This hot honey ground pork bowl with corn and edamame is the perfect easy weeknight dinner or meal prep! It comes together super quickly with only a handful of ingredients that you’re likely to already have on hand!
Loaded with flavor, this hot honey ground pork bowl paired with a side of sweet corn and edamame, this meal is just what you need if you want something simple but filling on a busy weeknight.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- There’s a good chance you have everything you need for this recipe in your kitchen! I’m using canned corn and edamame from my freezer, as well as ground pork that I froze from Costco. Plus, I always have hot sauce and honey in the pantry!
- This hot honey pork bowl keeps well in the fridge and reheats easily, making for an easy meal prep option for work week lunches!
- It’s pretty quick to whip up! It takes me around 40 minutes or less to make this.
Ingredients You’ll Need
oil — I use olive oil, but you can use any neutral oil of your choice, such as avocado oil.
onion — I finely dice up a small sweet onion. You can also use a yellow onion!
ground pork — feel free to use whatever ground pork you have on hand, from extra lean, lean, medium, or just regular ground pork. I usually just use the standard one Costco sells in bulk and I portion the ground meat out into one pound bags and freeze it!
seasoning — I use salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika to season the pork and salt and pepper for the edamame and corn.
honey — a runny honey is ideal. If you hate measuring honey because it tends to stick to the spoon or measuring cup, I recommend spraying the measuring cup with non-stick spray and the honey will just slide right out!
hot sauce — I’m using Frank’s Red Hot.
corn — for ease, I’m using canned corn. It’s so handy to have in the pantry. You can also use frozen corn or fresh corn.
edamame — again, frozen edamame is always handy. Make sure to buy the shelled edamame so you don’t have to pop out each edamame individually from its shell!
green onions — I like adding a generous amount of green onions to the corn and edamame for a fresh, slightly sweet, mild-onion flavor.
How to Make Hot Honey Ground Pork Bowls with Corn and Edamame
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat and add the diced onions. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the salt and saute for another minute.
- Add the ground pork along with the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika to the skillet and cook until the pork is almost cooked through, around 80% done, around 5 to 8 minutes, depending on the size of your skillet. Make sure to use your wooden spoon to break up the pork as you cook it.
- Add the honey and hot sauce to the skillet and continue to cook, making sure to stir the ground pork so it’s well coated with the hot honey. Once cooked through, set aside.
- In the emptied skillet with the residual hot honey, add the corn and edamame. Add more honey and hot sauce if desired.
- Saute the corn and edamame for a couple of minutes until warm or until the corn and edamame are roasted to your liking. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the green onions and toss to combine.
- Assemble four ground pork bowls by dividing the ground pork, corn, and edamame. Drizzle with additional hot honey if desired and enjoy immediately.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- If you have hot honey (check out my homemade hot honey recipe), you can use that instead of adding honey and hot sauce to the pork. It’s also perfect for drizzling on top of the bowl.
- I like to serve this with jasmine rice, but you can also serve it with couscous, pasta, mixed greens, or noodles! Brown rice is also a great option for this ground pork rice bowl.
- I like to finish with some roasted sesame seeds, but that’s totally optional.
- An easy way to break ground meat into smaller pieces is by using a meat chopper.
- Don’t clean the pan between cooking the pork and the vegetables. The leftover hot honey in the skillet will coat the corn and edamame, adding more flavor to them.
Make Ahead Tips
- Meal prep: once cooled, store the hot honey pork bowls in an airtight container for up to 4 days in the fridge.
- Freezer: you can totally double or triple this recipe and freeze the extra ground pork for another day. Allow the ground pork to cool before transferring them into an airtight container before storing them in the freezer. Store for up to 3 months. While you can freeze the corn and edamame as well, I prefer to make that fresh.
- Reheat: you can reheat leftovers in the skillet or microwave. If frozen, make sure to thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating until warmed.
Hot Honey Ground Pork Bowls with Corn and Edamame Recipe
Ingredients
For the Hot Honey Pork
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 small sweet onion, finely diced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pound ground pork
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 5 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons hot sauce, or more
For the Corn and Edamame
- 1 can corn, (345mL, 12oz)
- 1 cup edamame
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 stalks green onions, diced
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat and add the diced onions. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the salt and saute for another minute before pushing the onions to the edge of the skillet, creating an empty space in the center.
- Add the ground pork along with the salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika to the skillet and cook until the pork is almost cooked through, around 80% done, around 5 to 8 minutes, depending on the size of your skillet. Make sure to use your wooden spoon to break up the pork as you cook it.
- Add the honey and hot sauce to the skillet and continue to cook, making sure to stir the ground pork so it’s well coated with the hot honey. Once cooked through, set aside.
- In the emptied skillet with the residual hot honey, add the corn and edamame. Add more honey and hot sauce if desired.
- Saute the corn and edamame for a couple of minutes until warm or until the corn and edamame are roasted to your liking. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the green onions and toss to combine.
- Assemble four ground pork bowls by dividing the ground pork, corn, and edamame. Drizzle with additional hot honey if desired and enjoy immediately.
Nutrition Per Serving
More Ground Pork Recipes to Try
- Ginger Honey Ground Pork
- Teriyaki Ground Pork Stir Fry
- Spicy Ground Pork Stir Fry
- Vietnamese Ground Pork Bowls
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