# Turkish Pasta

Turkish Pasta takes 35 min (20 min prep, 15 min cooking) and serves 4.

Recipe by feelgoodfoodie.net · original: https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/turkish-pasta/  
Cuisine: Turkish · Dish: Pasta  
On Meez: https://meezenplace.app/recipes/turkish-pasta-recipe (with step-by-step Cook Mode)

This Turkish Pasta Recipe is made with orecchiette pasta, a creamy Greek yogurt cream sauce with ground beef and fresh sliced tomatoes.

## Ingredients (serves 4)

- 8 ounces pasta (of choice)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound 85% lean ground beef
- 1 small onion (diced)
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup chopped tomatoes
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- 2 garlic cloves (finely minced)
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt

## Steps

1. Dice the small onion
2. Finely mince the garlic cloves
3. Chop the tomatoes and parsley
4. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta al dente according to package instructions.
5. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
6. Add the ground beef, onions, paprika, onion powder, salt, and pepper, and cook until the beef is browned.
7. Meanwhile, make the yogurt sauce by whisking together the Greek yogurt with the garlic and salt.
8. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the butter and paprika and heat in 2 30-second intervals until melted, then set aside.
9. Place the cooked pasta on a serving dish or individual plate.
10. Add the yogurt sauce on top, followed by the cooked beef and the butter sauce.
11. Garnish with tomatoes and parsley.

## Good to know

### Swaps

Ground lamb works in place of the beef, in the same amount.

### Storing it

Store the beef and the yogurt sauce separately in the fridge for 3–4 days. Reheat the beef and pasta until steaming hot; the yogurt sauce can split if heated.

### Making it ahead

Cook the beef and whisk the yogurt sauce up to 2 days ahead and keep them covered in the fridge; reheat the beef until steaming hot over freshly cooked pasta.