11 Clean-Eating Pork Recipes (for When You’re Tired of Chicken)

clean eating pistachio crusted pork recipe
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

While chicken and fish might be your usual go-to proteins during the week, there’s another alternative that deserves just as much attention: pork. In addition to being lean, it’s also a great source of vitamins and minerals (plus it’s usually light on the wallet). To help you get started, we’ve pulled together a list of 11 dishes that are made with fresh ingredients and perfect for any night of the week.

clean eating pork scallopini recipe
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

1.

Pork Scallopini with Lemon, and Capers and Radicchio

Serve with a vegetable side or your favorite salad.

clean eating pistachio crusted pork recipe
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

2.

Pistachio-Crusted Pork Tenderloin with Apple and Escarole Salad

Who needs bread crumbs?

clean eating pineapple glazed pork recipe
Half Baked Harvest

3.

Pineapple Glazed Pork Roast with Rice Stuffing

Invite your friends over immediately.

clean eating honey chipotle pork roast recipe
The Recipe Critic

4.

Honey Chipotle Pork Roast

The glazed and the beautiful.

clean eating slow cooker pork carnitas recipe
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

5.

Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas

Skip the ground beef and fill your tacos with this instead.

clean eating slow cooker honey lime ginger pork recipe
The Recipe Critic

6.

Slow-Cooker Honey-Lime Ginger Pork

The best type of Sunday dinner: set it and forget it.

clean eating orange teriyaki pork tenderloin recipe
Averie Cooks

7.

Orange Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin

The perfect addition to your weeknight menu.

clean eating one pan ranch pork chops recipe
Damn Delicious

8.

One-Pan Ranch Pork Chips and Veggies

You’ll never guess the secret ingredient.

clean eating pancetta wrapped pork tenderloin recipe
Half Baked Harvest

9.

Pancetta-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

A match made in heaven.

clean eating spinach feta stuffed pork recipe
What’s Gaby Cooking

10.

Spinach and Feta Stuffed Pork

Looks complicated, but it’s actually really easy.

clean eating stovetop pork chops wilted chard recipe
Skinny Ms.

11.

Stovetop Pork Chops over Wilted Chard and Quinoa

One crowd-pleasing meal, coming right up.


Freelance PureWow Editor