This Greek pasta is a flavourful, irresistible take on the viral Turkish pasta, but with plenty of Greek flavours and a twist of its own. The dish is built around spiced, crisp-fried minced beef, which is tossed with crumbled feta and fresh parsley at the end for a perfect balance of salty and fresh.
The pasta is served with the crispy beef, a cold, creamy garlic yoghurt, juicy fresh tomatoes and chopped parsley – a combination that brings richness, freshness and a wonderful depth of flavour.
Tips for the perfect result
To get the best flavour, there are a few key steps you shouldn’t skip:
✔ Use minced beef that isn’t too lean – very lean mince can make the dish dry.
✔ Fry the meat over a high heat until it is browned and almost crisp – this is where the intense flavour comes from.
✔ Use sun-ripened tomatoes – either diced or halved cherry tomatoes. They add a burst of freshness that balances the spiced meat and the creamy yoghurt.
The result is a pasta dish that tastes absolutely incredible! Easy to make, full of flavour and perfect for both weeknights and entertaining.
Try my version of Turkish pasta too – click here.
Greek pasta
Ingredients
- 500 g minced beef, not too lean
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 25 g butter
- 80 g feta, crumbled
- 1 handful parsley, finely chopped
- Oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Greek yoghurt
- 400 ml Greek yoghurt, ideally 10% fat
- 2-3 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
To serve
- 400 g pasta
- Tomatoes, diced
- Finely chopped parsley
Method
- Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan and fry the mince over a good high heat. Once it is lightly browned, add the onion and spices and season the meat with salt and freshly ground pepper.It is important that the meat is fried over a high heat.
- Let the meat continue to fry, still over a good high heat, until it is lightly crisp and well browned.Meanwhile, bring a pan of well-salted water to the boil and cook the pasta until al dente.
- While the meat and pasta are cooking, stir together the ingredients for the yoghurt dressing.Mix the yoghurt with the garlic and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Just before serving, melt the butter in the pan with the meat. Turn the heat down and add the feta and parsley. Toss well and take the pan off the heat.
- Drain the pasta and divide it between 4 deep plates.
- Top with plenty of yoghurt dressing, the lightly crisp beef, lots of fresh tomatoes and parsley.Drizzle with a little olive oil if you like and season with freshly ground pepper.
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Vild lækker opskrift Vil lave den til 6 veninder . Vil det være lækkert med en vandmelon salat til og dine lækre arabiske brød . Eller bliver det for meget ?
Hej Lone
Tusind tusind tak 🙂
Jeg ville nok gå med en anden salat end vandmelonsalat – den synes jeg ikke helt går til pastaretten.
Men f.eks. en af disse:
https://gourministeriet.dk/tomatsalat-med-perlecouscous-og-feta/
https://gourministeriet.dk/groen-salat-med-agurk-tomat-og-roedloeg-dild-og-persille/
eller en klassisk græsk salat https://gourministeriet.dk/graesk-salat/ 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
De første bidder var lækre, men det bliver en kvalmende oplevelse inden man har spist halvdelen af en portion. Mine smagsløg er også forvirrede over at det smager lidt af tacos lidt øv, for det var nemt at lave ☹️
Hej Siv
Ej virkelig? Jeg synes jo absolut ikke hverken det smager af tacos eller er kvalmende. Jeg synes retten har en fin balance af det let sprøde og krydrede kød og fedmen herfra – og så den friske yoghurt, tomater og persille.
Sikken en skam den ikke faldt i din smag 🙂
Dbh Dianna
Hold op, hvor blev det lækkert – måtte bruge en 18% creme fraiche i mangel af bedre – mums det var lækkert! En dejlig sommerlig ret og nem at bikse sammen.
Hej Hanne
Det er jeg virkelig gla for at høre – tak for de søde ord 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Den var (også) et hit til hele familien – må lige lave lidt tilbehør næste gang for det var revet væk eller optionsanrette som du også lægger op til.
Hej Dorte
Eeeej er det rigtig 🙂 Hvor gør det mig helt igennem glad at høre – tusind tusind tak for din dejlige feedback:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Den var (også) et hit til hele familien – må lige lave lidt tilbehør næste gang for det var revet væk
Waaaau den bedste opskrift. Så lækker. Ungerne har allerede bestilt den til deres fødselsdag i august
Hej hvad er det for pasta du bruger det er ikke suppe horn
Lavede den i går. WOW DEN ER GOD!!
Hejsa
Ej hvor godt at høre, tusind tak 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna