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TURKISH PASTA GROUND MEAT recipe, served and ready to eat, easy homemade dinner
Thomas Baker

Viral Turkish Pasta Ground Meat Cozy Simple Weeknight Win

This Viral Turkish Pasta with Ground Meat is an easy dinner perfect for weeknight family meals. Featuring tender spiced ground beef, a creamy garlic yogurt sauce, and a cozy paprika butter drizzle, this one pot pasta recipe is a delicious and simple Turkish ground beef pasta that everyone will love.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 513
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound lean ground beef (I use 90%) (or use turkey or chicken or lamb!)*
  • ½ medium white onion, finely diced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon mild curry powder
  • 1 pound pasta of choice (I like shellbows)
  • 2 cups whole-milk or 2% plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 garlic cloves, grated
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • 4 tablespoons salted butter
  • ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Fresh chopped parsley and dill

Method
 

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high and add the ground beef. Use a wooden spoon or meat masher to crumble the meat while sprinkling the salt, plenty of black pepper, sweet paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and curry powder evenly. Stir in the diced onion well and cook, stirring now and then, until the beef is golden brown and the fat fully rendered, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
  2. While the meat cooks, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until just tender according to package instructions. Drain thoroughly and return the pasta to the pot.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine Greek yogurt, grated garlic, and salt. Mix thoroughly and adjust salt to your liking.
  4. Melt the butter gently in a small saucepan over medium heat, then stir in the sweet paprika until fully blended and smooth. Let it cook for about half a minute before removing from heat.
  5. To serve, spoon the warm pasta into bowls, dollop with garlic yogurt sauce, add the cooked beef on top, then scatter halved cherry tomatoes and sprinkle fresh parsley and dill. Finish with a generous drizzle of the paprika butter sauce.

Notes

  • *If using ground turkey, chicken, or lamb instead of beef, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan before cooking to help with moisture and browning.