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Penne pasta with ground pork, red peppers, and onoin in a light sauce.

Light Pork Pasta

This pork pasta is light in ingredients and flavor. It's super easy to make, healthy, and so easy to adjust with adding different ingredients, flavors, and spice!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Pork
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups uncooked penne noodles **(See Notes) (equals 3 cups cooked)
  • 2 ½ cup sliced onion (¼ inch thick)
  • 5-6 garlic cloves (diced)
  • 3 cups red bell pepper (sliced or diced)
  • 1 lb. ground pork
  • ¾ teaspoon sea salt *(See Notes)
  • ¾ teaspoon dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon dried rosemary powder (blended dried rosemary leaves)
  • 1 ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 cup Manchego cheese, shredded (or Grand Cru)
  • optional cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes (to taste)

Instructions
 

  • Boil water for noodles in a medium-sized pot. Add 2 cups penne noodles and cook until el dente. If noodles finish cooking before the rest of the dish, transfer noodles to another bowl with a little of the pasta water, and cover to keep warm. Option to spray lightly with olive oil.
  • While making noodles, prep vegetables and press the ground pork in your hands so it’s packed and no longer loose. Option to lightly sprinkle meat with sea salt and pepper.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons olive on in a large skillet on medium heat. Once hot, add bell peppers, onion, and garlic. Sauté for about 6 minutes.
  • Break off small chunks of the pork and place it around the skillet. Add all seasonings. Increase heat to medium-high and sauté for another 6-7 minutes.
  • Add the milk and shredded cheese and combine. Toss in noodles with a little pasta water and combine all together.
  • Serve!

Notes

*This dish is purposefully low sodium. If you want low salt, don’t season the meat and only add ½ - ¾ teaspoon sea salt to the dish. If you want a little more salt and flavor, season the meat, add ½ - ¾ teaspoon to the dish and season more to taste.
**If you don’t want to use the pasta water, drain cooked noodles and lightly spray with olive oil to set aside.
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