Not only is it beautiful to look at with its vibrant, colourful layers, this Spicy Pork Mason Jar is easy to prep in advance, incredibly delicious and healthy with a serving of lean protein, and lots of essential vitamins and minerals. You'll be the envy of everyone in the office lunchroom.
Yield: 4 Jars
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 lb lean ground Ontario pork
- 200 grams of vermicelli noodles or rice noodles
- 2 carrots, spiralized or cut thinly
- 1 cup (225 ml) cooked edamame beans
Pork Seasoning:
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
- 2 shallots, chopped finely
- 3 Tbsp (45 ml) soy sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp (7.5 ml) hoisin sauce
- pinch of salt
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) garlic powder
- 1/2 Tbsp (7.5 ml) onion powder
Spicy Peanut Sauce:
- 4 Tbsp (60 ml) smooth peanut butter
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) soy sauce
- 1-2 Tbsp (15-30 ml) Sriracha sauce
- 1 tsp (5 ml) hot water, if needed
Cooking Instructions:
- Heat pan to medium-high. Add olive oil. Add shallots and let them cook for a minute, stirring occasionally before adding lean ground pork.
- Add soy sauce, hoisin sauce, salt, garlic powder and onion powder to the pork and cook until browned. Set aside to cool.
- While pork is cooking, add vermicelli noodles to boiling water to cook (or follow the instructions on its packet). Drain and rinse in cool water.
- While everything is cooling, combine peanut butter, soy sauce and Sriracha. If the sauce is too thick, add a splash of hot water to thin it out.
- Divide ingredients into 4, and layer 4 mason jars as follows:
- peanut sauce
- pork
- noodles
- carrots
- edamame beans
To reheat for lunch: simply microwave the entire jar for 1-2 minutes. If needed, transfer the food to a bowl before microwaving.
Nutritional Information |
Spicy Pork Mason Jar Meal Prep |
1 jar (1/4 of recipe) |
Protein |
33 g |
Calories |
580 calories |
Sugar |
6 g |
Fat |
25 g |
Saturated |
7 g |
Monounsaturated |
|
Polyunsaturated |
|
Cholesterol |
66 mg |
Sodium |
1501 mg |
Potassium |
810 mg |
Calcium |
66 mg |
Carbohydrate |
57 g |
Fibre |
5 g |