Description
Turkish pasta with spiced ground beef, garlic yogurt sauce, and paprika butter is a comforting, balanced dish inspired by classic Turkish home cooking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 9 ounces dry pasta (penne or fusilli)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 10 1/2 ounces ground beef
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 3 garlic cloves, finely grated
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- Fresh parsley, finely chopped, to taste
- Feta cheese, crumbled, to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente, then drain.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook onion until soft, then add garlic.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned.
- Stir in spices, salt, pepper, and tomato paste, then remove from heat.
- Mix yogurt, grated garlic, and lemon juice until smooth.
- Melt butter with paprika and salt over low heat.
- Assemble pasta with yogurt sauce, meat sauce, paprika butter, tomatoes, parsley, and feta.
Notes
- Use full-fat Greek yogurt for best texture.
- Ground lamb can replace beef for deeper flavor.
- Adjust spices to taste.
- Store leftovers up to 2 days with sauces kept separate.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Turkish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg