A casserole is a hearty dish cooked in the oven from different products. As a rule, we are used to seeing a casserole with vegetables and meat. However, there are hundreds of other casserole recipes in the world. For example, a rice casserole with fish or a fruit casserole with berries
. All casseroles, despite the same names, can be individual and fit a certain holiday.
Lasagna and noodle casserole also belong to the varieties of casseroles
. Nowadays, few people prepare casseroles for dinner. Some people think that the dish is complicated and requires a lot of time to cook. But, we will show you that casserole with meat is a pretty easy way to feed the whole family.
Ingredients for meat casserole:
- potatoes – 500 g;
- water – 2 liters;
- butter – 30 g;
- salt – 25 g;
- black pepper – 10 g;
- dill – 30 g;
- tomato sauce – 100 g;
- olive oil – 20 ml;
- oregano – 5 g;
- minced meat – 600 g;
- onion – 2 pcs;
- eggs – 1 pc;
- breadcrumbs – 70 g;
- garlic powder – 5 g;
- sweet paprika – 5 g;
- cheese – 100 g.
Preparation of meat casserole:
Cut the peeled potatoes into large cubes and boil them in boiling water for 15 minutes under a lid. Add butter, 10 grams of salt, 5 grams of black pepper to the boiled potatoes
, finely chop 25 grams of dill, pour it to the potatoes, knead to a puree.
Put the mashed potatoes in a 24 cm baking dish, level the surface.
Mix olive oil, oregano and 5 grams of salt in the tomato sauce. Brush the mashed potatoes with the tomato sauce.
Chop the onion finely, put it to the minced meat. Add egg, breadcrumbs, 5 grams of black pepper, 10 grams of salt, garlic powder, 5 grams of sweet paprika, mix the ingredients with your hands.
Spread the stuffing on a large sheet of parchment, spread in a rectangular thick layer.
Using an oven rack, divide the mince into small strips 2-3 cm thick.
Take one strip at a time and place it on the sides of the baking dish. In this way place all the strips of mince inside the mold.
Bake the dish at 180 degrees for half an hour. At this time, grate cheese on a coarse grater. Sprinkle cheese and dill on top of the casserole, send it to the oven for another 10 minutes.
You get a delicious hearty casserole with meat for the whole family.
This is a great option for dinner.
