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🍽️ Kritharaki Pasta with Meatballs in the Skillet

590 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Wash the spring onions thoroughly and pat them dry. Cut off the root ends. Separate the white and green parts and slice both into fine rings separately.
  2. 2. Peel the garlic. Dice it into very small pieces.
  3. 3. Wash the bell pepper. Remove the stem and the inside with the seeds. Cut the bell pepper flesh into approx. 1 cm cubes.
  4. 4. Wash the tomato. Remove the hard stem at the top. Cut the tomato into cubes.
  5. 5. Wash the thyme and dry it. Gently pluck the small leaves off the woody stems.
  6. 6. Put the kritharaki pasta and the vegetable broth into a pot. Bring everything to a boil.
  7. 7. Cook the pasta for about 10 minutes until they are tender.
  8. 8. Drain the pasta and set it aside.
  9. 9. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot or skillet over medium to high heat.
  10. 10. Add the ground meat, thyme, white spring onion rings, and garlic to the pan.
  11. 11. Sauté the mixture for 3 to 4 minutes until the meat is cooked through.
  12. 12. Deglaze the meat with white wine. Let the alcohol evaporate briefly.
  13. 13. Add the bell pepper cubes and the tomato cubes.
  14. 14. Let the sauce simmer for approx. 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  15. 15. Wash the parsley. Pluck the leaves off the stems.
  16. 16. Finely chop the parsley leaves.
  17. 17. Wash the lemon under hot water.
  18. 18. Grate approx. 1 teaspoon of lemon zest finely. Make sure to use only the colored peel.
  19. 19. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon.
  20. 20. Put the yogurt into a small bowl.
  21. 21. Mix the yogurt with the lemon zest and the lemon juice.
  22. 22. Season the yogurt dip with salt to taste.
  23. 23. Add the cooked kritharaki pasta to the pan with the ground meat.
  24. 24. Gently fold the pasta into the meat mixture.
  25. 25. Season the dish with cayenne pepper and salt.
  26. 26. Add the green spring onion rings to the pan.
  27. 27. Let the pasta sit in the pan for another 2 to 3 minutes to let the flavors meld.
  28. 28. Portion the dish onto plates.
  29. 29. Sprinkle the pasta with the chopped parsley.
  30. 30. Serve the skillet with the yogurt dip on the side.
  31. 31. Enjoy your meal!
  32. 32. Tip: You can also make this dish vegan. Replace the ground meat with plant-based mince and the yogurt with a vegan alternative.

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