# Ditalini pasta with ground pork and chili crisp

This is a version of the viral Ditalini pasta with ground pork and chili crisp.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Add ground pork to a pan and break it up with a wooden spoon.
2. Cook the ground pork until the water evaporates and the bits of pork crisp up and get some color.
3. Add sliced onions to the pan with the ground pork.
4. Sauté the onions until they become slightly translucent.
5. Add minced garlic to the pan and mix it in.
6. Add dried ditalini pasta to the pan and mix thoroughly.
7. Add tomato paste and chicken bouillon to the mixture.
8. Mix all ingredients together well.
9. Add water to the pan and mix.
10. Bring the mixture to a boil.
11. Add milk to the boiling mixture and stir.
12. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the pasta is at your preferred level of doneness, adding more water/milk as needed.
13. Rinse off shredded cheese.
14. Add spinach to the pasta mixture.
15. Add spicy chili crisp to the pasta and mix.
16. Lastly, add the rinsed shredded cheese to the pasta and mix until melted and well combined.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Wooden spoon
- Food 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMBDK8Nb/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b777be9e-ef09-471d-9baa-4efefb3098a8
- Extracted: 2025-10-07

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