Mama's Turkish Pasta

Name: Mama's Turkish Pasta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 0.75 cup pasta; 0.5 lb ground beef; 0.25 tsp curry powder; 0.25 tsp black pepper; 0.25 tsp onion powder; 0.25 tsp sweet paprika; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.5 yellow onion; 1 cup greek yogurt; 2 clove garlic; 0.25 tsp salt; 6 tbsp butter; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 0.5 cup cherry tomatoes; 0.25 cup parsley

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Mama's Turkish Pasta is a dish that was made popular on TikTok by creator Anna Paul. This dish cleverly simplifies the traditional Turkish manti into a 15-minute recipe. Whether you're health-conscious or just in need of a quick meal, the affordable and accessible ingredients ensure that everyone can experience the 'kebab vibes' that make this dish so irresistible. You can do what Anna's mom does in the original video and eyeball the amounts, but we've provided our recommended measurements for beginners. Feel free to increase the amount of spices used to taste!

30 min cook time

20 min prep

Servings

Units

Ingredients

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¾ cup pasta (150 g)
(bowtie or any pasta of choice)
0.5 lb ground beef (225 g)
½ yellow onion (160 g)diced

Seasonings

¼ tsp curry powder (1 g)
¼ tsp black pepper (1.5 g)fresh ground
¼ tsp onion powder (1.5 g)
¼ tsp sweet paprika (1.5 g)
¼ tsp salt (1.5 g)

Yogurt Sauce

1 cup greek yogurt (260 g)
2 clove garlic (6 g)minced
¼ tsp salt (1.5 g)

Paprika Butter Sauce

6 tbsp butter (84 g)
1 tsp sweet paprika (3 g)

Garnish

½ cup cherry tomatoes (85 g)halved
(optional)
¼ cup parsley (10 g)fresh chopped
(optional)

Directions

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Cook the pasta according to package instructions and set aside.
- ¾ cup pasta (150 g)
  (bowtie or any pasta of choice)
Add the ground meat to a pan on medium-high heat.
- 0.5 lb ground beef (225 g)
Break apart the ground beef and then add curry powder (to help neutralize the meat flavor), along with pepper, onion powder, sweet paprika and salt.
- ¼ tsp salt (1.5 g)
- ¼ tsp black pepper (1.5 g)fresh ground
- ¼ tsp curry powder (1 g)
- ¼ tsp onion powder (1.5 g)
- ¼ tsp sweet paprika (1.5 g)
Add your diced onion. Continue cooking for about 10 minutes or until the meat and onions start to brown, breaking up any large chunks.
- ½ yellow onion (160 g)diced
For the yogurt sauce, mix salt and minced garlic into the greek yogurt.
- ¼ tsp salt (1.5 g)
- 2 clove garlic (6 g)minced
- 1 cup greek yogurt (260 g)
For the paprika butter sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan and mix in the sweet paprika powder.
- 6 tbsp butter (84 g)
- 1 tsp sweet paprika (3 g)
To serve, add the pasta to a plate and top with yogurt sauce, then add the meat, and sprinkle with paprika butter.
Sprinkle on some fresh cherry tomatoes and parsley.
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes (85 g)halved
  (optional)
- ¼ cup parsley (10 g)fresh chopped
  (optional)

Nutrition Information

Per serving

Nutrient

Amount

% DV

pastaground beefcurry powderblack pepperonion powdersweet paprikayellow oniongreek yogurtgarlicbuttersweet paprikacherry tomatoesparsley

Total (2 servings)