Navy-style Macaroni With Minced Meat And Stew: Step By Step Recipes With Photos And Videos

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Back to the USSR: we cook pasta in the navy in five ways

One of the most Soviet dishes is the famous naval pasta. It is very simple to cook them, at the price of the products they are not expensive, but at the same time they are very tasty and healthy. No wonder they were served in kindergarten, school, factory and army canteens. Today we offer you some simple but interesting recipes for this dish.

The classic naval pasta recipe with minced meat

There are probably products for such pasta in every home, and cooking will not take you much time.

Naval pasta with minced meat is prepared very quickly

You will need:

• 400 g pasta;
• 300-400 g of ground beef;
• 1 large onion;
• 50 g butter;
• 3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• 1 bay leaf;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

If you wish, you can take any minced meat: pork, chicken, mixed. This will not affect the taste of the dish at all. By the way, if you like spicy aromatic food, I advise you to add 2-3 cloves of garlic to the minced meat at the end of frying.

1. Fry finely chopped onions in a mixture of oils until transparent. Put the minced meat to it, stir, fry over low heat, stirring occasionally.

   

   First, fry the onion and minced meat

2. The minced meat should be fried for 10-15 minutes, until the moisture evaporates. Then season with salt and pepper, add bay leaves. Cover the skillet with a lid, turn off the heat and let stand for a while.

   

   When the minced meat is done, salt and season it

3. Boil the pasta, lightly salting the water. Drain through a colander, put in a frying pan with minced meat. Stir, turn the heat back on, heat for about a minute and serve.

   

   The final touch - mix the minced meat with boiled pasta and stew a little

Video recipe for pasta with minced meat

How to cook navy pasta in a slow cooker

Happy owners of a multicooker know how this assistant in the kitchen makes cooking easier. We suggest you try to cook naval pasta in a slow cooker.

It's even easier to cook pasta in a slow cooker

This is very simple and will require the same foods as in the previous recipe:

• 300 g minced meat;
• 250 g pasta;
• 1 onion;
• 1 tsp salt;
• 1 tbsp. l. sunflower oil;

• 200 ml of water.

  

  A simple set of ingredients will make a great dinner for the whole family

Prepare the food and let's get started.

1. Chop the onion finely, put it in the multicooker bowl. Set the "Baking" mode and time for 5 minutes, fry until translucent. Then add the minced meat and continue to fry for another 10 minutes.

   

   First, fry the onion with minced meat in a multicooker bowl

2. Place pasta in a bowl, add water and salt. Select the "Rice" mode, cook for 20 minutes. After this time, the pasta will be ready to be served.

   

   And then add the pasta and cook until tender.

Naval pasta with stew

In Soviet times, stew was a tactical product - high quality, tasty and satisfying, "real", as they say now about the products of that period. Of course, it was often used in naval pasta.

Stew was constantly used in naval pasta

You will need:

• 1 can of stew;
• 1 pack of pasta;
• 1 carrot;
• pepper;
• salt;
• vegetable oil;
• 1 onion.

Cooking process:

1. Dip the pasta in salted boiling water, boil until it is half finished. Throw in a colander.
2. While the pasta is draining, chop the onion and chop or grate the carrots. Fry in a skillet with butter until soft for 5-7 minutes.
3. Open the stew, mash it with a fork and put it in the pan with the vegetables. Cook for 5 minutes. Then add the pasta, add a little water, cover and bring the dish to readiness. Serve while the pasta and stew is hot.

Video recipe for navy pasta with stew

Navy macaroni with cheese

The navy-style pasta recipe is almost the same: the pasta itself and meat in any form. But each housewife has her own special secrets, and the dish can sparkle with new colors if you add some more ingredient to it. For example, cheese.

You will need:

• 1 glass of pasta;
• 6 glasses of water;
• 1 glass of boiled meat;
• ¼ large onion;
• 1 tsp salt;
• 1 pinch of pepper;
• 1 tbsp. l. butter;

• 50-80 g of cheese.

  

  Add cheese to the navy pasta for a spicy taste

Boil the pasta in advance until tender and start.

1. Chop the boiled meat with a knife or pass in a meat grinder.

   

   Boiled meat needs to be chopped into minced meat

2. Dissolve the butter in a frying pan and fry the chopped onion in it for no more than 3 minutes until golden brown.

   

   Fry the onions until golden brown

3. Add meat to the pan, continue to fry, stirring occasionally, for another 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

   

   Fry the minced meat with onions until tender

4. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

5. The boiled pasta should already be drained in a colander. Mix them with hot meat, cover to warm up for 2 minutes. Then place in bowls and sprinkle with cheese on each serving.

   

   Serve the mac and cheese hot

Video recipe for navy macaroni with cheese

Naval pasta with tomato paste

Tomatoes will add the aroma and flavor of Mediterranean cuisine to the usual dish.

You will need:

• 300 g pasta;
• 600 g ground beef;
• 2 tbsp. l. tomato paste;
• 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
• 1 onion;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 1 pinch of salt.

Since we are talking about Mediterranean cuisine, be sure to add spices, namely Provencal or Italian herbs. Now they can be bought at any store. I personally prefer Italian herbs. And, by the way, instead of the usual tomato paste, you can use your favorite tomato sauce. Our "Krasnodarskiy" fits perfectly.

Naval pasta with tomato sauce is a great way to taste Mediterranean cuisine

1. Boil the pasta as it says on the package. It is better if it is long spaghetti.

   

   Long spaghetti is best for this recipe.

2. Fry the chopped onion and crushed garlic in vegetable oil for 5 minutes. Add the minced meat and continue to fry for another 10 minutes, stirring all the time to soften the lumps.

   

   When frying minced meat, knead it well with a spatula

3. Add tomato paste and, stirring thoroughly, heat for 2 minutes. Pour in half a glass of hot water, salt. At this time, you can add seasonings. Simmer for another 5 minutes, put the pasta in the pan, mix. Another 5 minutes, and navy-style pasta can be served on the table, sprinkled with chopped herbs or grated cheese.

   

   Add Mediterranean spices to tomato paste

As you can see, such a simple dish can be prepared in different ways and made original. You can always add something new to the navy pasta to make it special. And then share your recipe with our readers in the comments. Enjoy your meal!