Oven-baked vegetables with minced meat are an ideal dish for a hearty family dinner and at the same time a great option for those who seek to follow the principles of proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Make minced meat with your own hands, if you do not trust the retail chains, or purchase a package of affordable semi-finished products if you want to save time and effort. Both home-made and purchased mincemeat can be safely used in cooking dishes from the list below.
Serbian casserole with minced meat and vegetables in the oven
The national cuisine of Serbia impresses with a variety of unusual tastes, amazing combinations and light spices. It is enough to visit the country once, so that later for many years you can keep the love of your favorite delicacies. The recipe for this simple casserole is based on Serbian culinary traditions.
You will need
Make sure that your kitchen contains enough of the following ingredients:
- 600 g of ground beef (or pork);
- olive oil;
- sliced bell peppers;
- chopped onion;
- grated carrots on a medium grater;
- 2 chopped celery stalks;
- paprika;
- salt;
- black pepper;
- Red pepper;
- a pinch of cinnamon;
- a pinch of clove;
- 0.25 Art. water;
- 1/8 Art. red wine;
- a cube of beef broth;
- 50 ml of bold drinking cream;
- 2 potatoes (peel and cut into circles).
Cooking
To cook delicious minced meat in the oven with vegetables according to this recipe, you need 1 hour 25 minutes. The list of ingredients is designed for 4 servings, in one serving 367 calories.
- Preheat the oven in advance by setting the temperature to 200 degrees. Lubricate the mold with a thin layer of olive oil (you can replace it with sunflower oil if desired).
- In a saucepan with a long handle, sauté minced beef until even brown. Remove it from the pan to keep the juice in the meat and set aside. Add olive oil and sauté green peppers, onions, carrots and celery until soft.
- Put ground beef in vegetables and sprinkle with paprika, salt, black and red pepper, then cinnamon and cloves. Pour in water and red wine, warm everything well. Dissolve the beef bouillon cube in the mixture. Remove the pan from the heat and introduce the drinking cream.
- Lay out the bottom of the baking dish with potato mugs, place a mixture of minced meat and vegetables on top, then the remaining potatoes.
- Bake under the lid for 45 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
Minced meat in the oven with vegetables according to this recipe can be prepared in foil. The dish will be as juicy and evenly baked, and it will become a little easier to clean and wash the dishes after cooking.
Zucchini casserole
Delicious zucchini with minced meat and vegetables in the oven is a wonderful dish for a light but tasty summer dinner. Although many neglect casseroles and barely cook them in the hot season, attractive prices for zucchini and other seasonal vegetables will surely force you to redefine culinary priorities. In addition, baked meat and minced meat are good anytime! Reviews on culinary sites only confirm this simple truth.
Composition
To prepare a fragrant summer casserole, you will need:
- 500 g of minced meat;
- 2-3 zucchini (green or yellow);
- a pair of onions;
- 1-2 carrots;
- 2 cups of small pasta (for example, “shells”);
- salt and spices;
- half a glass of sour cream;
- chopped cilantro;
- 1 cup grated cheese.
How to cook
"Summer" minced meat in the oven with vegetables will be beyond the reach of even a novice housewife, and cooking (not counting the preparation of ingredients) takes only thirty minutes.
- Boil pasta following the directions on the packaging. Drain the water.
- Sauté the ground beef to a smooth brown hue. Add spices.
- Spasser the zucchini, onions and carrots in a small amount of oil. Salt.
- Lubricate the mold with butter and lay out in layers: minced meat; vegetables; pasta. Pour in sour cream, then sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Keep in the oven for 15-18 minutes at 180 degrees.
Lazy stuffed peppers
A classic of good nutrition is stuffed vegetables in the oven. With minced meat you can cook not only the well-known bell peppers, but also its so-called "lazy" version - a casserole that repeats the main idea of a traditional dish and is not inferior to it in taste. The best reviews of this version of pepper are left by women who highly value their free time.
List of ingredients
To prepare the "old" dish "in a new way" you will need:
- 0.5 kg of minced meat (beef);
- two chopped sweet peppers of different colors;
- 1 onion (chopped);
- a pair of chopped cloves of garlic;
- 2 bags of brown instant rice;
- 1 bag of pasta and pasta sauce;
- oregano, salt, pepper and dried basil to taste;
- 1 cup grated low-fat cheese.
Cooking Instructions
“Lazy” minced meat in the oven with vegetables is baked in the following way:
- Preheat the oven by setting the temperature to 180 degrees. Sprinkle a baking dish with a special culinary spray or just grease with oil. Set aside.
- Turn on medium heat. In a large saucepan with a long handle, fry ground beef, peppers, onions and garlic milled in a press until the vegetables are soft. Beef should lose its pink color (as a rule, the process takes 10-12 minutes). Use a wooden spoon to grind the minced meat as you cook. Pour excess fat and return the pan to the stove, reducing heat to a minimum.
- Cook brown rice in the microwave following the instructions on the packaging.
- Add ready-made rice, pasta sauce, spices to the beef pan. Mix well. Put the ingredients in a baking dish.
- Sprinkle grated cheese over the casserole.
- Cook in the oven, without covering, until the cheese is melted (18-20 minutes).
Cottage cheese casserole
If you carefully follow the figure and seriously worry about excess weight, try a unique diet dish - minced meat with vegetables in the oven, the recipe of which is enriched with low-fat cottage cheese and tomato sauce. Read reviews of this delicacy in the forums about cooking and healthy lifestyles - and you will certainly find inspiration for the own-hand cooking of delicious and low-calorie dishes.
Products
The list of ingredients for this casserole is as follows:
- olive oil to grease the pan;
- 2 medium fresh tomatoes (chopped);
- 2 medium raw zucchini (chopped);
- 300 g minced meat;
- large onion (finely chopped);
- a pair of chopped garlic cloves;
- 1 cup canned tomato paste or tomato sauce;
- 2 cups fat-free cottage cheese;
- 1 large egg yolk;
- half a glass of grated low-fat cheese;
- a tablespoon of fresh parsley, oregano or rosemary (chopped);
- spices to taste.
Recipe
Baked vegetables in the oven are cooked quickly and simply - and therefore even an inexperienced housewife can offer such a dish to the household.
- Preheat the oven to a temperature of 250 degrees. Lubricate the baking sheet with oil and place on it circles of tomatoes and zucchini. Roast vegetables in the oven for 10-12 minutes.
- At this time, passer beef, onion and garlic in a large saucepan until the meat is brown. Add tomato sauce (pasta) and bring to a boil.
- Spread the minced meat mixture over a large, low baking dish and lay the fried vegetables on top . Reduce the temperature in the oven to 180 degrees.
- Beat cottage cheese with egg yolk, cheese, herbs, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Spoon it over the fried vegetables and smooth the surface with a silicone spatula.
- Cook in the oven for approximately 35 minutes. Cut the hot casserole into six parts and immediately serve.
Note
Such a cottage cheese and meat casserole with vegetables can be prepared in advance in the form of a home-cooked product for storage in the freezer. Before baking directly, do not forget to completely unfreeze the dish in the refrigerator and add from five to ten minutes to the cooking time.