If there is one thing I like after a long slow cook on the Big Green Egg, it is leftovers! This BBQ Pulled Pork Penne is an impressive choice if you have left over pulled pork! Store bought will work too, but it just does not hit the next level like a freshly smoked pork butt.
If you are looking to also smoke your own pulled pork, one of my favorite recipes is this pulled pork recipe here. Let’s get on to the recipe!
BBQ Pulled Pork Penne Ingredients
- 16 Ounces – Penne Pasta
- 1 each – Red Belle Pepper, Chopped
- 1 each – Yellow Onion, Chopped
- 2 Tablespoons – Butter
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons – Mince Garlic, 3 garlic cloves
- Roughly 16 Ounces Cooked Pulled Pork
- 1 can – Diced Tomatoes w/ Mild Green Chile’s
- 1 Teaspoon – Ground Cumin
- 1 Teaspoon – Ground Black Pepper
- 1 1/2 Cups – Shredded Colby Jack Cheese (or Cheddar Cheese)
- Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce, or your favorite BBQ sauce
How to Prepare the BBQ Pulled Pork Penne
As with most cooks on the Blackstone, they tend to go quite fast, so good preparation is always very helpful when making any recipe. Luckily, the prep work for the BBQ Pulled Pork Penne is quite easy.
I like to start out by dicing up the yellow onion and red pepper and setting them aside. I then gather all the other ingredients and prep them on the side of the Blackstone, so they are ready as needed.
Do not forget to open the can of diced tomatoes like I did!
How to Make BBQ Pulled Pork on the Blackstone Griddle
Start out by getting the Blackstone heated up to medium, medium-high. Add the butter, red pepper, and onion. Mix and sauté until the red peppers are nice and tender.
About a minute before the red peppers are nice and tender, add the minced garlic to give it a nice garlic touch.
After cooking and sauteing the garlic in the veggies, add the canned tomatoes.
Followed by the ground Cumin.
While the tomatoes are heating up, add the pulled pork to the side and heat it up along with the tomatoes.
Once both are heated up, add the ground black pepper.
Add the cooked penne noodles.
Give everything a good mix.
Once the noodles are heated back up (ideally, they are added fresh off the stove), add, and mix in the shredded cheese.
Get everything pulled, plated, add your favorite BBQ sauce, and enjoy!
BBQ Pulled Pork Penne on the Blackstone Griddle
If there is one thing I like after a long slow cook on the Big Green Egg, it is leftovers! This BBQ Pulled Pork Penne is an impressive choice if you have left over pulled pork! Store bought will work too, but it just does not hit the next level like a freshly smoked pork butt.
If you are also looking smoke your own pulled pork, one of my favorite recipes is this pulled pork recipe here. Let’s get on to the recipe!
Ingredients
- 16 Ounces – Penne Pasta
- 1 each – Red Belle Pepper, Chopped
- 1 each – Yellow Onion, Chopped
- 2 Tablespoons – Butter
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons – Mince Garlic, 3 garlic cloves
- Roughly 16 Ounces Cooked Pulled Pork
- 1 can – Diced Tomatoes w/ Mild Green Chile’s
- 1 Teaspoon – Ground Cumin
- 1 Teaspoon – Ground Black Pepper
- 1 1/2 Cups – Shredded Colby Jack Cheese (or Cheddar Cheese)
- Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce, or your favorite BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Dice the yellow onion and red pepper and set aside. Prepare all other ingredients while the Blackstone is heating up to a medium to medium-high heat level.
- Once the Blackstone is up to temperature, add the butter, red pepper, and onion. Sauté until there is about a minute left.
- Once there is a minute left, add and mix in the minced garlic. The red peppers should be nice and tender at this point.
- Add and mix in the canned tomatoes and ground cumin.
- To the side, add the pulled pork so it starts to heat up.
- Add ground black pepper. Once everything is warm, add the penne noodles and mix everything together.
- Once everything is mixed well, mix in the shredded cheese.
- Pull, serve and add your favorite BBQ sauce on top. Enjoy!
Ben has a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering. When not constructing or remodeling X-Ray Rooms, Cardiovascular Labs, and Pharmacies, you can find him at home with wife and two daughters. Outside of family, He loves grilling and barbequing on his Big Green Egg and Blackstone Griddle, as well as working on projects around the house.
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