Pork

53 Easy Pork Recipes: Savory Chops, Braises, Roasts, and More

Craveable pork dishes you'll come back to again and again.

May 6, 2020

Easy pork recipes One large pork chop cut into thick horizontal slices and laid along the bone next to a salad of green...

We have a lot of easy pork recipes on Epicurious because even the fanciest chops and gorgeous pork roasts are simple to cook. And since you can stash uncooked pork in your freezer, you can stock up, then use your stash to make any of these delicious pork dishes, including pulled pork, easy tacos, spicy breakfast hash, tender meatballs, grilled skewers, and simple sheet-pan dinners. Ahead you'll find 53 pork dishes to consider for your cooking plans this week.

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Sweet-and-Saucy Pork Chops
For pork chops that cook in record time, we turn to an unexpected ingredient: sugar. A pinch helps the chops caramelize and develop an exceptional golden-brown crust.
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Spicy Pork Bowls with Greens
Giving pork tenderloin a bulgogi-influenced makeover makes it flavorful, fast-cooking, and weeknight-friendly.
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Chickpea and Chorizo Tostadas
Chickpeas and chorizo make for a zesty combo that's great on tostadas. This recipe also calls for a creamy sauce made with cilantro, lime, and yogurt.
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4/52
Pork Marbella
This easy pork recipe brings together white white, prunes, Spanish green olives, brown sugar, oregano, and garlic in a flavorful sauce for two pounds of pork tenderloin.
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Smoky Dry-Rubbed Pork Steaks
A little sweet, a little spicy, a little smoky—this pork shoulder recipe has everything it takes to steal the show.
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You’re the Best Cold Cut Around
This sous vide method results in pork that’s juicy and tender. Cut it into thin slices that you can use as cold cuts for sandwiches all week long. Don't have an immersion circulator yet? Here's our guide to buying the best sous vide cooker for the money.
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Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with a Mediterranean Grain Salad
This easy pork dinner is incredibly satisfying. You can adjust the meat's flavor from mild to spicy, and pair it with farro, rice, or quinoa.
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Jalapeño-Marinated Grilled Pork Chops
Along with adding some extra smoky-char flavor to the dish, grilling the jalapeños mellows their spiciness. If you want to up the heat, just leave them raw.
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Sesame Pork Burgers With Sweet and Spicy Slaw
Burger night is more fun with a dumpling-inspired patty and a sweet-and-spicy mayo that acts as both dressing for the slaw and sauce for the burgers.
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10/52
Stir-Fried Udon Noodles With Pork and Scallions
The secret to making these gingery sesame noodles super-satisfying: When sautéing the ground pork, don’t break it up too much—big, chunky pieces really make the final dish.
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Pork Tenderloin with Peach-Mustard Sauce
Pork recipes don't get more summery and delicious than this. Not only is the tenderloin perfectly juicy, it's also slathered in a sweet sauce made with fresh, ripe peaches.
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Big-Batch Freezer Pork Tenderloin Strips
Stash bags of these spice-rubbed pork tenderloin strips in your freezer to use to make family-friendly dinners. It's a great way to live that batch-cooking lifestyle.
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Pork Volcánes al Pastor
Juicy pork al pastor and oozy Oaxacan cheese make a brilliant combo. Thinly slicing the pork and cooking it in a hot skillet with plenty of marinade still clinging to the meat yields the charred edges and deep flavor of traditional spit-roasted pastor.
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Ginger-Scallion Meatballs With Green Curry Sauce
Bright in color and flavor, the silky sauce for these meatballs is made from a purée of coconut cream, Thai green curry paste, and spinach.
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