Pork Noodle Bowl
Prep time:
10-15 minutes
Cook time:
15-20 minutes
Servings:
Makes 6 (1-cup) servings
Quick Tips
Prep Tip: Look in the refrigerated salad dressing section of your grocery store for the sesame-ginger salad dressing.
For a change of pace: Substitute Italian vinaigrette for the sesame-ginger salad dressing. Or, sprinkle chopped dry roasted peanuts on top of the pork-vegetable-noodle mixture before serving.
Pork Noodle Bowl
Make this Oriental-style noodle bowl easily in your own kitchen. The simple combination of cut-up pork, broccoli slaw, whole grain pasta and salad dressing satisfies young and old alike.
Ingredients:
- 3 boneless pork loin chops (about 12 oz. total)
- 1 cup (total) reduced-fat sesame-ginger salad dressing or other Asian-style vinaigrette salad dressing
- 4 ounces dry multigrain spaghetti
- 3 teaspoons (total) vegetable oil
- 4 cups broccoli slaw mix or coleslaw mix
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
Directions:
- Cut away any fat off the outside of the pork chops. Throw away fat. Cut pork chops into thin strips.
- In medium bowl, toss together pork strips and 1/2 cup of the salad dressing. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to 24 hours.
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain off the water. Place spaghetti in large bowl.
- In large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add about half of the pork mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 to 3 minutes or until the internal temperature of the pork is 145°F, using a meat thermometer*. Remove pork from skillet and place on top of pasta in the bowl.
- Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to the same skillet. Add the remaining pork mixture, and repeat Step 4.
- Add slaw mix, green onions and the remaining 1/2 cup salad dressing to the same skillet. Cook and stir over medium-high heat for 1 to 3 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften.
- Add contents of skillet to pork and pasta in bowl. Toss until combined. Serve immediately.
* If you don’t have a meat thermometer, you can purchase one from a supermarket or a dollar store.
Quick Tips
Prep Tip: Look in the refrigerated salad dressing section of your grocery store for the sesame-ginger salad dressing.
For a change of pace: Substitute Italian vinaigrette for the sesame-ginger salad dressing. Or, sprinkle chopped dry roasted peanuts on top of the pork-vegetable-noodle mixture before serving.
Prep time:
10-15 minutes
Cook time:
15-20 minutes
Servings:
Makes 6 (1-cup) servings
Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity institution. This material was partially funded by USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - (SNAP) and USDA's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program - (EFNEP).