There is nothing like a hot bowl of soup on a cold winter evening. This chili mac ground pork soup is one of my son's favorites. Pour some of this comforting hot soup in a bowl and garnish it with a dollop of sour cream, cheese, and fresh cilantro.
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This ground pork soup recipe satisfies my teen son. He loves to eat, as all teens do. While doing online college from home this year has been tough, he loves he can come to the kitchen for food any time! When he heads off to school, this soup will be great packed in a Thermos for lunch!
I have been buying meat at our local farmer's market lately, and one vendor has ground pork meat. It has been fun to cook with and ground pork brings so much flavor to this easy pork soup recip.
Ground pork is as easy to use in recipes as ground beef, or ground turkey. It has a hearty flavor, but it is a little higher in fat than other ground meats.
I have created another delicious recipe you will love, especially the kids! This Ground Pork Asian Lettuce Wraps is a fun way to use ground pork.
Why this recipe is great:
I think the number one reason to make this soup is because it is so full of flavor. It is full of healthy simple ingredients, and adding gluten free macaroni makes it fun to eat! You can vary the veggies you use, making this soup easy to customize. It is ready in under 30 minutes!
My son loves soup recipes that have a little spice, so this is a soup I make in bulk. If you prefer a real hearty chili...you will want to try this Ground Pork Chili recipe!
Ingredient notes:
- Ground pork - As I mentioned, you can use any ground meat in this recipe.
- Diced tomatoes - I prefer to use no-salt-added tomatoes. It is easier to add seasonings than subtract them and I find the regular canned tomatoes can have too much salt.
- Chicken broth - I use low-sodium, but regular chicken broth or chicken bone broth are also fine.
- Gluten free macaroni - There are not a lot of brands of gluten free pasta that can hold up to sitting in soup. I recommend either Jovial GF or Tinkyada brands.
If you love ground pork as much as we do in recipes, check out all of my delicious gluten free Ground Pork Recipes.
How to cook gluten free macaroni:
Note, when using gluten free macaroni for this soup recipe, there are some tips to make sure your pasta stays al-dente and doesn't turn to mush. You can follow these steps to keep your pasta from getting mushy:
- Cook the pasta according to package directions. Every brand of gluten free pasta is made with a variety of ingredients that all seem to need different cook times.
- Drain the pasta immediately into a colander. When pasta sits in a colander, it continues to cook!
- Dump the pasta in a bowl of ice water. This halts the cooking process so that your pasta stays firm.
Recipe step by step directions:
Step 1: Cook the gluten free macaroni according to package directions as I discuss above. Do NOT cook the pasta in the soup or you will end up with a mushy mess.
Step 2: Add the oil to a pan and heat for 1 minute on medium heat. Add in the onion and vegetables and cook for 3 minutes.
Step 3: Add the ground pork and cook until the meat is browned.
Step 4: Add the meat and all of the soup ingredients to a soup pot. Cover and bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes so the flavors all blend in together.
Step 5: Serve with a dollop of sour cream, shredded cheddar, and fresh cilantro.
Tips and Recipe FAQ:
You can use any ground meat to make this chili mac recipe...even bison! If you would like this recipe to be low-fat, use ground turkey or ground chicken.
I was surprised to see this question come up...ground pork is made of ground-up pork.
Both pork and beef are healthy, but have a higher fat content than ground turkey or chicken.
This soup will keep up to 4 days in an air-tight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.
You can easily freeze this soup recipe. I like to use Souper Cubes (on Amazon) to make frozen single serving portions so they are easy to heat and use.
If you love soup as much as I do, don't forget to check out all of the delicious gluten free soup recipes on my blog to find your next favorite :-).
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Recipe
Ground Pork Chili Macaroni Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork * see note
- 1 small onion diced
- 14 ounces black beans rinsed and drained
- 14 ounces diced tomatoes * tomatoes and the juices
- 14 ounces tomato sauce
- 3 carrots chopped
- 2 zucchini chopped
- 2 cups gluten free macaroni
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground chipotle chili pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- sour cream cilantro and cheese for garnish.
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat olive oil on medium heat.
- Cook the onion, carrot, zucchini and garlic for 3 minutes
- Add the ground pork and brown.
- Add water, chicken broth, tomatoes and sauce, beans, broth, all spices.
- Stir then cover the pot.
- Reduce heat to medium low and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer for an additional 20 minutes.
- Add the cooked pasta and serve.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream, cheddar cheese and cilantro.
Notes
- If you don't have ground pork, use ground turkey or ground beef. Any ground meat will taste delicious!
- I recommend using no-salt-added diced tomatoes if possible. If you use regular, you may need to adjust the amount of salt added.
- Feel free to use any veggies you have on hand.
- This soup will keep up to 4 days in an air-tight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.
- You can easily freeze this soup. I like to use Souper Cubes (on Amazon) to freeze it in single-serving portions.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions. Every brand of gluten free pasta is made with a variety of ingredients that all seem to need different cook times.
- Drain the pasta immediately into a colander. When pasta sits in a colander, it continues to cook!
- Dump the pasta in a bowl of ice water. This halts the cooking process so that your pasta stays firm.
Nutrition
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Michelle Jackson
I surly enjoyed this soup. Being a fairly new cook I did struggle a bit with whether to drain the tomatoes or not - in the end I decided not to. Also, how much tomato sauce to put in. I decided the full 29oz jar I had was fine and ended up adding just about a cup more water. Thank you so much for a delicious recipe.
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad you enjoyed this soup, Michelle. It is a much older recipe so I will go look and add the info about not draining the canned tomatoes.
SHIRLEY
The instructions fail to say when to add chicken stock, and beans. 🙂 once I figured that out, and also that points 8 and 9 make more sense reversed, I made the soup and it's very tasty. Thanks!
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Shirley, I am so glad you liked my recipe. I went in to clarify the directions a little more 🙂