POTATO CASSEROLE WITH MINCED MEAT: IN THE OVEN, IN A SLOW COOKER

There is probably no national cuisine in European countries that would not create a couple of their own, special recipes for potato casseroles. Recipes can be found in Italian, Swedish, French, and, of course, Russian cuisine. Potatoes seem to be made to make delicious casseroles. It goes well with mushrooms, fish, cheese and meat.

Potato casserole with minced meat

For the preparation of this dish you can also use ready-made minced meat made from boiled meat.

Ingredients for Casserole:

1 kg of any potato;
0.5 kg of ground beef;
medium sized onion head;
0.1 kg of durum cheese;
eggs (large) - 3 pieces;
15 g of salt;
2 pinches - ground black pepper;
10 ml of vegetable oil - to lubricate the form;
3 sprigs of greenery (decoration of the dish).

Baking a casserole takes 40 minutes, calories - 309 kcal.

Cooking method:

Peel potato tubers, cut into 4 parts. Cook as usual - boil potatoes, salt after boiling;
Add minced meat with finely chopped onion, season with pepper, salt to taste. Hands thoroughly knead the mince and lightly fry;
When the potatoes are cooked, it should be mashed. Then set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Then add two eggs to the puree, mix a little black pepper and salt;
You will need a form with high walls that need to be treated with oil. Then put half the mashed potatoes on the bottom of the form, spread the stuffing evenly on it, the next layer is potato;
Top casserole sprinkled with grated cheese;
For a beautiful crust, be sure to lubricate the top layer of a beaten egg;
Cook the dish 25 minutes at 180 degrees;
Decorate the casserole with chopped greens to your liking.

Eggplant Casserole with minced meat and potatoes

For the preparation of this casserole, you can use minced meat from different varieties and fresh eggplants.

Required Products:

minced pork and beef - 900 grams;
regular onions - 2 heads;
garlic (clove) - 2 pieces;
600 grams of eggplant;
120 ml of olive (refined) oil;
1 sprig of rosemary and thyme;
spice up to taste;
tomato - 2 pieces;
500 g potatoes;
1 cup - milk;
flour - 4 tbsp. spoons;
fat cream - 150 grams;
egg;
60 grams - butter.

To prepare the dish, it will take time - 1 hour 25 minutes, one portion - 370 kcal.

Cooking casserole in the oven:

Boil the potatoes in their skins, so wash them thoroughly using a brush;
Bulbs, garlic cloves chop into cubes. Cut eggplant lengthwise into 7 mm thick slices and fry in olive (can be sunflower) oil;
Add chopped onion, garlic, greens to the meat mass, season with spices to taste;
Ready minced fry in a pan with butter. It takes no more than five minutes;
Chop tomatoes and potatoes;
Lubricate a suitable form of vegetable oil. Put the products in it in the following order: eggplants, tomatoes, potatoes, fried minced meat;
Fry 4 tbsp. tablespoons flour in butter until caramelized. Add milk, sour cream, egg, salt, pepper to this mixture. Stir and turn off after boiling;
The resulting sauce pour the casserole. Cook in the oven for 50 minutes.

Casserole zucchini with minced meat and potatoes

The dish will taste better if you cook it on potato dough with the addition of zucchini.

Ingredients for Casserole:

0.5 kg minced chicken breast;
100 grams of cheese (cheddar);
0.5 kg of potatoes (preferably young);
sifted flour - 500 grams;
bag of yeast weighing 7 grams;
young squash of medium size - 1 fruit;
30 grams - vegetable oil.
to taste seasoned with spices.

Cooking will take 2.5 hours, calorie per serving - 410 kcal.

Cooking recommendations:

The usual way to boil the potatoes (whole tubers). For work, you need slightly cooled potatoes, so after cooking we leave it on the table;
In a large bowl, combine the yeast with the flour and grate the boiled potatoes (half) directly into this container. In the process, all the ingredients are mixed so that there are no lumps, and the mass is homogeneous;
Remove peel from zucchini. Grate one half and add to the potato dough. In this mass, you must enter the vegetable oil, 180 ml of boiled water, grated cheese (half). Knead the dough with your hands, cover with a cloth. Let it stand warm;
The remaining vegetables - potatoes, squash cut into slices, thickness 0.5 cm;
Grease the form and put it on the bottom of the dough, smooth it with your hands. So that it does not stick to the hands, they must be moistened with water;
Minced chicken, potato circles, zucchini are randomly distributed on the dough;
Sprinkle all the ingredients with olive oil, sprinkle with cheese on top. Cook in the oven for 50 minutes at a temperature of 175-180 degrees.

Casserole with potatoes, minced meat and mushrooms

How to make cooked casserole was especially tasty. The secret is simple: if you add fried mushrooms to the casserole, its taste will significantly improve.

Would need:

200 grams of mushrooms (champignons);
half a pack of butter;
garlic (cloves) - 2 pieces;
large potatoes - 1 kg;
500 grams of minced turkey or chicken.

The total cooking time is 2 hours 30 minutes, caloric content is 225 kcal.

How to cook:

Chop the champignons and chop the garlic cloves. In hot oil, fry the garlic first, then add the mushrooms. This process will take 15 minutes. Remove the mushrooms in another container, fry the mince in the same pan. Cut the potatoes into thin slices, divide into 3 parts.

To prepare, it is better to take a round shape, oil it and put the ingredients in the following sequence:

the first part of the potato, sprinkled with oil, salt and season with pepper;
roasted mince, in no particular order;
half fried champignons;
the second part of the potato, season in the same way as the first part;
the second half of the mushrooms;
3 part of potatoes (sprinkle with oil, add spices), cover with a sheet of foil.

Cook for 60 minutes in the oven, the temperature is from 180 to 200 degrees. Turn the finished casserole on a round dish and in this form serve.

How to cook a casserole of potatoes and minced fish

A special flavor to this dish gives the fish. Excellent taste combined with health benefits: calories and fat quite a bit.

Ingredients Required:

150 ml of fresh milk;
fish fillets (you can take cod or haddock);
potatoes - 1 kg;
a glass of cream;
onions (large) - 1 piece;
2 grams of white (ground) pepper;
lemon (zest) - 1 pinch;
60 grams - vegetable oil;
3 sprigs of parsley;
spice.

The dish is cooked for 1.5 hours. In each portion - 295 kcal.

Cooking method:

Cook in the usual way of minced fish. Chop parsley leaves. Shred the onion in half-rings and brown it in butter;
Choose the right shape, oil well. Put minced fish on the bottom, sprinkle with vegetable oil, sprinkle with spices, greens, zest. Fold the onions on top;
If you do not like lemon zest, you can replace it with bay leaves;
Prepare potatoes: wash, peel, cut into slices (preferably thin);
Spread potato slices in several layers for minced fish. In this case, season each layer with salt;
Combine fat cream and a glass of milk in a large cup, pour prefabricated casseroles with this mixture;
Bake 60 minutes in the oven. When the top layer becomes beautiful, golden, you can get the casserole;

Good advice: so that the top layer does not turn out dry, it is necessary to press it several times during the cooking process using a spatula;

The wide form is convenient because the layers of potatoes in it are less, which means that the dish will cook faster.

Potato casserole with minced meat in a slow cooker

Thanks to the slow cooker, you can quickly cook delicious diet casseroles.

It will take:

potatoes - 700 grams;
2 heads - onions;
200 grams - minced meat;
100 grams - cheese (cheddar);
milk - half a glass;
garlic clove;
Bay leaf;
cream - 1 cup;
30 g of peasant oil;
spice.

Cooking time - 55 minutes. In each portion - 290 kcal.

Recipe for casserole with minced meat and potatoes in a slow cooker:

Preparatory process: inspect the multicooker, decompose the necessary products;
Peel vegetables: potatoes, onions. Shred their circles. Chop garlic clove;
Remove the bowl from the multicooker and lubricate it with oil. Ingredients layered: potatoes, onions, minced. Pour them with a mixture of milk and cream, season with chopped garlic, salt, pepper, put a bay leaf;
Sprinkle with grated cheese on top. Select the "baking" mode on the timer of the device. After one hour, the dish will be ready.