By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 12, 2026
Serves 4
683 cal · 25 min
Asian Pork Noodles with Spinach
Recipe GLPRbfb605148ece63
A quick and vibrant Asian-inspired pasta dish featuring seasoned ground pork cooked with fresh ginger, garlic, and fish sauce, tossed with tender spinach and spaghetti. Finished with a bright lime juice accent and fresh basil for an aromatic, satisfying main course ready in under 30 minutes.
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Ingredients
12 ounces Spaghetti, broken into 3-inch pieces
2 tablespoons Canola oil
1 pound Ground pork
3 tablespoons Garlic, finely chopped
3 tablespoons Fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
2 tablespoons Fresh lime juice
8 ounces Curly spinach
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Fresh basil, chopped, for garnish
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the broken spaghetti and cook until just tender, about 8-10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
While the pasta cooks, heat the canola oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the ground pork and cook, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink and cooked through (internal temperature 160°F), about 5-7 minutes.
Add the chopped garlic and ginger to the cooked pork. Stir constantly for 1 minute until fragrant.
Pour in the fish sauce and lime juice, stirring to combine with the pork mixture.
Add the spinach to the skillet and stir constantly until wilted, about 2-3 minutes.
Add the cooked spaghetti to the skillet and toss everything together until evenly combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Divide among four serving bowls and garnish each portion with fresh chopped basil before serving.
Comments
Fish sauce is the only wild card here — most Charlotte grocers stock it in the Asian aisle, but not all, so Food Lion and ALDI may require a second stop to a larger Harris Teeter or Kroger to find it. The rest are everyday items, making this genuinely quick and cheap per serving (pork shoulder or a modest cut runs under $3 per serving with pantry staples). The 25-minute claim is honest if you cook noodles and protein in parallel; spinach wilts in seconds at the end. This is a weeknight winner for a family that eats medium-spiced food and doesn't mind reheating — the noodles soften slightly on a second day but stay edible, so it's not a same-night-only dish.
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