You'll find several ideas for pasta dishes made with leftover roast meat on this site. I must have made hundreds of variations over the years, but no two are exactly the same — because they're made with what I have on hand.
This is one of the ideas in the cooking and leftovers chapter in my book The Incidental Diet. You can use this idea any way you like and with whatever you have on hand. The possibilities are endless!
This one starts with leftover roast pork.
Leftover roast pork and the pan jus if your roast produced some — it’s a delicious ingredient!
Optional additions:
Warm the leftover meat (and the pan jus if you have some) and toss with cooked pasta. That's it!
The jus is like stock or bone broth — rich in flavor and collagen. Since the meat is already seasoned, you don't need to add much else to make a fabulous pasta dish. But if you'd like to add more layers of flavor or if the meat is a bit dried out, here are some more ideas.
In just the time it takes to cook the pasta, you'll have a mouthwatering meal.
I always save little bits of leftovers for such dishes. Even just a bit of cooked carrots adds the finishing touch!
Leftover pork with pasta and parsley
Leftover pork and carrots with pasta
When you roast a different meat each week and vary how you season it, you can create a new leftovers pasta dish each week, and never get bored with this recipe idea.
And when you don't have many leftovers, serve a primi piatti, like the Italians do — this small plate of pasta before the main dish makes an easy and delicious course!
