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Pork Banh Mi Burger
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Minced Pork Noodles
A delicious meat sauce with some greens tossed in and stirred with thick udon noodles (or noodles of choice).
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Minced Pork Noodles
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Sticky Thai Meatballs with Sesame Noodles
30 Minute Sticky Thai Meatballs with Sesame Noodles…perfect for busy weeknights when you’re looking for something exciting, but easy too.
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Sticky Thai Meatballs with Sesame Noodles
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Lemongrass Ground Pork and Rice Bowls
Fresh and super flavorful, these Vietnamese-inspired pork and rice bowls are flavored with fresh lemongrass and a savory sauce.
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Lemongrass Ground Pork and Rice Bowls
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Creole Sausage Balls with Remoulade Dipping Sauce
Sausage balls are a classic American appetizer that are especially popular around the holidays. My Cajun twist on the recipe can’t be beat!
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Creole Sausage Balls with Remoulade Dipping Sauce
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Baked Teriyaki Meatballs with Roasted Broccoli
These pork meatballs are sweet with a teriyaki glaze with a small kick of heat (fully adjustable for even your pickiest eater) served up with roasted broccoli.
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Baked Teriyaki Meatballs with Roasted Broccoli
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Szechuan Noodles with Sesame Chili Oil
30 minute better than takeout Szechuan Noodles with Sesame Chili Oil. When you’re craving Chinese inspired noodles, but don’t want to wait for take out.
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Szechuan Noodles with Sesame Chili Oil
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Ground Pork Tacos with Apple Slaw
These easy ground pork tacos are a quick family-friendly meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights! Ready in under half an hour.
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Ground Pork Tacos with Apple Slaw
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Pork Shumai Dumplings (Siu Mai)
Family recipe for homemade Pork Shumai (Chinese siu mai, or steamed dumplings filled with pork & shiitake mushrooms). The best easy dim sum!
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Pork Shumai Dumplings
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Ground Pork Chili
This ground pork chili recipe will be your new favorite chili recipe! It is so full of delicious flavor. You are going to adore it!
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Ground Pork Chili
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Pork Sliders with Grilled Pineapple
Looking to BBQ something a little different? Try these pork sliders with grilled pineapple. These little guys are a crowd-pleasing treat!
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Pork Sliders with Grilled Pineapple
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Teriyaki Ground Pork Stir Fry
This Teriyaki Ground Pork Stir Fry is a quick and easy way to get a delicious dinner on the table. Juicy pork, homemade teriyaki sauce.
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Teriyaki Ground Pork Stir Fry
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Hawaiian-Style Pork Chow Fun
Hawaiian-style chow fun recipe with veggies, pork, Spam, & wide-cut rice noodles. Quick & easy, craveable, comforting stir fried noodles!
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Hawaiian-Style Pork Chow Fun
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Ground Pork Stir Fry
If you want dinner on the table fast, this inexpensive and delicious Asian-inspired ground pork stir fry recipe is a total winner! It’s ready in 30 minutes.
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Ground Pork Stir Fry
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Thai Ground Pork and Green Beans
This Thai Ground Pork and Spicy Green Beans is a sweet and spicy dinner that everyone will love! Ready in under 30 minutes.
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Thai Ground Pork and Green Beans
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Thai Pork Lettuce Wraps with Coconut Fried Rice
These pork lettuce wraps are served with coconut rice in cups of butter lettuce topped with slightly spicy ground pork and diced mango.
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Thai Pork Lettuce Wraps with Coconut Fried Rice
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Spicy Gochujang Pork Rice Bowls
Easy Korean-inspired ground pork stir fry made with mince pork and pantry ingredients. Exciting, satisfying, 15-min Gochujang Pork Rice Bowls!
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Spicy Gochujang Pork Rice Bowls
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Issan-Style Pork Larb
This version of larb, a meat salad made with pork is based on a Southeast Asian filled with herbs, fish sauce and shallots.
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Issan-Style Pork Larb
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Creamy Garlic Pork and Spinach
This Creamy Garlic Pork and Spinach dish is a simple, quick and easy one-pot meal. It’s comforting, delicious, AIP, paleo and Whole30 compliant.
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Creamy Garlic Pork and Spinach
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Egg Roll in a Bowl
This easy egg roll in a bowl recipe is a quick and healthy alternative to fried egg rolls! This fantastic Asian inspired meal is ready in under 30 minutes.
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Egg Roll in a Bowl
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Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowls
Garlic, ginger, chili, fish sauce and brown sugar is all you need to make this incredible Vietnamese pork mince recipe! Super quick pork stir fry.
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Vietnamese Caramelised Pork Bowls
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Ground Pork Fried Rice
This Chinese takeout inspired Ground Pork Fried Rice is super fast to throw together for lunch or dinner. A great use for leftover rice.
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Ground Pork Fried Rice
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Pork Stir Fry
This quick and easy Pork Stir Fry with Asparagus recipe is loaded with flavor, only requiring a handful of ingredients, and on the table in 25 minutes!
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Pork Stir Fry
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Ground Pork Taco Bowls
Ground Pork Taco Bowls are the perfect pantry meal that can be made with ingredients you already have in your kitchen. They are budget friendly and the whole family will love them!
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Ground Pork Taco Bowls
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Sriracha Hoisin Ground Pork Bowls
Sriracha Hoisin Ground Pork Bowls are here to shake up your lunch meal prep game. Trade in your broiled chicken and steamed broccoli for this more flavorful and interesting (freezable) lunch.
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Sriracha Hoisin Ground Pork Bowls
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Taiwanese Braised Minced Pork
This Taiwanese Braised Minced Pork over rice, or rou zao fan, is a simplified version of Lu Rou Fan, using ground pork instead of pork belly.
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Taiwanese Braised Minced Pork
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Korean Ground Pork Bulgogi
Korean ground pork bulgogi recipe is the easiest meal you will make all week, and it’s sure to earn a place in your weeknight dinner rotation! Get the RECIPE from Ready Set Eat Korean
Ground Pork Bulgogi
How to Make Ahead and Store
Many of these ground pork recipes can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for a few days or even in the freezer. Simply check the individual recipes for full storing instructions and details on how to make ahead.
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Ground Pork Ramen
Here are 35+ easy ground pork recipes to try out. From noodle recipes, to soups, appetizers and more. They’re all super flavorful and tasty! Try this Tantanmen Ramen (aka Tan Tan Noodles or Dan Dan Noodles). Ramen noodles and ground pork combine with a spicy, creamy broth that's seasoned with chili oil, peanut butter and sesame paste.
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Serves 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 Tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 1 ½ Tablespoons grated fresh garlic (about 8 cloves)
- 6 green onions (sliced)
- ⅓ cup black bean sauce
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons hot chili oil (optional (omit for less heat))
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce (or tamari)
- ¼ cup tahini sauce
- 2 Tablespoons chili paste (optional (omit for less heat))
- 7 cups bone broth (or low sodium chicken stock)
- 1 pound ground pork
- 4 3-ounce packages ramen noodles (cooked (sauce packets discarded))
To garnish:
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 3 green onions (sliced)
- 4 soft boiled eggs (halved)
- Cilantro (chopped)
- Daikon radish sprouts
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil (for the ramen).
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add ginger & garlic and cook until light golden, about 3 minutes.
- Add green onions, black bean sauce, sesame oil and chili oil, cook for 2 minutes.
- Add broth, peanut butter, tamari, tahini and chili paste. Stir to combine, reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook the ground pork over medium-high heat until cooked through. Add ½ cup of the broth mixture to the ground pork to season.
- Cook the noodles according to package directions and drain. Place the noodles in a bowl and top with spinach, broth and ground pork. Garnish with green onions, eggs, cilantro and radish sprouts.
Nutrition
Calories: 564kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1521mg | Potassium: 617mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1285IU | Vitamin C: 8.8mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3.2mg
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