Simple recipes: how to make a casserole

Among the many recipes for instant cooking, casseroles are especially prominent. This dish is very popular in our country, because it is hearty and tasty, and also does not take long to cook. When the guests are already on the doorstep, there is nothing easier than to make a casserole. As stuffing is often used minced meat, vegetables or cottage cheese - almost any products that are found in the house. Depending on the filler, the dish is suitable as a pie for tea or a snack. A casserole with a more nutritious filling will decorate the table as a full dinner. But do not consider this type of food too heavy for the stomach, because in the variety of recipes there are options for vegetarians and fasting.

This article will discuss how to make a casserole deliciously and quickly. The basis of cooking, as can be seen from the name, is the obligatory baking of the dish in the oven or microwave. The process combines all components of the recipe and gives the dish an appetizing look with a crusted crust. But first you need to pick up the filling. For sweet variants the pumpkin or rice well approaches, but more often mistresses choose useful and tasty curd filling. This casserole is like a cheesecake, it will be to the liking of both adults and children.

How to make a casserole of cottage cheese

Here you need cottage cheese - 500 g; Several eggs - 3-4 pieces; Semolina - 4 tablespoons; Sugar - 8 tablespoons; Sour cream - 3 tablespoons. And also a little salt and a pinch of vanillin to give an appetizing smell. Also useful (but not required) bread crumbs without spices.

We pass to the cooking. The first thing to do is knead the cottage cheese or grate it through a sieve, then shift the resulting mass into a bowl and gradually add the remaining ingredients to it. This is semolina, sugar, eggs and salt. In the end, it will remain poured cooked vanillin and stir. Next, it is necessary to warm up the oven and grease the container for baking with oil. Here you can take a regular frying pan, baking sheet or a special form for pies. After a layer of oil, sprinkle with breadcrumbs. If they are not there, alternatively, semolina will work well.

Now that the baking tray is smeared, it's time to make a casserole. Cottage cheese mass is laid out on top in a small layer - not thicker than three to four centimeters. From the top it should be smeared with sour cream. If desired, you can approach this matter creatively and decorate the surface with pretty patterns (this will work if the sour cream is sufficiently thick consistency). Bake this casserole at a temperature of 240 degrees. Cooking time - about half an hour. When the dish comes to its final stage, a golden crust forms on its surface, and it will easily lag behind the walls of the dishes.

You can serve on the table with sour cream or sour cream sauce. The latter is prepared very simply: the same sour cream should be beaten with sugar powder (if you take ordinary sugar, the sauce will also turn out, but less "airy") and a small amount of vanillin.

How to make a casserole with meat stuffing

Such food will quite compete with the whole family for a rich dinner. From the ingredients, yellow, friable potatoes are taken - 1 kilogram; 300 grams of minced meat or meat (you can cook meat casserole with poultry, pork or beef); A pair of medium sized bulbs or one large; One carrot; One or two chicken eggs, as well as salt and any vegetable oil.

Meat must be boiled and crushed, if it was initially minced - it can be left raw or slightly put out in a frying pan. Next, you have to peel the potatoes and boil it in a separate saucepan. During this time, you can clean vegetables (onions and carrots), cut into cubes or grate and fry in a pan in vegetable oil. Then the meat or minced meat is spread in the saucepan, a little salt, add the oil and also fry. After a few minutes, you should put vegetables here, pour a couple of tablespoons of water and put it under a closed lid.

Boiled potatoes are cooked with the addition of eggs. If the mass is too thick, you can pour in a little water or vegetable broth. Now it is necessary to grease the baking dish or baking sheet, not forgetting the edges. The first layer is laid out potatoes, then stuffing, top again with mashed potatoes. Bake this dish for about half an hour at a low temperature (preferably not more than 180 degrees). Cooked pudding is served along with mayonnaise or sour cream. From above you can sprinkle it with fresh herbs.