Go Back
+ servings

Recipe

White bowl on counter with a ground beef pasta recipe- a delicious take on Turkish food. There is a bowl of cherry tomatoes on the side as well as a butter dipping sauce in a large ramekin.

Anna Paul’s Viral Turkish Pasta

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients:  

  • 1 lb ground beef 
  • 1 tsp Jamaican curry powder
  • 1 tsp paprika 
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 8 oz rigatoni pasta, or pasta of choice

Butter Sauce

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika

Yogurt Sauce

  • 2 cups Greek yogurt, strained
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • juice of half a lemon
  • pinch of salt

Garnish

  • Sliced cherry tomatoes
  • Fresh parsley
  • Lemon zest

ECK

Instructions: 

  • Sauté 1 lb ground beef in a pan over medium heat with 1 tsp each of curry powder, sweet paprika, and garlic powder and a couple of generous pinches of salt and pepper.
  • As the meat browns, mince it with a spatula to break down large pieces. Add 1 diced yellow onion and keep cooking until everything is brown and crispy.
  • Boil 8 oz pasta of choice in generously salted water. I used my Kaizen fusilli to keep it low-carb and high protein, but any pasta works.
  • To make the butter sauce, melt 2 tbsp butter in a pan, stir in 1 tsp sweet paprika, and mix. You won’t use this all—only about 1 tsp when plating up the dish.
  • To make the yogurt sauce, mix 2 cups strained Greek yogurt with 2 minced garlic cloves, juice of half a lemon, and a pinch of salt.
  • And finally, assemble it all. Layer a quarter of the pasta, yogurt sauce, beef, and butter sauce. Top with sliced cherry tomatoes and lots of finely chopped fresh parsley and lemon zest.