Our Best Pork Dinner Recipes
Porketta [1]
This moist pork roast preps quickly, then grills slowly as the herbs and garlic tucked inside work their way throughout the meat, leaving a blast of Italian flavor. Originally published in Midwest Living in 1992, it made our list of all-time best recipes in 2012.
Porketta [2]
Grilled Pork with Cranberry Chutney [5]
This sweet-and-savory recipe features a Circle B Ranch product called Marina's Cranberry Chutney. Buy it at circlebranch.com [6] or just substitute another chutney.
Lemon-Rosemary Pork Loin with Cherry Sauce [10]
The classic fruit-and-pork combo gets a bold update: Slather the meat with a paste of garlic, mustard, lemon and rosemary, then serve with ruby red cherries. This recipe multiplies easily for entertaining.
Pork Tenderloin with Mushrooms and Onions [14]
You can have this comforting winter supper dish on the table in less than an hour, but it's nice enough to serve to company with steamed veggies and mashed potatoes. The recipes comes from Gunflint Lodge in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Hominy-Pork Stew [18]
Boneless pork shoulder, navy beans, hominy and salsa blend into a zesty slow-cooker dish. Serve with lime wedges, if you like.
Hominy-Pork Stew [19]
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Cranberry-Stuffed Pork Chops [23]
Savory sage in the stuffing mix meets cranberries in this easy pork chop recipe.
Wine-Marinated Pork Roast [27]
Garlic, fennel, fresh herbs and white wine infuse this pork roast with flavor. If you like, set aside half the meat to make Thai-Style Pork Salad later in the week. Pimiento Corn Muffins, mashed potatoes and broccoli make perfect sides.
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Root Beer [32]
A surprise ingredient, root beer, adds sweetness to this roast and its dark sauce. Try leftover pork in quesadillas or stir it into ramen noodles.
Lynn's Best Herb-and-Garlic Pork [36]
Midwest Living Test Kitchen Director Lynn Blanchard prepares her pork roast with garlic and fresh-from-her-garden herbs. Lynn recommends that you not eek at the roast during grilling: Opening the lid slows cooking.
Pork and Veggie Oven Stew [40]
Thyme, oregano and lemon-pepper seasoning flavor this oven-baked stew, which includes potatoes, pork, corn and green beans. Like even more corn? We love corn muffins with this dish.
Sweet Potato-Pork Skillet [44]
Maple syrup sweetens this easy meal in a skillet. Fresh fruit or a tossed salad completes the meal.
Cuban Pork Wraps [48]
Slow-cooked pork shoulder roast turns to a tender shredded meat filling you tuck into flour tortillas.
Cuban Pork Wraps [49]
Pork with Cherry and Wild Rice Stuffing [52]
This stuffing, which includes sausage, dried Michigan fruit and wild rice, forms a spiral when rolled up into a top loin roast. The recipe comes from New York Restaurant in Harbor Springs, Michigan.
Bun-Buster Tenderloin [56]
You'll need two hands and a hearty appetite to tackle this king-size sandwich of battered and fried pork tenderloin. It's our version of the deli tenderloin sandwiches popular in pork-producing states such as Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.
Pork Chops with Pear-Maple Sauce [60]
Maple syrup and pears blend for a tasty accompaniment to skillet-cooked chops. This cut of meat cooks quickly.
Cranberry Pork Roast [64]
Carolyn Sinclair of Grey Eagle, Minnesota, received this slow cooker pork roast recipe from her son for her family cookbook. "When I serve it, I almost always have to give out the recipe," she says. "The tangy gravy is a good complement to pork."
Cranberry Pork Roast [65]
Sweet on a Pig [68]
Grilled pork bathed in cider-molasses marinade cooks to a gorgeous caramel color.
Sweet on a Pig [69]
Roasted Pork with Jamaican Snapdragons [72]
Rum, raisins and sweet pork tenderloin provide the centerpiece of this Caribbean-inspired dish from the Deadwood Social Club in Deadwood, South Dakota.
Classic Schnitzel [76]
The Bavarian Inn in Hermann, Missouri, prepares this Old World pork cutlet classic with style. For schwein schnitzel, add the sour cream sauce (included with recipe).
Classic Schnitzel [77]
Marinated Pork Tenderloin [80]
Marinated pork tenderloin makes a perfect company-special grilled meat. It's lean, cooks fast and tastes great.
Rolled Spinach Pork Loin [84]
Roll a filling of bacon, chopped spinach and Parmesan cheese in pork loin roast to create this main dish, from Turkey Run Inn in Terre Haute, Indiana. When checking the temp of this roast, move the thermometer around so it's resting in meat, not filling.
Pork and Apricots with Mashed Sweet Potatoes [88]
This slow cooker meal features tender pork shoulder and sausage seasoned with tarragon and fennel, plus a generous helping of fluffy mashed sweet potatoes.
Pork Marsala [92]
Saute thin-sliced pork tenderloin, then serve it with tomato-rich Marsala sauce, generously flecked with garlic. The recipe comes from Ohio's Shawnee State Park Resort near the town of Friendship.
Pork Marsala [93]
Thyme Pork Chops [96]
For this easy entree, just brush thick pork chops with a flavorful marinade of herb and olive oil, and then roast until done. Serve with cheesy Glad Tidings Potatoes. Both recipes come from the Latchstring Restaurant overlooking South Dakota's Spearfish Canyon.
Thyme Pork Chops [97]
Bavarian Pork Roast [101]
For more German flavor, heat a can of Bavarian-style sauerkraut to serve with the seasoned slow cooker pork and tangy sour cream gravy.
Bavarian Pork Roast [102]
Blueberry Pork [105]
The recipe for this savory blueberry-and-onion sauce comes from the Blueberry Festival in Marshall, Indiana.
Blueberry Pork [106]
Pork Lombo [109]
Season pork tenderloin with a rub of ground chili and mustard seed. The Brazilian-style roasted meat is served over seasoned beans and spinach.
Pork Lombo [110]
Pineapple Pork Chili [113]
This five-ingredient dinner, flavored by ground pork or beef and pineapple salsa, goes together in just 20 minutes.
Pineapple Pork Chili [114]
Bigger and Better Saucy Pork Chops [117]
This easy, six-ingredient recipe features pork chops slow-cooked in the oven and topped with a sweet-tangy red sauce.
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Tangy Chutney [121]
This hot sandwich recipe was created for a party but would do just as well at a family dinner. The curry-tomato chutney, cooked separately, adds spunk to the pork. It also would complement beef, lamb, sausage, chicken or turkey.
Apple-Glazed Pork Chops [125]
Choose from apple jelly or apple butter to add a hint of sweetness to slow-cooked pork chops. Use fresh or dried thyme, marjoram, basil and summer savory for seasoning.
Apple-Glazed Pork Chops [126]
Pork Patties with Tangy-Sweet Barbecue Sauce [129]
Brush sweet homemade barbecue sauce on meats while grilling, or serve it as a condiment.
Hearty Pork-and-Ale Stew [133]
Root vegetables, apples and tomatoes simmer with melt-in-your-mouth pork sirloin for a robust stew.
Hearty Pork-and-Ale Stew [134]
Grilled Applewood Smoked Pork Chops [137]
Chopped apples sweeten the mustard-bourbon sauce for these pork top loin chops that slow-cook over applewood in a smoker. Serve with bread or cornbread stuffing.
Lemony-Soy Herbed Pork Tenderloins with Rice Pilaf [141]
Wayne Santi of LaGrange, Illinois, cooks gourmet food on the go for cyclists on RAGBRAI, the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. He's made these two recipes for the ride. "The lemon-oregano flavor with the meat's juices cannot be beat," Wayne says. Vegetables and seasonings give the rice side dish a boost of flavor.
Herb-Crusted Pork Tenderloin with Red Currant Sauce [145]
Choose lean pork tenderloin for this recipe, perfect for an after-work dinner party. We like it with the Brussels sprouts recipe also pictured on the plate.
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Enjoy more of our favorite recipes in any of our free printable cookbooks.
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