Macaroni In Garlic Yogurt Sauce (Macaroni Bel Laban)

Name: Macaroni In Garlic Yogurt Sauce (Macaroni Bel Laban)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Mains Breakfast Vegetarian

Only 3 ingredients are required. This unusual Macaroni in garlic yogurt sauce (macaroni bel laban) will feed your kids in under 15 minutes.

PREP TIME

10 minutes

COOK TIME

10 minutes

SERVES

About this recipe

I’m sharing with you our approach to pasta – the simple macaroni in a garlic yogurt sauce known in the Middle East as Macaroni Bel Laban.

Only 3 ingredients are required. This unusual pasta dish is seriously yummy and it’ll feed your kids in under 15 minutes. This is the go-to recipe when you don’t feel like cooking, but it’s still homemade food.

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

250g pasta (shell)
500g natural yogurt
1-2 cloves garlic
salt to season

Optional

1 tablespoon ghee/butter
1 tablespoon pine nuts

Notes from Rouba

Bigger size pasta doesn’t do this dish justice.
The pasta must be warm before being tossed with yogurt (highly recommend).
Adding butter & pine nuts is optional.
Once the pasta is tossed with the yogurt, it’s best to serve straight away.

Method

Step 1.

Boil the pasta until soft (softer than al dente). Drain.

Step 2.

Whilst the pasta is cooking, prepare the yogurt by mixing yogurt, crushed garlic & salt. Toss warm pasta with the prepared garlic yogurt sauce.

Step 3.

This step is optional. Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee or butter, add 1 tablespoon of pine nuts and toss until golden in colour. Pour it on top of the pasta.