Ground Pork Pasta Sauce

Name: Ground Pork Pasta Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
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 oregano; 1 tablespoon fresh basil (or 2 teaspoons dried); 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon light oil; 1/4 cup parmesan cheese; optional crushed red peppers

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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.

stirring pork pasta sauce into spaghetti

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Why this sauce is so good:
Ingredient notes:
How to make ground pork pasta sauce:
Expert Tips and Recipe FAQ:
How to freeze pasta sauce:
More gluten free pork recipes to try:
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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!

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 sauce is so good:

My homemade ground pork pasta sauce recipe is full of flavor. It cooks up 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 all seem to blend together so much better. It has all of the flavors of your favorite Italian meat sauce!!

You can also use this simple pork pasta sauce recipe 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

a plate full of zucchini noodles topped with the pork pasta sauce

Ingredient notes:

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.
Basil and oregano - You can use fresh spices or dried in this recipe.

How to make ground pork pasta sauce:

cooking ground pork with onion and seasonings in a large pan

Step 1: In a large pan, brown your ground pork with the onion and finely chopped spices.

simmering the pork pasta sauce on the stove so the flavors can all cook in together

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 am not going to 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 pretty basic but you can jazz it up with veggies! One fantastic thing about it is that you can actually add extra veggies to add more nutrition and flavor. Here are some other ideas to try out:

Mushrooms
Yellow squash or zucchini
Broccoli

the top view of a plate of zucchini noodles topped with sauce

Try this pasta sauce on my homemade gluten free ravioli!

Expert Tips and Recipe FAQ:

Is ground pork healthy?

Our family loves to use ground pork in many recipes. Ground pork isn't as low fat as ground turkey or chicken, but it adds so much rich flavor to recipes. Ground pork is high in protein and has many nutrients

How long does pasta sauce last?

You can save leftover meat pasta sauce for 4-5 days in the fridge if you keep them in an airtight container. You can reheat via a stovetop or microwave.

How do you make pasta sauce?

You can make this pasta sauce with a few ingredients and about 20 minutes! Just follow along with the recipe and you can enjoy a tasty homemade pasta sauce.

Can you use other ground meats?

You can use any ground meat to make my sauce recipe. Ground turkey or chicken will make this sauce low-fat.

Dip this delicious gluten free flatbread into the sauce!

a product I love to use to freeze soup and pasta sauce called souper cubes

How to freeze pasta sauce:

I often freeze pasta sauce. I love to use this souper cubes product above for freezing pasta sauce in easy to use portions.

Serve this quick and easy pork pasta recipe with my Kale and Apple Salad or these Maple Roasted Carrots.

a fork holding up zucchini noodles and ground pork pasta sauce

More gluten free pork recipes to try:

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