Penne Pasta with Lamb, Tomato, Feta Cheese and Cumin Sauce

If you like the big bold flavor of ground lamb, you will love this dish.

🍷 Wine pairing: Lamb does well with a full-bodied red such as a Cabernet, a Syrah or a Côtes-du-Rhône.

Prep Time: 7 mins | Cook Time: 38 mins | Total Time: 45 mins | Serves: Dinner for 4

Ingredients

•  1 pound ground lamb

• ¾ pound penne pasta

• 1 ½ C (one 16 ounce can) crushed tomatoes in thick puree

• 1 onion chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, chopped

• 1/3 C fresh mint, chopped

• 1/3 C crumbled Feta cheese

• 2 T cooking oil

• 1 T ground cumin

• 1 ¾ t salt

•  ½ t fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

1.     In a large skillet, heat the oil over moderately low heat.

2. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent - about 5 minutes.

3.   Add the garlic and the lamb and cook until the lamb is no longer pink – about 3 minutes.

4.    Stir in the cumin, tomatoes and salt; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

5.    In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until just done – about 15 minutes. Drain the pasta and toss it with the sauce.

6.     Plate the meal and generously sprinkle with the chopped mint, crumbled Feta and freshly ground pepper.