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🇹🇷 Turkish
Dorm Friendly Turkish Pasta
🇹🇷 Turkish
Pasta in garlicky yogurt, topped with spiced browned beef and a sizzling paprika-chili butter, inspired by Turkish manti. Ready in about 35 minutes.
Prep 10 min Cook 25 min Serves 4 Easy Ingredients
- 🧀Yogurt1 cup
- 🧀Butter3 tbsp
- 🧅Onion1, finely chopped
- 🧄Garlic2 cloves, grated
- 🍗Ground Beef250 g
- 🍅Tomato Paste1 tbsp
- 🌶️Paprika1 tsp
- 🌾Pasta Shells300 g
Optional extras
- 🌶️Urfa Pepper Flakes1 tsp
- 🌿Dried Mint1 tsp
Instructions
- 1
Brown the beef with onion, stir in tomato paste and season.
- 2
Cook the pasta until al dente.
- 3
Mix yogurt with garlic and a pinch of salt.
- 4
Melt butter with paprika, pepper flakes and mint until sizzling.
- 5
Spoon garlic yogurt over the pasta, top with beef and drizzle with the spiced butter.
Chef's tip
Keep the yogurt at room temperature so it doesn't chill the hot pasta.
Dorm Friendly Turkish Pasta
- Time
- 35 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
- Prep / cook
- 10 / 25 min
Ingredients
- 🧀 Yogurt1 cup
- 🧀 Butter3 tbsp
- 🧅 Onion1, finely chopped
- 🧄 Garlic2 cloves, grated
- 🍗 Ground Beef250 g
- 🍅 Tomato Paste1 tbsp
- 🌶️ Paprika1 tsp
- 🌾 Pasta Shells300 g
Optional
- 🌶️ Urfa Pepper Flakes1 tsp
- 🌿 Dried Mint1 tsp
Steps
- Brown the beef with onion, stir in tomato paste and season.
- Cook the pasta until al dente.
- Mix yogurt with garlic and a pinch of salt.
- Melt butter with paprika, pepper flakes and mint until sizzling.
- Spoon garlic yogurt over the pasta, top with beef and drizzle with the spiced butter.
