Vegetable casseroles are known for a long time and are always popular with chefs around the world. The very idea of roasting vegetables was born in France, where one original cook came up with the idea of placing the vegetables remaining from the lunch meal in one bowl, pour over with beaten eggs and bake in the oven.
An unusual dish soon began to be prepared everywhere, and in the first half of the 18th century it reached Russia.
The basis of the casseroles can be limited only by the imagination and skill of the chef, since the recipes of this dish number in the hundreds and are periodically replenished with new masterpieces. The basis for baked dishes are a variety of vegetables, and the champion was the potato, which is well combined with other vegetables, as well as with meat or fish ingredients.
The best part that pleases the dish is the simplicity of cooking with excellent results that every eater will appreciate. To create a vegetable masterpiece under the force of even the most inexperienced cook. Casserole does not require special skills and skill, but it always turns out surprisingly tasty.
A simple recipe for vegetable casserole in the oven
Cauliflower casserole will be light and easy to prepare. As an analogue, you can use protein types of vegetables, which depends on the tastes of the chef.
For 8 servings you will need:
- 560 g of cauliflower;
- 1 egg;
- 1 small carrot;
- 1 small onion;
- 125 g of cheese;
- 40 g of flour;
- 40 g sour cream;
- rusk crumb;
- olive oil for roasting;
- salt, black pepper;
- fresh dill.
Total cooking time: 55 minutes.
Caloric content: 187 kcal / 100 g
- Cauliflower boil in salted water for 8 minutes after boiling, drain and leave to cool;
- Carrot skipped through a large grater or cut into thin strips;
- Cut the onion into small rings. Green onions may well be added to onions;
- Prepared carrots and onions lightly fry and leave to cool;
- We divide large cabbage inflorescences into smaller ones and send them to the baking dish, previously sprinkled with bread crumbs;
- On top of the cabbage lay vegetable frying;
- We break an egg into a container, add sour cream, spices, flour to it and whisk thoroughly with a whisk or using a blender in about 3 minutes;
- Fill vegetables with lush mixture, slightly leveling the surface;
- On top of the mixture, rub the cheese (grater size at the discretion) and send it to a well-heated oven;
- It should be baked at a temperature of 180 ° approximately 20-30 minutes, until the golden surface appears;
- Serve hot, seasoned with sour cream and dill.
Vegetable casserole with minced meat in the oven
Mixed beef and pork or chicken fillet is often used as ground beef, so the recipe is not strict and each cook cooks on the basis of his own taste preferences.
For 8 servings you will need:
- 640 g of minced meat;
- 430 g of potatoes;
- 2 large onions;
- 3 medium eggplants;
- 2 large tomatoes;
- 160 g of hard cheese;
- sunflower oil for roasting;
- salt and pepper.
The total cooking time will take: 1 hour 10 minutes.
Caloric value: 220 kcal / 100 g.
- Fry minced meat for 12 minutes on high heat and twist in a meat grinder together with 1 onion;
- We mix the prepared mass thoroughly, add pepper and salt;
- Peel potatoes, onions and eggplants, cut them into thin slices;
- Scald tomatoes with boiling water, remove the skin and cut in a semicircle;
- We put layers in order in a form in 2 approaches: potatoes, minced meat, onions, eggplants and tomatoes;
- Ship to preheated oven at 190 ° for 50 minutes;
- After a specified period of time, take out the form, distribute the grated cheese and bake another 15 minutes.
Potato casserole with meat in the oven
Easy to prepare casserole with meat will please with golden crust and wonderful aroma. Meat for cooking is desirable to use pork, because it will give the dish juiciness. It will be minced or chopped pieces is determined at the discretion of the chef.
For 8 servings you will need:
- 540 g minced pork;
- 430 g of potatoes;
- 230 g of hard cheese;
- 90 g of mayonnaise or sour cream;
- 1 small onion;
- vegetable oil;
- selection of spices to taste.
Total cooking time will take: 60 minutes.
Caloric content: 245 kcal / 100 g
- Add favorite spices to minced pork, 20 g of mayonnaise and mix well;
- Cut potatoes into thin strips;
- Onion cut into half rings and place in a separate container;
- The form is lubricated with vegetable oil and laid in layers: part of the potato, cheese, onion, mince, cheese and the remaining potatoes;
- Sprinkle with spices, cover with mayonnaise or sour cream, sprinkle with the remains of cheese and send to the oven preheated to 190 ° for 50 minutes. If you cover the form with foil, the cooking time will be reduced to 35 minutes.
How to cook vegetable casserole with zucchini in the oven
Casserole with zucchini is prepared quickly and very simply, and the dish is rich in vitamins and is low in calories without losing its amazing flavor characteristics. Try it and see for yourself!
For 9 servings you will need:
- 860 g zucchini;
- 330 g potatoes;
- 300 g broccoli;
- 120 ml of milk;
- 130 g of hard cheese;
- vegetable oil;
- salt, pepper, dried herbs.
Total cooking time will take: 45 minutes.
Caloric content: 120 kcal / 100 g.
- Peel zucchini and cut into slices of medium thickness;
- Lubricate the form, put zucchini;
- Cut potatoes into thin slices, place them over the courgettes and salt them;
- Pre-boiled cabbage cut into small florets and laid on potatoes;
- Salt again, sprinkle with pepper and seasoning of dried herbs;
- In a separate container, mix the milk and grated cheese, salt and mix well;
- Pour the mixture into the form with vegetables and send to the oven heated to 190 ° for 35 minutes.
Dietary vegetable casserole with chicken in the oven
For 8 servings you will need:
- 600 g chicken fillet;
- 500 g of cauliflower;
- 2 bell peppers;
- 3 eggs;
- 80 grams of natural yogurt or sour cream;
- salt and pepper.
Total cooking time will take: 45 minutes.
Caloric value: 110 kcal / 100 g.
- Chicken fillet cut into small cubes, add salt and pepper, fry for 10 minutes on high heat;
- Bulgarian pepper cut into cubes;
- Cauliflower boil in salt water and divide into small inflorescences;
- Break eggs into a separate container, add yogurt or sour cream, add some salt and beat about 3 minutes;
- We lubricate the form with oil and stack it alternately: fillet, cabbage, Bulgarian pepper and pour egg mixture;
- We bake in the oven at 180 ° for 35-40 minutes.
Tips for novice cooks
Despite the ease of preparation, vegetable casseroles in the oven store two small nuances that can be very useful for beginners.
- Periodically, they have the unpleasant property - to burn a bit before they had time to get ready. To avoid unnecessarily crispy bottom, under the form in the oven you can place a small saucepan or an aluminum bowl filled with water: evaporation will not allow the first layer to burn and spoil the flavor of the dish;
- For golden crust, sprinkle with cheese preferably at the end of baking, 10 minutes before readiness. But if the cook wants to get both golden and crisp, then you can sprinkle with cheese before sending the dish to the oven.
Knowing the little secrets will help you to prepare a wonderful meal that everyone gathered at the dinner table will appreciate. And do not forget that vegetable casseroles are a great opportunity to give free rein to your imagination and come up with your own original recipe, which can be your signature dish!
Another recipe for vegetable casserole - in the next video.
