These Ground Pork Recipes Are Packed with Flavor
Bring the flavor to your dinner table with these delicious recipes using ground pork.
Ground pork is flavorful, juicy, and versatile enough to use in a wide range of recipes. It’s also budget-friendly and easy to find in the grocery store. The savory flavor tastes delicious in recipes like tacos, pasta sauce, chili, and even as a topping for pizza. Next time you need dinner inspiration, check out our best ground pork recipes.
Thai Turkey-Pork Meat Loaf with Chili Sauce
This meatloaf is flavored with Asian sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, grated ginger, crunchy peanuts, and earthy cilantro. The best part about this meal is that it’s a 3-in-1 deal. Enjoy it for dinner, and then use the leftovers as a filling for lettuce wraps.
Chinese Steamed Dumplings with Pork and Shiitake
Kelsey Hansen
These steamed dumplings are filled with juicy ground pork, shiitake mushrooms, green onions, fresh ginger, soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil. Dip them in a spicy, savory peanut sauce for a delicious meal everyone can share.
Cranberry Sauced Meatballs
These meatballs are made with toasted almonds, dried cranberries, ground cloves, and a flavorful chicken and pork combination. Once baked, they're smothered in a sweet and slightly tangy sauce made with ketchup, cranberry sauce, and vinegar.
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Stuffed Poblano Chiles with Sausage & Corn
Most people think of bell peppers when they think of stuffed pepper recipes. This recipe stuffs poblano peppers with pork, corn, beans, and farro.
Pork-Zucchini Tacos
The best part about zucchini is that it absorbs the flavors around it so well. Here, zucchini takes on the flavors of juicy, savory pork and warm spices like cumin and cinnamon. Sprinkle some queso fresco and chopped parsley on top.
Shrimp and Pork Empanadas
Spice up your to-go lunch or weeknight meal plans with this ground pork recipe. Along with pork, these are filled with shrimp, fresh vegetables, and herbs. Serve them with a soy-ginger sauce for dipping.
Ginger Pork with Cucumber and Herbs
You can’t go wrong with stir fry for dinner. This pork stir fry is made with green onions, fresh ginger, soy sauce, and brown sugar. A fresh cucumber salad on top adds a bright element. Serve it over brown rice and with fresh lime wedges.
Sausage Gravy Breakfast Pizza
Here a savory pork gravy is topped with scrambled eggs and sharp cheddar cheese on a pizza dough base made with pancake mix. The pizza bakes in just 15 minutes until it's golden brown and bubbly.
Pork and Poblano Chili
Jason Donnelly
This chili has a kick! Poblano peppers and green salsa are cooked with ground pork, onion, beans, and spices until warm and bubbling. Top each serving with crispy chili tortilla strips for added crunchy texture.
Pork and Hot Pepper Hash
This delicious hash is perfect for a weekend brunch at home. Kick off your Saturday or Sunday morning with this savory pork and potato hash that's loaded with poblanos, jalapenos, and hot sauce. Serve it with sunny side up eggs and fresh herbs on top.
Pineapple Pork Chili
This chili is made with a base of ground pork, kidney beans, and sweet pineapple salsa. Serve this ground pork recipe with rice for a comforting island-inspired meal.
Loaded Hash Browns
This recipe with ground pork includes sausage, vegetables, and tons of melty cheese. All you have to do is add the ingredients to a slow cooker before you go to bed and then dig into this meal for an easy breakfast the following morning.
Detroit Style Pizza
Brie Passano
It’s not Detroit style pizza without thick chewy crust! This ground pork recipe is a delicious take on the classic Detroit style. Made in a 9x13 pan, this pizza is topped with chunks of pork, mushrooms, and cheese. If you want to go authentic Detroit style, use traditional brick cheese for this recipe.
Cornmeal-Sage Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
These biscuits are made with cornmeal and sage, and then slathered with a rich buttermilk-based pork sausage gravy before being served fresh and hot.
Pan-Seared Pork Burgers with Peppers and Mushrooms
Chili peppers add a kick to these pork burgers while mushrooms add even more flavor and texture. Serve these ground pork burgers on pita rounds with a side of mayo.
Hash Browns Taco
Turn your hash browns into a fully loaded taco! Homemade hash browns are topped with a savory pork, salsa, and corn mixture. Add fluffy scrambled eggs and fold in half for easy eating. Top these tacos with chopped tomatoes, green onions, sour cream, and sliced avocado.
Thai Pork Burgers
Savory bacon, soy sauce, lemongrass, ginger, and more get packed into a ground pork mixture and formed into patties. The finished pork burgers are served on buns with a creamy, spicy sauce and cool coleslaw.
Whiskey Barrel Burgers
As if these pork burgers don’t look delicious enough from the outside, when you slice them open you'll reveal a melty cheddar-whiskey filling. Fix these burgers our favorite way with crisp lettuce, onion, tomato slices, and barbecue sauce.
Chorizo Stuffed Poblanos
These pork-stuffed peppers are made with spicy chorizo, chopped onion, garlic, and a spicy Mole Colorado sauce. They are well balanced, with added nuttiness from almonds, sweetness from raisins, and lime wedges for added acidity.
Grilled Chili Burgers
These spicy pork burgers pack a flavor punch with chili powder, onion powder, and ground cumin. Top them with a tangy chimichurri and sliced roasted red peppers. Serve them on a pita for a delicious lunch or dinner.
Best-Ever Grilled Burgers
These burgers are made with a pork mixture that's formed into thick patties. The secret to this ground pork recipe? An easy-to-prepare stone-ground mustard sauce made with beer and honey. Top these as you please with lettuce, tomato, onions, or pickles.
Chorizo-Pepper Hand Pies
These hand pies are conveniently prepared using frozen puff pastry sheets. Each bite is packed with chorizo, warm spices, sweet peppers, and more. Serve them with taco sauce or salsa for dipping.
Chorizo Stuffed Artichokes
Artichoke are stuffed to the edge with a filling made with chorizo, peppers, onions, crushed croutons, and spices, before cooking low and slow in the slow cooker. Topped with melty cheese for that perfect cheese pull shot, these artichokes are served with a chipotle dipping sauce.
Spicy Asian Pork Cabbage Rolls
These stuffed cabbage rolls are packed with ground pork, eggs, rice, carrots, and cilantro for a comforting and hearty meal.
Sausage Balls
Katlyn Moncada
These sausage balls require just a few minutes of preparation and six ingredients. They’re perfect as an appetizer or to add to a snacking board. With a savory blend of pork, cheese, fresh chives, and onion, these are a mouthwatering combination of classic flavors.
Vietnamese Pork Meatballs
A generous serving of ginger and lemongrass give these ground pork meatballs an even more intense flavor. Serve these flavorful meatballs over a shredded mixture of cabbage, carrots, and radishes before garnishing them with fresh cilantro and lime wedges for serving.
Swedish Meatball Soup
If you love Ikea’s iconic Swedish meatballs, you will swoon over this soup. Creamy beef broth and al dente bow tie pasta are the perfect match for savory beef and pork Swedish meatballs. This rich soup is hearty, so comforting, and packed with flavor.
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Hawaiian Meatball Mini Subs
Creamy coconut milk, crushed pineapple, and a sauce made with brown sugar, soy sauce, and cider vinegar brings a unique tropical sweetness to this ground pork recipe. Garnish these beauties with fresh pineapple slices and chopped green onions for a fresh, bright finish.
Squash and Sausage Shepherd's Pie
This twist on traditional Shepherd’s pie uses mashed butternut squash instead of potatoes, adding a slightly sweet element to the mix. The sweet flavor of the squash is complemented by ingredients like fresh rosemary, ground pork, Parmesan cheese, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Just add the prepared ingredients to a casserole dish and bake it until it’s bubbly and golden.
Bolognese
This rich meat sauce, made with ground pork and beef, is comfort food unlocked. With ingredients like fresh herbs, dry white white, slow cooked carrots, fennel, and onions, this sauce is served over hearty al dente pasta and topped with a mound of Parmesan cheese.
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