Quick Leftover Pork Pesto Pasta combines leftover pork with cherry tomatoes, celery, red pesto and pasta. The perfect quick midweek meal your family will love!
It’s been a busy old week as it was my birthday on Tuesday and at the last minute I decided to have a party on Saturday so am busy planning for that.
So last night faced with the remaining hunk of pork from Sunday’s roast I scratched my head as to what I could make to use it up. I’d already made my usual Simple Pork Fried Rice on Monday but as this was an extra large piece of pork (served 9) which I’d got for the reduced bargain price of £1.86 I had more leftover meat than usual.
It was time to develop another quick and easy recipe so after a quick rummage around the fridge and cupboards I came up with this Quick Leftover Pork Pesto Pasta!
My daughter came down to lay the table and before she’d even asked what was for dinner she was making approving noises on seeing the pan as she loves all things pasta and I’m happy to say that my Quick Leftover Pork Pesto Pasta went down very well with the family!
So effortless, delicious and ready in 15 minutes, I’ll be making this regularly from now on! You could pretty much adapt the ingredients to whatever you have to hand, if I’d had some peppers or spring onions then they could have gone in. Next time I’ll try it with leftover chicken.
Do you have any quick and easy dishes you make to use up leftover pork? Do let me know in the comments!
More Quick & Easy Pasta Recipes
Once you’ve made my easy pork pasta dish you should check out the following recipes:
- Chicken & Leek Pasta Bake – uses up leftover chicken
- Cheesy Tuna Pasta – my daughter’s favourite and a dish from my childhood!
- 10 Minute Mushroom Pasta – super quick!
- Best Baked Feta Pasta – so tasty!
- Tenderstem Broccoli, Chilli and Garlic Spaghetti – great all-in-one meal!
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Quick Leftover Pork Pesto Pasta
Ingredients
- 350 g Fusilli or any pasta shapes
- 2 tablespoon Rapeseed oil
- 250 g Leftover roast pork diced (or however much you have)
- 2 Celery sticks sliced
- 20 Cherry tomatoes halved
- 190 g jar Red Pesto
Garnish
- Parmesan shavings
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to their instructions.
- Meanwhile heat 1tbsp of oil in a wok (or similar) and fry the pork on a medium heat for a couple of minutes.
- Add another tbsp of oil plus the celery and tomatoes and continue cooking and stirring for about 8 minutes until everything cooked through.
- Drain the pasta and add to the wok along with the pesto and mix all the ingredients together thoroughly whilst still on the heat.
- Serve garnished with Parmesan shavings and a mixed salad.
Suzanne J Krausz
Pork Pesto Pasta was a great recipe. I added green beans, the spinach and mushrooms, and half can of tomato to kick it up a notch. Great to add left over pork loin. Quick and easy.
Camilla
Awesome Suzanne, glad to have inspired you to make the recipe and add your own touches:-)
Linda
Cooked this tonight…. yummy, I added capsicum, onion, chilli flakes … totally delicious. Partner also added sour cream to his serve… very tasty.
Thanks for the inspiration
Camilla
Great Linda, glad you added your own spins to the recipe:-)
Rachel Evans
My daughter asked me for pesto pasta and my husband asked me to use up the cherry tomatoes that we had grown and I can across this recipe. I used basil pesto and no celery as that is what I had and it has been requested to be added to the dinner rotation more often. Big praise in this house. Quick and easy to make. A great mid-week dinner.
Camilla
Excellent and thank you for reminding me of this recipe which I must make again soon:-)
Jenny BRUDENELL
Loved it
Camilla
Excellent, thanks for your feedback:-)
Diana
What is red pesto? Is it called something else in USA?
Camilla
Hi Diane, I’m assuming you have pesto in the USA, red pesto is usually made with sun dried tomatoes and not basil which is the green one. But there are so many different types of pesto available now!
Amy Fidler
Love leftover recipes and this looks like a great one x
Camilla
Thanks Amy, it is a fab quick recipe;-)
sofia s.
You never go wrong with pasta, plus I love pesto!
Camilla
Exactly Sofia:-)
tracy sinclair
Never had pasta and pork together before but it sounds a delicious combination, think I’m going to have to try it now, thankyou x
Camilla
Thanks! Me neither, but it worked really well:-)
Caroline J Robinson
This sounds ideal for my pasta loving little one and seems so easy to make
Camilla
It’s a regular hear now, may even try it with our leftover turkey:-)
cat1980uk
Hmm this will be perfect for day after boxing day as I am making Pulled Pork on Boxing Day and always left overs. Quick and easy meal sorted
Camilla
Great Cat, glad to help-)
Cooking Craze
Great!
It looks so tasty and delicious………..
Camilla
Thank you:-)
mimamac
I’m going to try it with leftover chicken. Thank you.
Camilla
Excellent or even try it with your leftover Christmas turkey:-)
Nicole Neverman
This pasta sounds really delicious. What a great idea for leftover roast pork.
Camilla
Thanks Nicole:-)
Rebekah Jones
trying this tonight …. hubby just run out to get the ingredients we didnt have sounds scrummy 🙂
Camilla
Aaw, that’s dedication, enjoy:-)
Martina Evans
Great idea! At home we like to eat pork on Sunday. So this would be a great way to make another meal to eat during the week.
Camilla
Thanks Martina, we loved it;-)
Deborah Mackenzie
this looks delightful; and can swop pork for chicken
Camilla
Yes, that’s what I also do with my Pork Fried Rice, swapping for chicken too:-)
Heather Haigh
Pork with pasta – great idea.
kate @veggie desserts
Great way to use up those bargain foods. And good luck for your impromptu party tomorrow!
Camilla
Thanks Kate – party went so well with so many people coming at short notice, I was very lucky:-)
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy
This looks delicious Camilla. I think when you have a jar of pesto in the fridge, you always have a quick meal on hand.
Camilla
Thanks Dannii:-)
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry
Two of my favourite things in one pasta dish. Looks rather lush.
Camilla
Thanks Bintu, will be a regular on the menu here now:-)
Sisley White
What a brilliant way to use up leftovers. Love this and almost fancy having roast pork just so I have left overs to make this!
Camilla
LOL thanks Sisley:-)
Jo of Jo's Kitchen
What a lovely looking pasta dish. Ideal for a midweek meal. When can I come round?
Camilla
Thanks Jo, you can come round any time:-)