Repurposing leftovers doesn’t have to be boring, especially with these healthy leftover pork roast recipes. From comforting stews to bold-flavored tacos and creamy casseroles, this list offers creative and delicious ways to breathe new life into your leftover pork roast while reducing waste and delighting your taste buds.
Leftover Pork Roast Stew with Hominy (Posole)
This hearty stew combines tender pork with hominy for a flavorful, satisfying meal. A comforting dish that’s perfect for chilly evenings or when you crave something warm and filling.
Leftover Pork Roast Stew with Hominy (Posole)
Leftover pork roast stew with hominy is the best way to repurpose your leftover pork roast into posole.
Turn your pork roast into a creamy and flavorful sandwich spread inspired by Czech cuisine. It’s a simple yet unique way to enjoy leftovers in a completely new form.
Leftover Pork Roast Spread (Czech Recipe)
You may know that Czechs have a passion for all things pork. In fact, one of the most iconic dishes in Czech cuisine is pork roast. If you happen to have some leftover pork roast from your dinner (though I wouldn’t count on it much), turn it into a delightful spread for your sandwich.
Quick, customizable, and bursting with flavor, this pork fried rice is a weeknight dinner hero. Use your favorite veggies to make it your own, or enjoy it as is for a classic Asian-inspired dish.
Leftover Pork Fried Rice
As much as we love a good Chinese take-away, making our own egg fried rice at home is incredibly easy and super quick too. You can make it vegan by omitting the egg, and adding any veggies of your choice, pescatarian, by adding any fish and seafood, or meat based by adding any meat to it.
Transform roast pork into a comforting curry infused with warm spices and rich flavors. This dish is an easy, waste-free way to elevate your leftovers into a dinner favorite.
Leftover Pork Curry
What’s better than leftover roast pork with roast veggies and apple sauce? Monday night leftover pork curry, that’s what! I love this recipe. Easy, delicious and a great way to reduce waste.
With bold Korean flavors and a crispy slaw, these tacos make leftover pork feel brand new. A quick and easy meal that’s sure to impress everyone at the table.
Korean Pork Tacos with Slaw
These Korean Pork Tacos with Crispy Slaw are a delicious, easy meal. They're the perfect solution to leftover pork & no one will guess they're leftovers!
This dish adds a tangy, flavorful twist to your leftover pork roast. Pair it with rice or noodles for a balanced and satisfying meal.
Leftover Roast Pork with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Leftover Roast Pork with Sweet and Sour Sauce is a fantastic way to use up leftover meat. It’s tasty, packed with veg and perfect if your pork is a little dry.
This quick and delicious fried rice is a family-friendly dinner that everyone will love. It’s a perfect way to combine simplicity with irresistible flavor.
Pork Fried Rice Recipe
Try making this Asian-inspired pork fried rice recipe! It’s a delicious dish you can prepare for the entire family! It is worth trying.
A creamy, hearty casserole made with leftover pork, noodles, and pantry staples. This comforting dish is a guaranteed hit for the whole family.
Leftover Pork Casserole
Leftover Pork Casserole is the perfect weeknight recipe for repurposing leftovers in a delicious new way using simple pantry ingredients. This creamy pork and noodle casserole is always a hit with my whole family!
A simple yet flavorful stew that’s both economical and delicious. Perfect for turning roast pork into a comforting Monday night dinner.
Leftover Roast Pork Stew
Pork Stew is one of the easiest and cheapest ways of using up leftover roast pork. It’s also exceptionally tasty, comforting and filling. The perfect Monday dinner.
This quick and easy stir-fry combines tender pork with fresh leeks for a flavorful and nutritious dish. Ready in just 20 minutes, it’s perfect for busy nights.
Stir Fry Leeks with Roast Pork
Super quick and easy Stir Fry Leeks using leftover Roast Pork. Just a few ingredients and only 20 minutes to prepare.
Transform your leftover pork loin into irresistible tacos topped with zesty avocado salsa and chipotle lime crema. This quick and flavorful recipe ensures a gourmet experience with minimal effort.
Leftover Pork Loin Tacos
These Leftover Pork Loin Tacos will have you drooling with the homemade avocado salsa and spicy chipotle lime crema drizzle, turning your leftovers into a mouthwatering meal. This recipe is not only simple but also quick to whip up on your Blackstone griddle, ensuring you spend less time cooking and more time hanging out.
Tender pork, pasta, and veggies in a creamy sauce make this one-skillet meal an instant favorite. It’s a quick, flavorful dinner that feels like comfort food with a Tuscan twist.
Creamy Tuscan Pork & Pasta Skillet
CREAMY TUSCAN PORK & PASTA SKILLET is a simple one skillet dinner that’s ready in 30 minutes! Loaded with chunks of juicy pork, pasta, and veggies all in a creamy sauce.
Layered with creamy potatoes and savory pork, this dish is a match made in heaven. A comforting classic that turns leftovers into a luxurious treat.
Leftover Pork Scalloped Potatoes
Pulled Pork Scalloped Potatoes! Two amazing recipes in a single dish! So, you know its going to be great! Even though this recipe calls for pulled pork leftovers, you can freely use any other leftover meat you have.
Thick, creamy, and packed with flavor, this soup is a hearty way to enjoy leftover pork. It’s dairy-free and Whole30 compliant, making it a healthy option too.
Leftover Pork and Potato Soup
This super easy homemade pork soup recipe is the best way to use leftover pork. It’s thick and creamy – almost like a stew – but dairy-free (no cream cheese). Whole30 compliant and if you skip the pork, it’s a delicious vegetarian meal!
Cheesy, saucy, and full of flavor, these enchiladas give leftover roast pork a delicious makeover. A fun and easy way to reduce food waste while making a crowd-pleasing meal.
Leftover Roast Enchiladas
Leftover roast gets a makeover into cheesy, saucy enchiladas! A great way to use up leftovers and reduce food waste. Have leftover roast from last nights dinner? Give it new life with these easy, cheesy enchiladas
Laura Bais is the owner of Julie's Cafe Bakery food blog. From a young age, she had a passion for cooking, and at the age of 13, she made her first meal. After finishing high school, she undergraduates in Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka, and graduates in Journalism at the University of Zagreb. At that time she honed her cooking skills, but also worked in marketing. Since her love for cooking never faded, in 2021 she finally decided to share her recipes with the world. Laura turned her hobby into a career and loves every moment of it. Now she writes about common mistakes in the kitchen and how to avoid them, about adding twists to traditional meals, etc. Her love for trying new foods often leads her to visit restaurants and attempt to recreate the meals at home. She has been featured on F and B Recipes and BOXROX, to name a few.
