Ditalini pasta with ground pork and chili crisp
Directions
- 1Add ground pork to a pan and break it up with a wooden spoon.
- 2Cook the ground pork until the water evaporates and the bits of pork crisp up and get some color.
- 3Add sliced onions to the pan with the ground pork.
- 4Sauté the onions until they become slightly translucent.
- 5Add minced garlic to the pan and mix it in.
- 6Add dried ditalini pasta to the pan and mix thoroughly.
- 7Add tomato paste and chicken bouillon to the mixture.
- 8Mix all ingredients together well.
- 9Add water to the pan and mix.
- 10Bring the mixture to a boil.
- 11Add milk to the boiling mixture and stir.
- 12Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the pasta is at your preferred level of doneness, adding more water/milk as needed.
- 13Rinse off shredded cheese.
- 14Add spinach to the pasta mixture.
- 15Add spicy chili crisp to the pasta and mix.
- 16Lastly, add the rinsed shredded cheese to the pasta and mix until melted and well combined.
Ingredients
- 1 lbs ground pork
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced into slivers
- 4 cloves chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon
- 1.5 cups dry ditalini pasta
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1 cup milk
- baby spinach
- chili crisp oil
- parsley
Equipment
PanWooden spoonFood processor (for garlic prep)Strainer
Tips
- Rinse off shredded cheese to help it melt better, as it usually has stuff in it that prevents it from sticking together.
- Prep garlic in bulk by mincing it in a food processor and freezing it for easy use.
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