Try out something new with these 21 Crazy Delicious Ground Pork Recipes! Everything from pizzas, burgers to meatloaves, soups, spring rolls, and more. Whether it’s a dinner, a lunch, or a party you are looking for an appetizer for, everything is here!
In my previous post I told you that even though I’m a meat lover, usually only chicken, turkey, and beef can be found in my fridge. While that’s entirely true talking about my food choices, this statement has also some lie in it. I totally forgot that MY fridge is actually OUR fridge and it belongs to my hubby too, ha! Well, at least a part of it. A smaller part.
With that being said, other kinds of meat also make it into our kitchen. Lamb, pork, sometimes even duck or goose. However pork is the most popular choice because it’s crazy cheap where I live (sometimes Lithuania is called a country of pork) and it’s used in the majority of the national Lithuanian dishes. My hubby really loves it, especially in the ground form. While I myself am not too much of a fan, lean ground pork is quite delicious so I often share a meal with my hubby (it’s easier than making a separate dinner for myself).
Lately, though, I am kinda sick and tired of the same ground pork recipes over and over. If I am making a sacrifice for my husband cooking with ground pork, at least I get to choose the recipe! Fair enough, right? Yesterday I browsed through like a hundred of various food blogs and picked the best (in my opinion) ideas to put into practice.
In this list you’ll find everything from burgers to spring rolls, meatloaves, soups, pies, and more! Believe me, there is nothing better than cooking and trying out a new delicious dish!
1. Pork Burgers With BBQ Sauce
Who doesn’t love a juicy burger? Ground pork patties with bacon mixed in generously slathered with the sweet and sour barbecue sauce!
Recipe by: Yummy Addiction
2. Pork Chili With Bok Choy
This is a great bowl of healthy chili. It’s spicy and refreshing at the same time. The bok choy is an amazing addition! Touchdown!
Recipe by: There’s a Cook In My Kitchen
3. The Godfather Meatball Sub
The ultimate meatball sub with giant meatballs, smothered in sauce and cheese, in a toasted ciabatta bun with pesto sauce. A meatball sub worthy of The Godfather!
Recipe by: Jo Cooks
4. Pork Sticky Rice Balls With Quick Tteokbokki Sauce
These sticky rice balls featuring ground pork and served with an outstanding Tteokbokki sauce are spicy, tangy, and sweet!
Recipe by: Lady And Pups
5. Pork Empanadas
These so called Pork Empanadas better known as Kibinai in my country have a thin, melt-in-your-mouth crust and a delicious filling made of pork, leek, onion, dill and parsley!
Recipe by: Yummy Addiction
6. Easy Ground Pork Stir Fry
One large frying pan, half and hour of your time and this amazing ground pork stir-fry packed with mushrooms and veggies will be on your dinner table!
Recipe by: Frugal Nutrition
7. Three Cheese Pizza With Pork Sausage And Egg
A delicious three cheese pizza featuring pork sausage and egg, with mozzarella, asiago, and parmesan cheese!
Recipe by: The Charming Detroiter
8. Caramelized Apple and Fennel, Pork Sausage Rolls
Juicy, slightly sweet, slightly spicy and well seasoned ground pork filling mixed with deliciously caramelized apple and roasted fennel spice, wrapped in a golden brown, buttery, flaky puff pastry!
Recipe by: The Flavor Bender
9. Ground Pork Mapo Tofu
This ground pork mapo tofu is a straight up Asian comfort food. Packed full of ground pork, firm tofu, ginger, green onions, hoisin sauce and garlic chile sauce!
Recipe by: Nutmeg Nanny
10. Lumpia (Filipino Spring Rolls)
Lumpia or Filipino spring rolls is the traditional Filipino food, similar to fried egg rolls. It’s an easy and delicious appetizer for dinner parties or just as a snack!
Recipe by: Yummy Addiction
11. Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
This bacon wrapped meatloaf will become a family favorite for sure! Meatloaf is back and better than ever, full of flavor, some hidden veggies, and wrapped with delicious thick cut bacon!
Recipe by: Jo Cooks
12. Vietnamese Meat Pies “Pâté Chaud”
A delicious recipe for Vietnamese Meat Pies, also called Banh Pate So, which are based on the French Pate Chaud.
Recipe by: Eat Little Bird
13. San Choy Bow (Chinese Lettuce Wraps)
Chinese Lettuce Wraps made with pork, loads of hidden crunchy vegetables in a tasty savoury brown sauce, bundled up in fresh lettuce!
Recipe by: Recipe Tin Eats
14. Pan-fried pork and chives buns
Delicious soft buns filled with chives and minced pork being pan-fried and then steamed to perfection!
Recipe by: What To Cook Today
15. Pork Pie with Beer and Crispy Phyllo Crust
A Greek ground meat pie, also known as kimadopita. Inside this pie is a delicious filling made of veggies, ground pork, dark malty beer and cheese. Outside there are crispy layers of phyllo dough.
Recipe by: I Food Blogger
16. Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
These delicious pork and chicken stuffed cabbage rolls simmered in tomato sauce are popular in many countries all over the world!
Recipe by: Yummy Addiction
17. Slow Cooker Sriracha Meatballs
Slow Cooker Sriracha Meatballs. Pork meatballs tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce. The perfect appetizer for game day!
Recipe by: Chef Savvy
18. Spicy Pineapple Cauliflower Pork Fried Rice
We love this spicy pineapple cauliflower pork fried rice recipe because there are few ingredients, less than 10, and it is quick and easy to execute as well!
Recipe by: Real Simple Good
19. Easy Pork Potstickers With a Chilli Dipping Sauce
These pork potstickers with a chilli dipping sauce are filling, tasty, & easier than you think! Use premade dumpling wrappers to be ready in under an hour.
Recipe by: The Cook Report
20. Low & Slow Weekend Bolognese
A slow-cooked bolognese with bacon, ground pork, and red wine!
Recipe by: Girl Gone Gourmet
21. Lasagna Soup
All the flavors of traditional Lasagna but in a bowl! Perfect for those times when you’re craving lasagna but lack the time.
Recipe by: Jo Cooks
18 Comments
Kavey at Kavey Eats
March 18, 2017 at 9:51 amI love your choices – some wonderful ideas to make the most of ground pork! We tried only limited traditional Lithuanian food when I visited, though that included some interesting Karaite food, near Trakai.
Jovita
March 26, 2017 at 12:14 pmIt had to be “Kibinai”, that are called Pork Empanadas in this list. That’s the most popular Karaim food and there are plenty of them in Trakai 🙂
Tara
March 18, 2017 at 1:26 pmSo many incredible choices! Everything looks absolutely wonderful, especially the pork sticky rice balls with that sauce.
Jovita
March 26, 2017 at 12:15 pmYup, those rice balls look amazing!
Deanna
March 18, 2017 at 1:50 pmSo many things to choose from!! MMm I am having a pork overload of ideas now LOL!
Jovita
March 26, 2017 at 12:16 pmHa ha, I hope you’ll try some of these 😉
Julia @ HappyFoods Tube
March 18, 2017 at 2:50 pmI shouldn’t be watching food photos on empty stomach 🙂 Thanks for gathering so many great recipes!
Jovita
March 26, 2017 at 12:17 pmYou are welcome, Julia!
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
March 18, 2017 at 2:53 pmVery useful as my husband isn’t a big beef fan. Those pork potstickers I could eat right now!
Jovita
March 26, 2017 at 12:17 pmI am glad you like them, Bintu 😉
Heather | Boston Girl Bakes
March 18, 2017 at 5:08 pmOh pinning this! Ground pork is always on sale at the grocery store but I never pick it up because I was clueless what to do with it or that it could be the star on its own …can’t wait to try some of these out! Especially those meatballs subs oh yesssssssssss that’s happening!
Jovita
March 26, 2017 at 12:19 pmIt’s nice to mix up your food routine from time to time 😉
Sam | Ahead of Thyme
March 19, 2017 at 6:52 pmWow so many great and delicious recipes to choose from!! Thank you!
Jovita
March 26, 2017 at 12:20 pmYou are welcome, Sam! I am glad it came in handy for you 😉
Platter Talk
March 20, 2017 at 2:04 amI have no idea where to start on making these recipes. They look so, so good to me.
Jovita
March 26, 2017 at 12:22 pmJust pick one and proceed! 😉
Tiffany
March 20, 2017 at 4:32 amThis is an AWESOME round-up of recipes! I need to make those Chinese Lettuce Wraps ASAP but all of these look so delicious – pinning for a reminder! 🙂
Jovita
March 26, 2017 at 12:24 pmThose Chinese Lettuce Wraps looks really GOOD 😉