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Sesame Pork Udon-Style Noodles with Kale

Chewy whole-wheat noodles and seared ground pork tossed with garlicky kale, spinach and snow peas in a nutty soy-sesame glaze with toasted sesame crunch.

Sesame Pork Udon-Style Noodles with Kale

Ingredients

  • 10 oz280 gWhole-wheat pasta, dryspaghetti or linguine
  • 1 lb450 gGround pork, 84% lean
  • 7¼ cups chopped150 gKalestems removed, chopped
  • 3⅓ cups loosely packed100 gBaby spinach
  • 2⅓ cups150 gSnow peastrimmed
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 1½ tbsp grated10 gFresh gingergrated
  • 3 medium45 gGreen onionssliced, whites and greens separated
  • 3 tbsp45 gLow-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp15 gToasted sesame oil
  • 2⅛ tsp15 gHoney
  • 1 tbsp15 gApple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup60 gWater
  • 2¼ tsp10 gCanola oil
  • 1½ tbsp12 gSesame seedstoasted
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper

Steps

  1. Bring a large pot of unmeasured water to a boil and cook the whole-wheat pasta until just tender; drain, rinse briefly and set aside.
  2. While the pasta cooks, make the sauce: whisk the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, honey, cider vinegar, measured water and red pepper flakes in a small bowl.
  3. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry large skillet over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes until golden; tip them onto a plate.
  4. Heat the canola oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground pork, break it up and cook until browned and cooked through to 160°F (71°C), about 7 minutes.
  5. Add the garlic, ginger and green onion whites to the pork and stir for 1 minute until fragrant.
  6. Add the snow peas and kale and stir-fry for 3 minutes until the kale wilts and the snow peas are crisp-tender.
  7. Add the drained pasta, the sauce and the spinach; toss for 2 minutes until the spinach wilts and the noodles are glossy and hot.
  8. Serve topped with the green onion greens and the toasted sesame seeds.

Contains: Gluten, Soy, Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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