These 15 Quick Pork Recipes Are Weeknight Dinner Heroes

Similar to chicken piccata, this recipe uses thin pork cutlets in place of chicken. The cutlets cook up fast, and they're extremely tasty paired with this herb, caper, and wine sauce.

Pears, parsnips, and pork loin join forces to create this comforting supper in less than an hour. The mash is made with a combination of potatoes and parsnips, the latter of which add a delicious sweetness to the dish.

Pork rib chops are a super elegant cut of pork. The sweet and sour side dish of peppers and onions, with a splash of apple cider vinegar, is the perfect foil to the rich chop.

We all love a sheet pan dinner, and this one puts pork tenderloin to perfect use. It takes only 20 minutes to put together and half an hour in the oven—that gives you enough time to help the kids with homework, grab a glass of wine, or take a bath!

Dinner is ready in 20 minutes. It's hard to beat that! Here, the classic pasta puttanesca sauce gets a remake with the addition of yellow bell peppers and is served with gorgeous pork rib chops.

Skip takeout and cook this famous Sichuan dish at home. The ingredients are reasonable, and it takes just over half an hour to put together this flavor-packed Asian noodle dish.

Tofu might get the headline in this recipe, but without ground pork, the dish is just not wholly authentic. The other essential ingredient are Sichuan peppercorns, which bring the tongue-numbing sensation that this dish is known for.

A lovely summery dinner, a pork tenderloin cooks quickly on the grill. Planks of yellow squash and zucchini cook even faster, and everything is served together with an easy relish of scallions, mint, oil, and vinegar and a generous helping of pearled couscous.

You are just one skillet away from this elegant dinner made with thinly sliced pork tenderloin, mushrooms, and canned artichokes. Serve with buttered noodles tossed with fresh parsley.

Pork and pineapple are one of those ingredient matches made in heaven. Stuff them into tacos and top with shredded cabbage, salsa, chopped onions, and cilantro for dinner in under an hour.

This hearty salad is not lettuce based but rather made with cabbage, broccoli, and cucumbers. It is served spooned over brown rice.

Pork chops are brushed with a classic Italian sweet-and-sour sauce called agrodolce, then grilled. Throw sliced fennel on the grill with the pork to serve alongside.

These cheesy pork meatballs simmer in a marinara sauce and are cooked right in a skillet. Serve straight from the skillet with crusty bread, or stuff them into rolls for a hearty sandwich.

This take on the traditional Hungarian stew uses pork tenderloin instead of the usual pork stew meat. That means this comforting dinner will be on the table in less than an hour.