Fast and flavorful dinners to make this week.
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When I'm planning to swing by the grocery store on the way home from a busy day, I'm often in need of a quick-cooking protein to put on the table, and ground meat is my go-to. It's not only versatile and fast to cook, but delicious as well. Ground beef is one of my favorites because it's old reliable, but ground pork is a very close second. I like the richness it offers—the last thing you have to worry about is your dish being dry when ground pork is involved.
So to celebrate this humble staple of the dinner proteins that often gets ousted by ground beef, I've collected our best recipes you can make with ground pork, plus a handful that call for ground beef where you can easily make the swap. They take no more than 40 minutes start to finish, and most take between 10 and 30 minutes. I hope they'll become new favorites for you.
Egg Roll in a Bowl
Simply Recipes / Jessica Furniss
Get Recipe: This 4-Ingredient Dinner Is Faster Than Takeout
"I love this recipe because it uses four easy-to-find ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Ground meat, a bag of coleslaw mix, soy sauce, and ginger are pretty much all you need to make this dish. It’s on repeat in my house because it’s a nutrient-dense meal that tastes like fried food."—Jessica Furniss, Recipe Developer
20-Minute Pork and Garlic Noodles
Simply Recipes / Frank Tiu
Get Recipe: The 20-Minute Dinner I Make On Repeat
"This recipe is very flexible! It’s also a great way to clean out your produce drawer by adding any vegetable you’d like. Bok choy, broccoli, spinach, carrots, peppers, and bean sprouts are some of my favorites to throw in the pan with the meat."—Danielle Campbell, Recipe Developer
Danish Pork Burgers
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer
Get Recipe: Danish Pork Burgers
"These burgers aren't hamburgers made out of ground pork. They are more like large, flattened Swedish meatballs."—Elise Bauer, Founder
Easy Pork Fried Rice
Simply Recipes / Nick Evans | Art Banner Credit: Andy Christensen
Get Recipe: Easy Pork Fried Rice
"Frozen peas and carrots makes it easy to make this fried rice any time of the year–just add the vegetables straight from the freezer to your skillet when you get to that step."—Nick Evans, Recipe Developer
4-Ingredient Scallion Pasta
Simply Recipes / Photo by Julia Gartland / Food Styling by Samantha Seneviratne
Get Recipe: The 4-Ingredient Scallion Pasta I Make On Repeat
"While I love this recipe as is—no toppings or mix-ins in sight—if you want to get more protein or make it a bit heartier, top the pasta with pan-fried ground pork."—Devan Grimsrud, Recipe Developer
Mapo Tofu
Simply Recipes / Frank Tiu
Get Recipe: This Mapo Tofu is Ready in 30 Minutes Flat
"Silken tofu is the creamiest, softest variety of tofu. Although this recipe calls for silken tofu for its smooth and silky texture that blends seamlessly with the saucy texture, soft tofu will work as well. Avoid firm or extra firm tofu."—Frank Tiu, Recipe Developer
Ginger Pork Rice Bowls
Simply Recipes / Nick Evans
Get Recipe: Ginger Pork Rice Bowls
"I love the combination of cucumber and carrot in my rice bowl, but let your imagination run wild here OR use this recipe as a base to clean out the fridge a bit. You could put almost any veggie in this bowl to accompany the pork and rice."—Nick Evans, Recipe Developer
Pork Stir Fry With Green Onion
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer
Get Recipe: Pork Stir Fry With Green Onion
"The following stir-fried pork recipe couldn't be easier. All you need is lean pork (or ground pork), some green onions, garlic, and a simple marinade."—Elise
Walking Taco Casserole
Simply Recipes / Karishma Pradhan
Get Recipe: Walking Taco Casserole
"You can absolutely substitute the ground beef for ground pork for even a plant-based version."—Karishma Pradhan, Recipe Developer
10-Minute “Pad Kra Pao”
Simply Recipes / Frank Tiu
Get Recipe: The 10-Minute Dinner I Make When I’m Too Tired to Cook
"You’ll be sautéing ground beef with shallots and curry paste in one skillet without draining off any fat, so it’s best to use lean (like 95/5) ground beef. You can use other ground meats for this recipe–ground dark meat turkey, chicken, or lean ground pork works well."—Ivy Manning, Recipe Developer
Chili Beans with Rice
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer
Get Recipe: Chili Beans with Rice
"Chili beans are beans cooked with a ground meat chili sauce. Chili beans are usually made with pinto beans, though you can also use kidney beans or black beans. The chili sauce uses ground beef, pork, or turkey. We make our chili beans with pinto beans and serve them over rice, but you could serve them with cornbread, in a burrito, or over quinoa."—Elise
Best Ever Sloppy Joes
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer
Get Recipe: Best Ever Sloppy Joes
Use pork instead of ground beef for a richer take on the classic sloppy Joe.
Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Simply Recipes / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower
Get Recipe: Ground Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
Swap ground pork for ground beef in this quick version of the classic beef and broccoli stir-fry.
10-Minute Krapow
Simply Recipes / Frank Tiu
Get Recipe: The 10-Minute Ground Beef Dinner I Make Once a Week
Use ground pork here instead of ground beef.
Beef and Broccoli Noodles
Simply Recipes / Meghan Splawn
Get Recipe: The 30-Minute Dinner I Make When I'm Too Tired to Cook
Instead of lean ground beef, use lean ground pork for this recipe.
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