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17 Easy Mid-Week Family Dinners That’ll Help You Get Some Pork On Your Fork

These recipes are guaranteed to become family faves in no time at all.

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A super satisfying and scrumptious meal doesn't have to mean hours of prep and an upended utensils drawer. In fact, get ready for your mid-week dinners to rival even your weekend ones once you start cooking your way through this collection of fuss-free, delicious recipes.

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Whether you want a fresh take on a mid-week go-to, or a quick and easy dinner when the last thing you feel like doing is cooking, these 17 pork recipes will have actively looking forward to your mid-week meals.

1. Pork sausage and mozzarella pizzas

Italian sausage and mozzarella pizza cut into half, with one half sliced into three.
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Love pizza so much you eat it for practically every meal — and especially during the middle of the week? Here's another recipe to add to your collection of pizza topping go-tos. You simply can't beat the classic pairing of Italian-style pork sausages and mozzarella, and the pared seasoning in this recipe really lets the ingredients shine in their own right. Buon appetito!

2. Mexican-style pork tacos (tacos al pastor)

Close up of an open taco topped with Mexican-style pork, pineapple, coriander and salsa verde.
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You don't have to save authentic, tacqueria-style tacos for the weekend — it's the perfect mid-week dinner. You'll wish you made double when it's all done and dusted too.

3. Pork and rocket pasta

Pork and rocket pasta with parmesan shavings on a patterned plate.
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A mid-week dinner that transports your tastebuds on a summer holiday? This simple yet mouth-watering pasta dish is incredibly easy to whip up and perfect for nights when you just want to get something on the table — and hear absolutely no complaints.

4. Pork chipolata and bocconcini pasta bake

An oven dish of pasta, basil, pork chipolata and bocconcini.
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Pasta again? More like pasta please. This recipe will transform your mid-week reliance on pasta into something that has you actively excited about dinner. With ingredients like chipolata and bocconcini, this is fancy dining with any extra effort on your part.

5. Pork parmigiana

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Parmy is a mid-week family dinner staple — one which has stood the test of time for a reason. This recipe offers another variation on the tried and true formula of topping a base protein with delicious parmigiana sauce. Super easy to put together, pop this one in the oven, set a timer and have dinner ready in no time.

6. Five spice pork and Asian green stir fry

A wok with a greens and pork stir fry and two bowls of rice topped with the stir fry.
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For a quick and easy mid-week dinner that's so much better than its takeaway version, whip up a quick stir fry like this one which only calls for three key ingredients and serve with a steaming bowl of fluffy rice. The five spice ensures this simple dish is anything but boring.

7. Thai green curry with coconut rice

Thai green curry with thinly slice carrot, capsicum pieces, green beans and pork on a white dish topped with a garnish of coriander.
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If you're familiar with the painstaking task of calling everyone down to dinner, this green curry recipe is the antidote. Nothing smells quite as good as the combination of curry paste and coconut milk,  and this dish's aromas will have the house crowding around the stove asking when dinner will be ready.

Our tip? This curry is just as delicious with regular rice, so you can save time by using whatever rice you already have on hand.

8. Pork mince enchiladas

Oven dish of enchiladas with one portion already plated and a side of diced avocado.
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There's something about enchiladas that makes them sound difficult to make. In reality, not only are they surprisingly straightforward, they're also perfect to batch prep and make in the middle of the week. Not only is dinner sorted, consider tomorrow's lunch packed too. These enchiladas are a tex mex staple, packed with beans, pork and spices.

9. Garlic pork cauliflower rice

A pair of hands holds a bowl of garlic pork and cauliflower rice
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If you've been looking for a simple recipe that's a complete meal in and of itself, you can stop the search. Decadent and aromatic courtesy of the garlic pork, but light and filling because of the cauli-rice, this dish does it all and was made for mid-week dinners.

10. Easy pork stir-fry

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Stir-frys are, without a doubt, one of the fastest ways to get dinner on the table. This recipe is perfect for those mid-week dinners where you don't have much time to prep and everyone's tummy is rumbling. Simply slice some pork fillets, give them a toss in a hot pan alongside some veggies that you'll want to keep on the crunchy side.

11. Mild korma curried sausages

A korma dish with sausages, sweet potato and spinach with a small plate of naan at the back, and a bowl of rice topped with korma.
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Curry night in the middle of the week? Yes please. This mild korma recipe not only helps you get your daily dose of veggies, but also shaves off prep time thanks to the clever use of sausages as the hero meat. Anything to get to eating sooner rather than later.

12. Spicy Korean BBQ-style pork

Close up of spicy Korean-style pork with a bed of rice topped with spring onions in the background.
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This is a dish for when those spicy food cravings hit in the middle of the week. This KBBQ-inspired recipe works with whatever your cut preference is — choose between pork shoulder or pork belly, and you can customise your spice level too. Simply modify the amount of pepper flakes added.

13. Cheese melt pork rissoles

Twelve pork rissoles on a baking sheet on an oven pan, with sides of sauce, halved cherry tomatoes and a small bowl of fries.
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Whether it's the star of the show as the main dish or playing a supporting role as a side dish, rissoles are an under-loved staple of dinnertimes everywhere. These rissoles are topped with a cheese melt for that extra level of decadence and will make any mid-week meal feel decidedly un-mid-week-like.

14. Thai red curry pork meatballs with noodles

Five curry meatballs on a bed of rice noodles with coriander and carrot and lettuce garnish.
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Curries always have to be liquid...right? Not if you're making a mid-week dinner in a rush and you want flavour without fuss. These red curry meatballs blend the curry paste straight into the meatball mixture. Serve with warm noodles for a simple, fragrant dinner.

15. One-pan vegetables with pork loin chops

Grey plate with a pork loin chip and a side of potato and carrot.
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When the week is underway, the last thing you want to be doing is scrubbing endless pots and pans just so you can have a nice meal. This one-pan meal will fast become your new mid-week go-to. Chop your veggies up, stick them in the oven, sear your pork chop and dinner is served.

16. Pork belly popcorn

An overhead shot of three bowls of pork belly popcorn pieces, with wedges of lemon on the table and in two of the bowls, and a dipping sauce.
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This is a judgement-free zone and if you prefer to enjoy your mid-week dinner on the couch whilst bingeing a Netflix show, you go right ahead. Why not make dinner fit for the occasion though, with these bite-sized pieces of pork belly popcorn. More filling and meal-like than your regular old popcorn, these are practically as easy and about a million times more delicious. 

17. One-pot pork ratatouille

Plate of ratatouille topped with a pork chop.
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Think a ratatouille involves a lot of grunt work and extended cooking times? Not in this house! Requiring only one pot and half an hour (if that), you'll wonder why you haven't made this hearty, healthy, wholesome stew on a weekday before.

Whether you're dishing up brekkie, lunch or dinner, pork is the simple and versatile meat that makes any meal shine. Discover even more delicious pork recipes at the Australian Pork website.