My savory homemade ground pork pasta sauce is perfect for a family meal idea! It has everything you need: tons of flavor, garlic, and other delicious seasonings, and it tastes amazing over pasta or zucchini zoodles. Make it in under 30 minutes, and will taste even better on day two!
It can be difficult to talk your kids into eating more vegetables. But I highly recommend having your kids try this sauce over zucchini noodles; one of the Fearless Dining kids will eat it and be happy about it!
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The whole family will be begging you to make this for dinner! Every scrumptious bite of this pork tomato sauce will leave you yearning for the next. You will want to check out all of my best ground pork recipes.
While this tasty homemade pork pasta sauce is cooking, you should look at my tips for making sure your gluten free pasta doesn’t turn out mushy! Al dente pasta is the best!
Why this ground pork sauce is so good:
- My homemade ground pork pasta sauce recipe is full of flavor.
- It cooks quickly and freezes well. If you have been looking for a new pasta sauce recipe, you really need to try this sauce!
- This pork tomato sauce improves as it cooks because when you simmer it slowly, the flavors seem to blend together much better. It has all the flavors of your favorite Italian meat sauce!
This simple pork pasta sauce recipe can also be used in my Gluten Free Ziti Casserole recipe. Are you ready to give this family-friendly dinner recipe a try? Dip these crusty gluten free breadsticks in the sauce…it is oh-so good!
Delicious! Came together quickly. The ground pork worked great with this recipe.”
Patty Z., Pinterest comment
Allergen Information:
This homemade pork pasta sauce recipe is gluten-free, nut-free, egg-free, soy-free, and oat-free. You can also make it dairy-free using dairy-free parmesan. VioLife makes a great-tasting dairy-free parmesan.
Ingredient Notes:
For the full list of ingredients and amounts, please go to the recipe card below.
- Tomato Sauce – I like to use unsalted tomato sauce.
- Ground Pork – I love the flavor of ground pork, but you can also use ground beef, turkey, or chicken.
- Fresh or dried seasonings and herbs for flavor.
Step-By-Step Photos and Directions:
Step 1: Brown your ground pork with the onion and finely chopped spices in a large pan.
Step 2: Add in the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, cover, and simmer on low for 30 minutes. Optional: if you like a little spice, add a few red pepper flakes to the sauce!
Serve this pork spaghetti sauce on top of gluten free pasta or zucchini noodles. Because every brand of gluten free pasta has different cooking directions, I will not say how long to boil your pasta.
If you want zucchini noodles, you can use a spiralizer to make curly zucchini noodles, or you can buy pre-spiralized noodles at many grocery stores.
This pork pasta sauce is basic, but you can jazz it with veggies! One fantastic thing about it is that you can add extra veggies for more nutrition and flavor. Here are some other ideas to try out:
- Mushrooms
- Yellow squash or zucchini
- Broccoli
Try this pasta sauce on my homemade gluten free ravioli!
Frequently Asked Questions:
You can save leftover meat pasta sauce in the fridge for 4-5 days if you keep them in an airtight container. You can reheat via a stovetop or microwave.
You can make this pasta sauce with a few ingredients in about 20 minutes! Just follow along with the recipe, and you can enjoy a tasty homemade pasta sauce.
My sauce recipe can be made with any ground meat. Ground turkey or chicken will make it low-fat.
Dip this delicious gluten free flatbread into the sauce!
How to freeze pasta sauce:
I often freeze pasta sauce. I love to use this Souper Cubes product above to freeze this pasta sauce in easy-to-use portions.
Serve this quick and easy pork pasta recipe with my Kale and Apple Salad.
More gluten free pork recipes to try:
I have a lot of delicious gluten free pork recipes that are quick and easy to make!
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If you made and enjoyed this recipe, I would be incredibly grateful if you could leave a comment below. This will help others know it’s delicious. Thank you!
Ground Pork Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound raw ground pork * see note
- 28 ounces tomato sauce
- 14 ounces diced tomatoes unsalted
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon light oil
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- optional crushed red peppers
Instructions
- In a pot, add the oil and onion and cook until the onions become translucent about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the raw ground pork and spices.
- Cook on medium heat, breaking up the pork into pieces until the pork is browned.
- Add in the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, cover the pot, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Serve over gluten free pasta or zucchini zoodles.
Notes
- You can use any ground meat in this recipe if you can’t find ground pork.
- These tips for cooking gluten free pasta help you avoid mushy pasta.
- This pasta sauce will keep up to 4 days in an airtight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.
SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn’t test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
Would love to make this recipe but it would be helpful in know what size cans you are using for the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Hi Patty, I just added the can sizes. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
Thank you! I made this last night and it was delicious! Will definitely be sharing this recipe.
I am thrilled you loved it, Patty. I really appreciate your coming back to let me know!
Thank you so much!!
You are very welcome. I am glad you loved the recipe!
I bet this sauce tastes amazing over some zoodles! I love a little extra sauce and it’s better that I can toss the store-bought junk.
It makes a great dinner!
This turned out so delicious and it was so easy!
Thank you 🙂
This sauce sounds fantastic! I love that you have used ground pork instead of ground beef. Pork is much easier to find these days.
Agreed, this shelter in place has really changed the availability of foods!
mmm..this looks SO good! The perfect weeknight meal!
I am so glad you want to give it a try Beti 🙂
I LOVE everything about his! The perfect meal!!
Thank you so much Katerina.
Had this with spaghetti and it paired beautifully! Wonderful taste
That is great. I am so glad you liked it Vikki.
This sauce is so flavorful! My whole family loves it!
I am so glad. Thanks for coming back to let me know.