DollopWhat to make with ground pork: 19 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on ground pork, easiest first. The quickest is Microwave dirty rice, on the table in 15 minutes, and the cheapest is Ants climbing a tree (Sichuan pork noodles) at $1.60 a serving. Six of them are simple enough for a first try.
Garlicky pork and green bean stir-fry
$2.81 a serving
20 min
Egg roll in a bowl
$2.07 a serving
25 min
Egg roll soup
$2.16 a serving
25 min
Ground pork and broccoli pasta
$2.37 a serving
30 min
Spicy gochujang pork rice bowls
$1.99 a serving
30 min
Zha jiang mian (Chinese noodles with pork sauce)
$2.24 a serving
30 min
Microwave dirty rice
$2.28 a serving
15 min
Microwave Taiwanese braised pork rice (lu rou fan)
$2.41 a serving
18 min
Microwave banh mi rice bowl
$2.81 a serving
22 min
Ants climbing a tree (Sichuan pork noodles)
$1.60 a serving
25 min
Thai pork larb lettuce wraps
$3.45 a serving
30 min
Pork sisig
$2.24 a serving
35 min
Lion’s head meatballs
$2.37 a serving
50 min
Pork meatball banh mi
$2.76 a serving
50 min
Italian wedding soup
$2.83 a serving
60 min
Wonton soup
$2.97 a serving
60 min
Egg rolls
$2.82 a serving
75 min
Homemade pork potstickers
$2.28 a serving
75 min
Lumpia shanghai
$2.75 a serving
80 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.