Barbecue Pulled Pork Pasta
Pulled pork pasta is an easy, delicious way to use up leftover barbecued pulled pork. This barbecue spaghetti features smoky pulled pork baked with a creamy, tangy mixture of barbecue sauce, diced tomatoes, and cheese for a real down home style treat.
We make a lot of smoked pulled pork in this house.
It’s not just a summer thing.
Oh no, it’s a football season thing and also perfect for feeding a big crowd at a party.
So as you can imagine, I get pretty good at turning my leftover pulled pork into other meals.
I’m not just talking about sandwiches.
Oh no, we get creative and put it on pizza, nachos, and even in this pulled pork pasta.
What is pulled pork pasta?
Pulled pork pasta is spaghetti tossed with smoked pulled pork, barbecue sauce, diced tomatoes, and cheese.
It all gets baked into an indulgent casserole style spaghetti dish.
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Spaghetti– Cooked to al dente and drained well
- Pulled pork– You could use leftover Crockpot Pulled Pork or leftover smoked pulled pork.
- Barbecue sauce– Your favorite kind.
- Canned diced tomatoes– Undrained
- Cream cheese– Softened on the counter and cubed.
- Green onions– Thinly sliced
- Cheese– Shredded cheddar
- Butter– Optional
How to Make
Making this barbecued spaghetti is pretty simple.
Just melt the butter in a heavy bottomed oven safe skillet set over medium low heat.
Stir the pork, barbecue sauce, tomatoes, and cream cheese into the skillet until the cream cheese is melted.
Then stir the cooked and drained pasta to the pot, along with most of the onions.
Gently toss everything together until it’s all combined.
Spread the pasta out in an even layer in the oven safe skillet and sprinkle the cheese evenly out overtop.
Bake the pulled pork spaghetti at 350° for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and the pasta mixture’s hot.
Serve warm with a drizzle of barbecue sauce and the leftover green onions sprinkled on top.
Enjoy!
Storing Leftovers
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days, depending on how many days it has been since you originally cooked the pork.
For food safety reasons, you’ll want to discard this after your pork reaches 5 days old.
Is shredded pork the same as pulled pork?
Shredded pork and pulled pork are similar but texturally different.
Pulled pork is pork that has been slow cooked long enough to fall apart when you gently pull it.
Shredded pork is tougher and has a more steak-like consistency.
Tips and Tricks
- You can also use leftover rotisserie chicken in place of smoked pulled pork to make barbecued chicken pasta.
- The barbecue sauce will really affect how spicy this is. Use one that suits yours preferences.
- Using an oven safe pan keeps this a one pot meal because you can just pop the pan right in the oven. Don’t have one? Transfer the spaghetti mixture into a 9×13 baking dish before baking it in the oven.
Other Leftover Pulled Pork Recipes
Pulled pork pasta is a delicious way to get another meal out of your leftovers.
Make it and enjoy!
Looking for other pulled pork recipes?
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Pulled Pork Barbecue Spaghetti
Ingredients
- 12 oz spaghetti cooked to al dente, drained well
- 3 cups smoked pulled pork
- 2/3 cup barbecue sauce
- 12 oz can diced tomatoes undrained
- 4 oz cream cheese CUBED & SOFTENED
- 1 small bunch green onions thinly sliced
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp butter optional
Instructions
- Add the butter to a Dutch oven, or other large heavy bottomed oven safe skillet, set over medium low heat and melt.2 tbsp butter
- Add the pork, barbecue sauce, tomatoes, and cream cheese to the skillet. Stir everything together until the cream cheese is melted and the mixture's evenly incorporated.3 cups smoked pulled pork, 2/3 cup barbecue sauce, 12 oz can diced tomatoes, 4 oz cream cheese
- Add the cooked and drained pasta to the pot, along with most of the onions. Gently tossing everything together until evenly combined. Spread the pasta out in an even layer, then sprinkle the cheese evenly out overtop.12 oz spaghetti, 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and the pasta mixture's hot.
- Serve warm with a drizzle of barbecue sauce and the leftover green onions sprinkled on top.1 small bunch green onions
Notes
- You can also use leftover rotisserie chicken in place of smoked pulled pork to make barbecued chicken pasta.
- The barbecue sauce will really affect how spicy this is. Use one that suits yours preferences.
- Using an oven safe pan keeps this a one pot meal because you can just pop the pan right in the oven. Don't have one? Transfer the spaghetti mixture into a 9x13 baking dish before baking it in the oven.
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