20+ Healthy Pork Recipes

Here are more than 20 healthy pork recipes, each using wholesome ingredients. These are flavorful pork dinners that are quick enough to make for a delicious weeknight dinner, but fancy enough to serve for Sunday supper, too.

Healthy Pork Loin Recipes

Pork loin and pork tenderloin are from two completely different cuts of a hog, but they’re both lean, low fat options for healthy dinners.

Pork loin roast is a large cut, so it’s a fabulous choice for Sunday supper as well as special occasions and holiday meals. It’s especially delicious stuffed, like in my low carb recipe for Cubano Stuffed Pork Loin Roast.

It’s also fabulous served with healthy greens, like this recipe for jerk pork loin served with a healthy kale and blueberry salad!

Pork Tenderloin Dinner Recipes

Pork tenderloin usually comes in packages of two. I have several popular, easy and healthy pork recipes using tenderloin. Favorites include pork stir fry and spicy garlic noodles with pork.

Healthy Ham Recipes

If you believe everything tastes better with bacon, you are not alone! Although it isn’t the leanest choice, bacon adds loads of flavor to a dish.

A popular favorite on Healthy Delicious is Chicken and Bacon Stuffed Sweet Potatoes.

Make a healthy holiday meal even better by serving a delicious Fall Harvest Salad and a main dish of Pineapple-Sriracha Baked Ham.

Look below for more easy-to-make, healthy pork dinner recipes!

Sausage Making 101: Classic Sage Sausage Recipe

Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Sausage

Summer rolls are the perfect light meal in this stifling heat. They’re similar to Chinese egg rolls/spring rolls, but are eaten raw instead of fried. They’re stuffed with thin noodles, fresh herbs, raw vegetables, and, optionally, a (cooked) protein like shrimp or sausage.

In my attempt to recreate the restaurant version, I made my own sausage. A google search resulted in tons of recipes, so I mixed and matched to get something that seemed right. The sausages themselves were really easy to make and tasted phenomenal. My version was a little more mild than what I had originally hoped for, but I’ll definitely make them again.

Spicy Pork Meatballs with Parmesan Risotto

I’ve been on a meatball kick lately. They aren’t something that I typically make very often, but lately I can’t seem to get enough. It’s funny, because when I was a little kid I actually hated meatballs. I remember sitting in my high-chair throwing them (and making a huge mess) and demanding that my mom rinse off the sauce and give me ketchup instead (ew). But lately, I’ve been craving the familiar comfort of this dish — from classic spaghetti and meatballs or meatball subs to meatballs with sauerbraten sauce over egg noodles.

When I recently learned that there’s a restaurant in New York City entirely devoted to these tender balls of ground meat simmered in sauce (The Meatball Shop), I immediately browsed their menu and decided what I would order if I went. And then I made it. (PS I went to the Shop this past weekend and it’s every bit as wonderful as you’d expect!)

For as often as I make risotto, I never thought to pair it with red sauce. When I saw that The Meatball Shop offers it as a side dish though, I was immediately sold on the idea. It’s such a nice change from pasta, and it gives the dish an entirely different feel. It makes spaghetti and meatballs seem like kids food; this is for grown ups. Meant to be eaten lazily by candle-light while drinking red wine, served with a side of bitter greens (in this case, with some sautéed broccoli rabe).

Daring Cooks: Pork Satay with Peanut Sauce

It seems like on the 13th of every month you can find me scrambling around in the kitchen rushing to finish the Daring Cooks challenge. I don’t know why I always procrastinate! I was especially excited for this month’s challenge too, so I really had no reason to put it off. You see, this month we made satay. Pork satay. Pork satay with Peanut Sauce. Yeah.

I love peanut sauce. Although I rarely order satay when we go out, I always consider it. All because I want that peanut sauce! Unfortunately, the chicken that they pair it with never seems worth it, and I wind up getting something else. But now, thanks to Daring Cooks, I can have peanut sauce whenever I want! I’ve tried to make it at home before, but it never came out right – it was always too sweet, and too thick. Apparently the trick is using coconut milk, lemon juice, and some random spices. The sauce is light and smooth, with a slightly sweet flavor and a little bit of spice at the end. Perfect. And the pork? So much better than chicken. Although if you don’t eat pork, I’m sure chicken would work just as well in this recipe. [….]

Mexican Omelette with Chorizo

This simple chorizo omelette recipe comes together quickly but is jam-packed with flavor! This Mexican omelette is great for breakfast, but I also really love making them for dinner.

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