youtube pinterest twitter facebook instagram vimeo whatsapp Bookmark Entries BURGER NEW Chevron Down Chevron Left Chevron Right Basket Speech Comment Search Video Play Icon Premium Nigella Lawson Vegan Vegetarian Member Speech Recipe Email Bookmark Comment Camera Scales Quantity List Reorder Remove Open book
Menu Signed In
More recipes Recipe search

Turkish-Style Tomato Pasta With Halloumi and Mint

A community recipe by

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Print me

Introduction

This is one my mother taught me. Its so quick and easy and uses ingredients we all have in our house. Its wonderful as a light meal.

This is one my mother taught me. Its so quick and easy and uses ingredients we all have in our house. Its wonderful as a light meal.

Ingredients

Serves: 2-4

Metric Cups
  • dried pasta (any style of shape, I use tagliatelle or penne - enough for the amount you are cooking for)
  • 1 onion (finely sliced)
  • 1 chicken stock cube (or vegetable)
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes (small)
  • boiling water (from the kettle)
  • dried mint
  • halloumi (however much you want, grated over at the end - you could also use feta if you want)
  • dried pasta (any style of shape, I use tagliatelle or penne - enough for the amount you are cooking for)
  • 1 onion (finely sliced)
  • 1 chicken broth cube (or vegetable)
  • 1 tin diced tomatoes (small)
  • boiling water (from the kettle)
  • dried mint
  • halloumi (however much you want, grated over at the end - you could also use feta if you want)

Method

Turkish-Style Tomato Pasta With Halloumi and Mint is a community recipe submitted by Trkishdelight and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • In a medium sized saucepan fry the onion in a little in olive oil until softened.
  • Add the tinned toms and stir well.
  • Add water to half way/enough to cook the pasta and drop the stock cube in and stir.
  • Add the pasta and stir.
  • Leave to simmer until the pasta is cooked whilst you grate the halloumi with a sprinkling of dried mint.
  • DON'T drain the pasta, take a slotted spoon to take the pasta out into bowls/plates making sure you get some of the juice in as well and sprinkle over however much halloumi you like.
  • In a medium sized saucepan fry the onion in a little in olive oil until softened.
  • Add the tinned toms and stir well.
  • Add water to half way/enough to cook the pasta and drop the stock cube in and stir.
  • Add the pasta and stir.
  • Leave to simmer until the pasta is cooked whilst you grate the halloumi with a sprinkling of dried mint.
  • DON'T drain the pasta, take a slotted spoon to take the pasta out into bowls/plates making sure you get some of the juice in as well and sprinkle over however much halloumi you like.
  • Tell us what you think