Classic potato casserole with minced meat

Potato casserole with minced meat in the oven is a classic dish of European cuisine, where it gained popularity in the 17th and 18th centuries due to the rapid ubiquity and low cost of potatoes. The beauty of such a hearty casserole is that it is easily prepared from the most accessible basic ingredients: minced meat, eggs, potatoes and spices. We offer you a choice of 9 of the simplest and most delicious recipes, of which the first recipe is with a photo.

Classic potato casserole with minced meat in the oven

A classic mashed potato casserole with minced meat is a very satisfying and simple meal that will impress everyone who loves to eat well. In addition to minced meat and potatoes, you will need: cheese and eggs, butter and cream, as well as a vegetable mixture and spices. Well, and, of course, the ability and desire to feed your family tasty and varied! To help you - a recipe with a photo.

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   How to cook potato casserole with minced meat in the oven according to the classic recipe? Let's start by preparing the filling. Chop the onion at random, fry or sauté it lightly in heated sunflower or any other oil. Stir until the onions begin to turn golden.
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   Then add the minced meat to the onion in the frying pan, season it with spices and salt, fry with the onion, stirring until all the minced meat forms a light crust.
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   Add chopped garlic and tomato paste to the minced meat, a little boiling water and simmer together for at least 7-10 minutes.
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   Cut the potatoes into small pieces and cook while the minced meat is stewing.
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   Puree the boiled potatoes. Pour cream into the puree, add butter and chopped fresh dill - if desired. Add a loose egg into the slightly cooled puree and stir until smooth, and add salt and pepper to the puree to your taste.
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   Add the store-bought frozen vegetable mixture to the frying pan and simmer everything together over low heat until the vegetables become completely soft.
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   Grease a baking dish with oil and place the ingredients in it in layers: half of the puree + minced meat + leftover puree + filling (raw eggs scrambled with cream).
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   Cook the casserole in the oven, preheated to 180-190 degrees for 30 minutes, then remove and sprinkle with grated cheese.
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   Return the casserole to the oven and let it sit until the cheese is golden brown (another 10-15 minutes). Let the classic mashed potato casserole with minced meat cool slightly and serve.

Bon appetit!

Raw potato casserole with minced meat

Potato casserole made from raw potatoes with minced meat under a cheese crust is an unpretentious, but at the same time very tasty and appetizing everyday food. If you haven’t cooked it yet, then start soon and enjoy the juicy taste! Among the spices you can add to the casserole are paprika, ground black and allspice, oregano, marjoram or rosemary - when choosing them, be guided by your taste.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 0.8-1 kg.
• Minced meat – 0.5-0.7 kg.
• Cheese – 200 gr.
• Onions – 2 pcs.
• Milk – 1-1.5 tbsp.
• Chicken egg – 1-2 pcs.
• Seasonings - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the onion, peel it, cut it into halves of rings.

Step 2. Fry the onion in hot vegetable oil, add minced meat to the onion and fry everything together for 5-7 minutes. In addition to meat, you can also add boiled wild mushrooms or raw champignons to the minced meat.

Step 3. Salt the minced meat with onions, add spices, if necessary, add a little water and simmer covered for 10-15 minutes.

Step 4. During this time, cut the peeled potatoes into circles no thicker than 3-4 mm. If you want, do not chop the potatoes, but grate them on a coarse grater.

Step 5. Grease a baking dish with oil, place half of the raw potatoes on it, salt, pepper and season to taste.

Step 6.Spread the minced meat on top, cover it with the second part of the potatoes, and add salt.

Step 7. In a bowl, whisk the eggs with milk, adding a little salt. Pour the resulting filling into the casserole and place it in a preheated oven for 45-50 minutes (temperature - 180-200 degrees).

Step 8. Next, you need to take out the casserole, sprinkle with grated cheese and put it back in the oven until completely cooked. Check the readiness by checking the potatoes.

Step 9. Cool the finished casserole slightly and serve, cutting into portions. You can serve sour cream and chopped herbs with the casserole.

Bon appetit!

Potato casserole with minced meat like in kindergarten

As you know, in kindergarten they prepare dietary food, for example, potato casserole with minced meat. Its difference from the classic recipe is that the minced meat is made not from fried, but from boiled meat. This dish is recommended for all young children and adults on a diet for medical reasons.

Ingredients:

• Fresh potatoes – 0.5 kg.
• Any meat – 250 gr.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Butter – 50 gr.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Milk – 50 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Cut raw peeled potatoes into pieces and boil in salted water.

Step 2. Grind the pre-boiled meat in a meat grinder along with raw onions to make minced meat.

Step 3. In a frying pan, simmer the minced meat in water with spices and salt for 5-7 minutes, stirring (you can add one spoon of vegetable oil).

Step 4: Once the potatoes are cooked, drain and puree them by adding the egg, salt and milk, as well as butter.

Step 5. Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil, you can sprinkle with breadcrumbs.Place half of the puree on the bottom, minced meat on top, and then the second part of the puree.

Step 6. Brush the top of the casserole with sour cream or cream and sprinkle with unflavored breadcrumbs.

Step 7. Bake the casserole for 30-40 minutes in the oven, preheated to 180-190 degrees.

Step 8. The finished potato casserole with minced meat will be like in kindergarten: tender, with a creamy taste and a crispy crust on top. Eat it with sour cream when it has cooled down a little.

Bon appetit!

Potato casserole with minced chicken

Potato casserole with minced chicken in the oven is another version of this common dish. It turns out very satisfying, but with a different taste due to different minced meat and spices. It is especially appetizing to eat this casserole along with pickled or fresh vegetables.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 1 kg.
• Minced chicken – 500 gr.
• Spices "Provencal herbs" - to taste.
• Grated tomatoes (or paste) – 0.5 tbsp.
• Butter – 30 gr. + 30 gr. for the top of the casserole.
• Breadcrumbs - for sprinkling.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Onions – 1-2 pcs.
• Chicken egg – 2 pcs.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Garlic - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Peel the onions and carrots, cut the onion into half rings, and grate the carrots.

Step 2. Fry these vegetables in vegetable oil in a frying pan, stirring until they soften.

Step 3. Add chopped garlic, minced chicken to the vegetables, fry a little and add salt, and season with Provençal herbs. Continue to simmer covered for another 5 minutes.

Step 4. Add fresh skinless tomatoes, pureed through a sieve, or ready-made tomato paste to the minced meat (it can be replaced with tomato sauce or ketchup, but you need to add 2 times less).

Step 5.Simmer the minced meat with tomatoes for another 10 minutes under the lid.

Step 6. While the minced meat is cooking, boil the potatoes in salted water until tender. To make it cook quickly, cut it into small cubes, like for soup. These potatoes will be ready 10-15 minutes after boiling.

Step 7. Strain the boiled hot potatoes and beat with a mixer into puree along with butter. Add salt to taste.

Step 8. Next, add chicken eggs into the minced meat one at a time and mix the minced meat well.

Step 9. Place half of the puree in a greased form, top with a layer of minced meat - then puree again.

Step 10. You can place small pieces of butter on top of the casserole and sprinkle with breadcrumbs - this will give you a nice crust when the butter melts in the oven.

Step 11. Cook the casserole in the oven at a temperature of at least 180-190 degrees. Time - 30-40 minutes, until a beautiful crust forms.

Step 12. Let the hot potato casserole with minced chicken cool slightly, then cut it into pieces and serve along with sour cream or cream sauce.

Bon appetit!

Dietary casserole with minced turkey

Diet potato casserole with minced turkey is an easy-to-prepare dish that any housewife can quickly master. Nutritious and easily digestible turkey meat is recommended for dietary nutrition, and it is best added to casseroles in boiled form. The fragrant cheese crust will add piquancy to the potato casserole.

Ingredients:

• Minced turkey meat – 0.5 kg;
• Potatoes – 7-8 pcs.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Chicken egg – 2 pcs.
• Sour cream – 150 ml.
• Flour – 1 tbsp.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Butter – 20 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Seasonings - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1.To prepare dietary minced meat, boil the turkey breast until tender along with salt and onion.

Step 2. Grind the boiled meat together with one onion and add salt. If you need to prepare a completely dietary dish, then do not add any seasonings, except maybe a little fresh chopped dill.

Step 3. Next, add 1 egg, sour cream and ¼ cup of flour to the minced meat. Stir until smooth.

Step 4. Grate raw potatoes and squeeze out excess juice. You can also cook potatoes that have been boiled in advance, then you need to mash them with a potato masher and add butter for taste.

Step 5. Add 1 egg, salt, and seasonings to taste to the potatoes.

Step 6. Add the remaining flour to the minced raw potatoes and stir well (no flour is added to mashed boiled potatoes).

Step 7. Grease the pan with butter or vegetable oil, lay out half the potatoes, then the minced turkey, then the other half of the potatoes.

Step 8: Flatten the potatoes with a spoon.

Step 9. Bake the potato casserole with minced turkey at a temperature of 180 - 190 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Step 10. Remove the casserole from the oven, sprinkle with grated cheese and continue cooking until a golden brown crust forms on the cheese (this can be done in the “Grill” mode).

Step 11. Cut the slightly cooled casserole into portions and serve with sour cream or fresh vegetables.

Bon appetit!

Step-by-step recipe for potato casserole with minced fish

This recipe for potato casserole with minced fish will appeal to anyone who is on a diet, as this dish, made from fresh rather than boiled potatoes, is very light in taste.Make minced meat from any low-fat fish, removing the bones in advance.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 500 gr.
• Fish fillet – 300 gr.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Sour cream – 100-150 gr.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Seasonings for fish - to taste.
• Ground white pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Using a meat grinder, turn raw boneless fish fillet into minced meat, chopping it along with one onion and carrot.

Step 2. Add salt and spices to the minced meat, stir until smooth.

Step 3. Peel and grate raw potatoes, squeeze out the juice, which is especially important to do if the potatoes are fresh.

Step 4. Add the egg, salt and white ground pepper to the minced meat, stir well.

Step 5. Coat a baking container with vegetable oil and place half of the grated potatoes on the bottom.

Step 6. Place the minced fish fillet on the potatoes, and the remaining potatoes on top.

Step 7. Level the casserole and brush with sour cream.

Step 8. Bake the dish until cooked (temperature: 180-190 degrees, time: 45-55 minutes).

Step 9. Let the potato casserole with minced fish cool slightly in the pan, after which it is cut into portions and served, optionally with cream sauce.

Bon appetit!

Advice: You can also prepare a casserole using mashed potatoes from pre-boiled potatoes, to which one egg and butter are added. In this case, the baking time will be reduced to 40 minutes.

Casserole recipe with minced meat and cheese

Do you need to prepare a delicious meal for lunch or a full dinner? Then make a simple potato casserole with minced meat and cheese in the oven, and you’ll get it! And if you serve it with a salad of fresh vegetables with sour cream, then you will have no equal!

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 1 kg.
• Minced meat – 600 gr.
• Onions – 2-3 pcs.
• Sour cream – 2-3 tbsp.
• Eggs – 2-3 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices for minced meat - to taste.
• Water – 70 ml.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Butter – 40 gr.
• Vegetable little - 2-3 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Grind the meat and onions in a meat grinder, add spices for minced meat, add salt and stir.

Step 2. Place the minced meat in the oil, already heated in a frying pan, fry it a little and then simmer, stirring (if necessary, add a little water so that the minced meat is not dry).

Step 3. Cut the peeled potatoes into 5 mm thick slices and boil in salted water. In 10-15 minutes it will be ready.

Step 4. Place the potato mugs in a colander, it is important that they are whole. Transfer them to a bowl.

Step 5. Make the filling for the casserole by mixing grated cheese, water, sour cream and eggs. Add salt and ground black pepper there and stir again.

Step 6. Place half of the potato circles in the first layer in a mold greased with vegetable oil, and on top - a few small pieces of butter.

Step 7. Pour 1/3 of the filling over the potatoes.

Step 8. Lay out all the minced meat.

Step 9. Top with the remaining potatoes and a little butter.

Step 10. Fill everything with the remaining filling, distribute the cheese evenly.

Step 11. Place the casserole in a preheated oven to 180-190 degrees. Bake until done (time: 40-45 minutes).

Step 12. Cool the finished potato casserole with minced meat and cheese, sprinkle with fresh chopped dill and serve.

Bon appetit!

Potato casserole with minced meat, cheese and tomatoes

Another dish that you can confidently add to your repertoire of delicious everyday homemade lunches or dinners is a potato casserole with minced meat, cheese and tomatoes, cooked in the oven. Absolutely any minced meat is suitable for this casserole, as are spices, which you can add at your discretion.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 6-7 pcs.
• Minced meat – 400 gr.
• Tomatoes – 3-4 pcs.
• Sour cream – 4 tbsp.
• Hard cheese – 150 gr.
• Seasonings - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Water – 50 ml.
• Garlic - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Place the minced meat in a deep cooking container, sprinkle it with spices, finely chopped garlic and salt, and stir.

Step 2. Peel raw potatoes, cut into thin slices, sprinkle with any spices and salt, and then mix by adding 2 tablespoons of sour cream.

Step 3. In a baking dish greased with vegetable oil, place the chopped potatoes in the first layer.

Step 4. The next layer is minced meat, and on top are tomato mugs.

Step 5. Salt and pepper them, sprinkle with spices to taste.

Step 6. Dissolve two tablespoons of sour cream in a small amount of warm boiled water and pour over the tomatoes evenly.

Step 7. Bake the potato casserole for 45 minutes at 190-200 degrees, then remove it from the oven and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Step 8. Continue baking until the potatoes are cooked through.

Step 9. Cut the hot casserole into portions and serve, sprinkled with fresh herbs.

Bon appetit!

Advice: To prevent the casserole from burning on top, you can cover it with foil and cook for 45 minutes, then sprinkle with cheese and cook without foil.If your oven cooks slowly, then bake the dish in foil not for 45 minutes, but for at least 1 hour, and then sprinkle with cheese and bring to readiness without foil.

Delicious casserole recipe with mushrooms

And finally, a recipe for another very appetizing, juicy and aromatic casserole with minced meat and mushrooms. Hearty, it is perfect for a hearty and tasty lunch. Potato casserole is convenient to take with you to work; it heats up perfectly in the microwave, but is no less tasty when cooled.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 5-6 pcs.
• Minced pork – 300 gr.
• Mushrooms – 200 gr.
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• Sour cream – 3-4 tbsp.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
• Garlic - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 70 ml.
• Salt, pepper - to taste.
• Ground spices - to taste.
• Parsley – 1 bunch.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Boil the potatoes in advance, peeled and cut into 5 mm thick circles. It cooks quickly, 12-15 minutes after boiling in salted water.

Step 2. Using a slotted spoon, remove the potatoes from the pan and place them in a bowl, allowing the water to drain completely.

Step 3. Fresh champignons need to be washed and sliced; cut the onion into half circles.

Step 4. In a frying pan in vegetable oil, quickly fry the onion and champignons, stirring. Time - 3-4 minutes so that the champignons do not become too dry. Salt the mushrooms and onions and season with spices to taste.

Step 5. Remove the fried mushrooms and onions with a slotted spoon, place in a bowl, and fry the minced meat in the remaining oil, stirring well.

Step 6. Then add a little boiling water to the minced meat and simmer it under the lid, adding salt and pepper to taste.

Step 7. Transfer the finished minced meat to the mushrooms.

Step 8. Also add to the minced meat 1 tomato, cut into thin slices, chopped garlic, finely chopped parsley.Mix the minced meat.

Step 9. Place half of the potato circles evenly in a greased baking dish, peppering them on top - a layer of minced meat, then the remaining potatoes.

Step 10. Brush the potatoes with sour cream, and place tomatoes cut into thin semicircles on top.

Step 11. Sprinkle everything on top with any grated hard cheese.

Step 12. Preheat the oven to 180-190 degrees and bake the dish for 20-30 minutes until a beautiful golden cheese crust forms on top.

Step 13. Potato casserole with minced meat and mushrooms should cool slightly in the pan, then it is cut into portions and served with sour cream.

Bon appetit!