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 with a dollop of sour cream, cheese, and fresh cilantro.
If you love soup as much as I do, don’t forget to check out all of the delicious gluten free soups on my blog to find your next favorite :-).
I have to put an unsolicited plug for an organic meat CSA that we receive each month from Prather Ranch. (**I am not being compensated, nor have I received any free product. Cooking with this healthy fresh meat is so convenient.) If you love ground pork as much as we do in recipes, check out all of my delicious gluten free Ground Pork Recipes.
For several months we have paid for a subscription service and we get a box of meat each month. We get fun things like ground pork and beef, pork scallopini, many different cuts of steaks, roasts, free-range chicken, and even ribs.
Ground Pork Soup
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. Ground pork is tender meat and I thought it would add a lot of extra flavor to this soup.
(I have created a few minced pork recipes besides this ground pork chili. If you are looking for more ground pork recipes, try these delicious Ground Pork Asian Lettuce Wraps or these Ground Pork Mini Meatballs.)
This ground pork chili soup recipe satisfies my son, who is in a constant state of growth…and yes, he is now 5’8 at only 13 years old! We are sharing one of his favorite soups, Ground Pork Chili Mac Soup. 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!
This ground pork is perfect to use in this macaroni soup.
Shopping List:
- Ground pork
- Onion
- Can black beans
- Can diced tomatoes
- Tomato sauce
- Carrots
- Zucchini
- Gluten free elbow pasta
- Low sodium chicken broth
- Garlic
- Olive oil
- Cumin
- Chili powder
- Chipotle chili pepper
- Sour cream, cilantro, and cheese for garnish.
How to make homemade chili mac ground pork soup:
This soup is really easy to make, you can watch my very amateur video. Here is the short video of how I made this soup. I put it on YouTube so the file size wouldn’t slow down this page. It is my very first video and I still have a lot to learn :-).
How to cook gluten free macaroni and other kinds of pasta:
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 directions.
- 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.
Can you use ground beef, chicken, or turkey in this recipe?
You can use any ground meat to make this chili mac recipe…even bison!
What is ground pork made of?
I was surprised to see this question come up…ground pork is made of ground up pork.
If you love cooking with ground pork, here are some delicious recipes to try:
Ground Pork Chili Macaroni Soup
Easy ground pork chili macaroni soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 2 zucchini, chopped
- 2 cups cooked gluten free elbow pasta
- 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chili pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- sour cream, cilantro and cheese for garnish.
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat olive oil on medium heat.
- Brown ground pork.
- Add onion, carrot, zucchini and garlic.
- Cook until onions are soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add water, tomatoes and sauce, beans, broth, spices.
- Stir then cover the pot.
- Reduce heat to medium low and bring to a boil.
- Add cooked pasta towards the end.
- Reduce heat to a simmer for an additional 20 minutes.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream, cheddar cheese and cilantro.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 346 Total Fat: 16g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 9g Cholesterol: 58mg Sodium: 899mg Carbohydrates: 27g Fiber: 7g Sugar: 5g Protein: 24g
Want a dessert to finish off the meal? Give this Fool Proof Gluten Free Apple Cake a try.
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 🙂
Gail Hall
The print command does not work for me.
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Gail, I double checked the setting and then I reset it. Can you please try again and let me know if it works now? Thank you!!
Immaculate
Ground Pork in anything makes it extra special. An this is no exception …Give me a bowl anytime and I will gobble it up. Thanks for sharing Sandi
Sandi Gaertner
I am with you…I love ground pork.
Rebecca
We don’t use ground pork very often since I always have trouble finding a good way to use it so it’s not so gummy. But I bet serving it up in a soup is great since the broth must help to soften it while picking up all the flavors! It looks delicious!
Sandi Gaertner
I haven’t thought about it but there was no gumminess to the pork so maybe using it in soups helps 🙂
Sara @ Life's Little Sweets
I tried to watch your video and it says it’s “private” I want to see it! I am just starting out with video too, so I am glad to heard about another blogger jumping in. This recipe looks so warm, perfect for a winter dinner and that meat CSA sounds like a dream too, I wonder if we have something like that in my area!
Sandi Gaertner
Oh, how strange Sara. I will go take a look.
Willow
I am gluten free as well (but also vegan). I recently got my mind blown when I found out all the ways you can use Pamela’s gluten free mixes, like calzones, buns and bread. I am not ready to make my own mixes from scratch, so am a happy camper. We definitely have more options than we used to!
Sandi Gaertner
I love Pamela’s mixes too. When we first went gluten free there was NOTHING out there so I am pretty happy now as well 🙂
Renee
This soup looks so hearty! I definitely want shredded cheddar and avocado on top of mine. Yum.
Sandi Gaertner
I like how you think Renee 🙂
Meghan | Fox and Briar
Yum, this soup looks so hearty and filling! I would love to have a bowl of this on a chilly day!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Meghan 🙂
Cathy | Lemon Tree Dwelling
I love all these ingredients – I’m sure this soup is DELICIOUS!!!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you Cathy 🙂
Meg @ With Salt and Wit
I loveeee pork in soup and loving this chili mac soup! Plus I have heard so many great things about CSA…I need to try it out!
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Meg, I definitely like that CSA are delivered to our house. It is a huge time saver for me.
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
Yes please, then I’d like some more please. I need little slices of avocado and I will be set. This looks and sounds amazing.