Too much pulled pork leftovers? Five Eight quick ways to use your extras
Move over Turkey, time for some great ways to use your leftover pulled pork (or roasted pork). These are my top eight quick and easy ways to turn that delicious pulled pork into something new and exciting.
## First off, the best smoked pulled pork Recipe
You can find the best pulled pork recipe here on Dish Ditty…
#8: Top your baked potato…
For a nice lunch or light dinner, split a baked potato, add butter, pulled pork, green onions and top with cheese and sour cream. YUM!
#7: Mix it into your potato or macaroni salad
That’s right, just add it into your favorite potato or macaroni salad. Add some Old Bay Seasoning to give it an extra boost of flavor
#6: Make a Quesadilla
Use it instead of chicken in your quesadillas.
Pulled Pork Quesadilla
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Ingredients
- 1 Flour Tortilla (Guererro is my favorite brand)
- 1/4-1/2 cup Mexican Shredded Cheese
- 1/4 cup Pulled Pork
- Pam Cooking Spray or Butter
Directions
#5: Add it to your green salad
You can add it to your standard green salad, or try adding it to our Island Dreams Salad.
#4:Cook it with your Eggs for Breakfast
Scrambled eggs with pulled pork. Awesome!
Pulled Pork & Eggs
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Leftover Pulled Pork (chopped)
- 1/4 cup Yellow Onion (diced)
- 1/4 cup Zucchini (diced)
- 1/4 cup Green Bell Pepper (diced)
- 2 tablespoons Butter or Oil (or spray Pam)
- 1/2 cup Shredded Cheese
- 4 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Milk
- Salt & Pepper
Directions
#3: Pulled Pork Pasta Toss Recipe for 2
Pulled Pork Pasta Toss
Serves | 2 |
Prep time | 5 minutes |
Cook time | 10 minutes |
Total time | 15 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup cooked pork (leftover pulled or roasted)
- 1 cup carrot (diced)
- .25 cup green onions (minced)
- 1 cup Prepared Pasta Sauce (can be from jar or scratch, red or white doesn't matter)
- 2 servings of pasta
Directions
Step 1 | |
In a medium sized skillet, heat olive oil and add carrots. Cook carrots for about 2 minutes and add in the Pork and green onions. Continue to cook for about 2 minutes for the pork to get hot. Add the pasta sauce and cook for a minute or two or until the sauce is bubbly. Toss in the pasta and cook for another minute, coating the pasta fully with the sauce. Serve with Parmesan cheese. |
#2: Add it to your rice pilaf or fried rice
Use it in your fried rice or rice pilaf recipe like this recipe:
Pulled Pork Fried Rice
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Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons Oil
- 1/2 cup Leftover Pulled Pork
- 1 cup Mixed Vegetables
- 1/4 cup Green Onions (chopped)
- 2 cups Cooked Rice
- 3 tablespoons Light Soy Sauce
- 2 teaspoons Seasoned Rice Vinegar
Directions
Step 1 | |
Heat skillet with oil. Add pulled pork, frozen vegetables and green onions. Cook until hot and steamy. In a small bowl mix the soy sauce and rice wine vinegar together. Add the rice and the soy sauce mixture to the pan. Cook, stirring constantly until everything is mixed together and hot. |
#1: Pulled Pork Chopped Salad
Leftover Pork Chopped Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cooked Pork (leftover pulled or roasted, diced)
- .25 cup Onion (red, green or yellow, diced)
- 1 Celery Stalk (diced)
- .5 cup Fresh Cilantro (chopped)
- 3 tablespoons Mayonnaise
- .25 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- Salt & Pepper (to taste)
Directions
Step 1 | |
Seriously? You need instructions? Mix it together and put it on a bed of lettuce or put it on some bread. |
Yum! This is my #1 way to serve leftover pulled pork.
Some ideas for the future to try: Pulled Pork Risotto, Pulled Pork Chow Mein, Shredded Maple Syrup Pork Candy
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Great ideas….Thanks!