Remember the other day I gave you Stove Top Pulled Pork? Well you are going to just love this Pulled Pork Pasta Bake.
Here on this side of the atlantic, Pulled Pork is hugely popular, pretty much anywhere you go you can be assured Pulled Pork will be on the menu.
One dish I keep seeing is Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese, which gave me the inspiration for this Pulled Pork Pasta Bake. It's not quite a mac and cheese, but it's cheese and oh. so. good. My kids literally cleared their plates. The whole family loved this dish.
For the pulled pork, you can either use leftovers of my Stove Top Pulled Pork or my Slow Cooker Pulled Pork. Either will be perfect. Once you have the pulled pork, the other ingredients are easy, it's just a case of mixing together, topping with cheese and baking in the oven and you are done.
I served with a nice mixed salad to get plenty of speed food into my meal, but any speed vegetable sides will work.
I recently bought some awesome little mini cast iron pans, so I did the Pulled Pork pasta bake as 4 single serving dishes - so cute. You can either do the same in 4 mini dishes, or do a big pasta bake in one oven proof dish.
If you want to make this gluten free, choose a gluten free pasta, my favorite is brown rice (it's the closest in taste an texture to regular pasta)
Pulled Pork Pasta Bake
This recipe is gluten free, Weight Watchers friendly
Ingredients
- 400g (14oz) of leftover pulled pork
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 3 tablespoon of tomato purée
- 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 250g (9oz) of macaroni pasta (uncooked)
- ½ cup (120ml) of pasta water
- 120g (4oz) of cheddar
- Salt and black pepper
- low calorie spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180c fan, 200c or 400f (gas mark 6)
- Add the pasta to a saucepan of boiling hot water and cook till al dente( approx 10 mins)
- Add pasta to a bowl and add the pulled pork, pepper, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, reserved pasta water
- Mix to combine
- Add to oven proof dish
- Top with cheese
- Bake in the oven for approx 20 mins until cheese is melted and golden
- Serve with a mixed side salad or other sides of your choice.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Serving Size 1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 565Total Fat 18.1gSaturated Fat 8.9gCholesterol 31.7mgSodium 619.4mgCarbohydrates 54.7gFiber 2.3gSugar 4.5gProtein 43.4g
Caz says
This was SO delicious ! I used smoked cheddar for the topping , it was awesome . 100% recommend this recipe !
Ellen Shaw says
This is the best pulled pork recipe ive ever followed, super tasty , I made the pulled pork which did a couple of meals, the pasta bake was amazing and will defo be having again, thank you. ❤️
Nadine says
Cheese, pasta, pulled pork....how could this not be one of the best things you could ever make? Full of flavour and the cheese was all oozy and gooey and ....just yum! Everyone needs to make this!
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Since moving to this side of the Atlantic I have become accustomed to so many different foods I would prob never of heard of before. Pulled Pork is huge over here, so I am happy to hear my recipe was a hit for you. Thank you
Amy says
Loved this, I added a sliced jar of roasted red peppers which worked brilliantly!
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
sounds like a great addition. Thanks for commenting
Michelle crutcher says
Wow,wow,wow! The most delicious pulled pork I have ever tasted! Loved it with the pasta and gorgeous with the melted cheese
Jukie says
OMG this is delicious & a real hit in our home!
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
So glad you enjoyed it. It is a kids favourite here too.
Kay says
Great recipe, especially for leftover crockpot pork roast. Sooo good and easy! Thanks
Caron Small says
I was looking for recipes to make using pulled pork, other than sandwiches and came across your site. I really liked the simplicity of this recipe and how quick it was to make, so decided to give it a try - it was so good! Thank you. I can see me making this again with leftover chicken.
I wanted to add some vegetables so fried some shallots, bell peppers, celery and mushrooms with a bit of salt and pepper plus mixed herbs for a bit of flavour, and topped the pork pasta with them! I also sprinkled a pinch-ish of dried rosemary on top of the cheese which tasted good. I was full by the time I had finished, unsurprisingly!