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Greek Meat Pasta (Makaronia me kima)

Greek Meat Pasta (Makaronia me kima)

4.2

Prep
15 min
Cook
70 min
Total
85 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook the rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
  2. 2 Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir ground beef until browned, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, onion, water, tomato paste, cinnamon, sugar, cayenne, salt, and pepper; stir to combine. Simmer meat sauce over medium-low heat until flavors combine, 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  4. 4 Pour meat sauce over rotini; mix well. Pour half the pasta mixture into a casserole dish; sprinkle with half the Mizithra cheese and half the mozzarella cheese. Top with remaining pasta mixture; sprinkle remaining Mizithra cheese and mozzarella cheese.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbling, about 40 minutes.

By GreekMuse

Mizithra Browned Butter Pasta

Mizithra Browned Butter Pasta

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook pasta in large pot of salted, boiling water until al dente. Drain.
  2. 2 When pasta is almost done, start slowly melting butter over medium heat until golden. Skim butter solids off top. Toss pasta with butter. Sprinkle with cheese to taste.

By Donna

Asian Greens with Chicken

Asian Greens with Chicken

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions in hot oil until slightly softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Place chicken in skillet and season with garlic salt and black pepper. Cover the skillet with a lid and cook until chicken is browned on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn chicken and season with garlic salt and black pepper on the other side. Transfer chicken and onions to a cutting board and chop chicken.
  2. 2 Stir bok choy into the same skillet, reduce heat to low, cover the skillet with a lid, and cook until greens are slightly tender, about 1 1/2 minutes.
  3. 3 Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat. Stir couscous spice packet contents and 1 tablespoon olive oil into water; add couscous. Cover saucepan and let stand until water is absorbed completely, about 10 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork.
  4. 4 Spoon couscous onto plates, top with greens, onions, and chicken, respectively, and sprinkle tomatoes and Mizithra cheese over the top.

By Utopienne