People however call all the long and stringy ones spaghetti and the shapes one are all called macaroni... Yes i know. 😄
However point is their taste and their interesting shapes makes them good for this dish. The hollow parts get to be filled with the delicious minced beef cheese and the spice thus getting a taste of everything in one bite. I added olives to my dish to give it a bit of tang. Below is the recipe try it out,it will be your new favourite dish!
Ingredients
- 500g Penne
- 250g minced beef
- 1cup mozzarella cheese
- 5 pitted olives
- 100ml fresh milk
- 4 cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1 large white onion
- 100ml chilli soup pack (i used kevian)
- 1tbsp garlic powder
- 1tspn ginger powder
- 1tspn mixed spice
- 1tspn basil
- 1tspn mint leaves
- 1/2 tspn black pepper
- 3tbspn vegetable oil
- salt to taste
Procedure
1. Boil the penne in some water and a pinch of salt till cooked and drain the water. Approximately 15 minutes. Set aside
2. Place the minced beef ,garlic powder,ginger ,mixed spice and black pepper in a sauce pan n let it cook till the beef browns and is dry.
3.Add the oil and fry the beef further. Add the onions and chilli soup. Cover and leave to simmer for two minutes.
4. Next add to the beef mixture the penne and milk..let the milk cook down. Approximately ten minutes
5 .Lastly add the basil ,mint and halved olives and the mozzarella .cook for a minute.
6 . Add the halved cherry tomatoes and serve garnished with coriander leaves.
Bon appetite !
