Potatoes are used to prepare a wide variety of dishesunexpected dishes. If you don't have time or are too lazy to stand at the stove, the simplest thing you can do is boil this vegetable in pieces or mash it into puree. When the culinary mood is at its peak, recipes will come in handy, thanks to which ordinary potatoes will turn into a fragrant and amazing in its taste qualities dish. Today we will share the secrets of cooking a dish with meat, cheese and the product already mentioned above. If you try a little and take the time to bring these recipes to life, then a potato casserole will appear on your table, which promises to be incredibly appetizing.
Casserole usual
Let's start with the simplest and fastestcooking the recipe. This potato casserole is the perfect dish when you just don't want to spend time in the kitchen. All you have to do is cut the necessary ingredients, put everything in the oven and enjoy your favorite activity while your creation is baking. We used beef, but you can prepare the dish with chicken, pork or other meat. Ingredients:
- half a kilo of fresh beef
- eight medium potatoes
- two onion bulbs
- 300 grams of hard cheese ("Russian" or "Dutch" is suitable)
- two tablespoons of vegetable oil
- two chicken eggs
- salt - to taste
- 300 grams of cream (they can be replaced with fatty sour cream)
- fresh parsley
Method of preparation:To make your casserole a success, we recommend buying non-crumbly potatoes, such as white. They cut well and do not fall apart. In addition, it is better to pre-boil the beef or bake it in the oven, otherwise it will be too tough. If you have replaced it with chicken or pork, then you do not need to prepare them. So, chop fresh parsley or other greens with a knife (depending on what you have chosen), and cut the beef into small pieces, then mix both ingredients, salt them and, if desired, add ground pepper. Peel the potatoes and cut into thin circles, and onions - into half rings. Now grease the form in which you will cook the dish with vegetable oil and put the following layers in it: meat, chopped onions, potatoes. Pour everything with a salted mixture of eggs and cream, whipped with a special whisk. Place the dish in the oven preheated to 180 degrees. After forty minutes, take it out, sprinkle with grated hard cheese and put it back in the oven. After a quarter of an hour, your potato casserole will be ready to eat. If you made the dish in special pots, you can serve it on the table as is. Or put everything on plates. Enjoy your meal!
Dish from potatoes and chicken with champignons
Not all women give preferencebeef or pork. This product is more popular with men. Therefore, if you decide to get together with your girlfriends, treat them to a dish prepared according to this recipe. It is very quick to make and does not require any special culinary skills from the cook. Potato casserole with chicken and fresh mushrooms, sprinkled with cheese - isn't it a good reason for a friendly meeting? Ingredients:
- one kilogram of white potatoes
- 500 grams of chicken (we recommend taking breast or fillets)
- 400 grams of fresh mushrooms (you can use other mushrooms)
- two onions
- 150 grams of cheese
- Salt, as well as spices - all for your taste
- 200 milliliters of pasteurized milk
- egg - one piece
- 50 grams of oil (take olive or other vegetable)
Method of preparation:If you are using brisket, separate the meat from the bone and cut it into cubes, and the champignons into small pieces. It is not necessary to take this particular type of mushrooms, because you can buy oyster mushrooms or add dried chanterelles or honey mushrooms to the dish. However, in this case, they need to be soaked for a while in warm water - then they will be soft and juicy. Put the chicken, sprinkled with spices, into a saucepan, preheated with oil. Stir it, and when the meat becomes lighter, add the mushrooms and chopped onions. Salt a little and keep on the stove until done. Now put half a portion of potatoes, pre-cut into circles, on the bottom of the greased form, and then - fried chicken with mushrooms. Salt again, then cover everything with a layer of potatoes. In a separate bowl, whisk fresh milk and an egg, you can pepper the mixture a little to your taste. Then pour the above ingredients into it. The casserole is cooked in the oven at 190 degrees. After 30 minutes, take the dish out, sprinkle the dish with grated cheese and put it back in the oven. Before taking the food out, try to see if the meat and potatoes are ready. We hope your casserole will be delicious and your party with your friends will be fun.
Potato casserole with ham
Potato casserole is prepared not only withmeat and cheese. We offer a recipe that also includes ham and mushrooms, where fresh beets and breadcrumbs add an element of surprise to the dish. We think that not everyone has tried such a dish. Ingredients:
- kilogram of boiled potatoes
- five tablespoons of milk
- 500 grams of champignons
- onions - one piece
- 160 grams of smoked ham
- 200 grams of pork
- table salt - at your discretion
- two tablespoons of mayonnaise
- 150 grams of cream cheese
- some breadcrumbs
- 100 grams of any hard cheese
- 150 grams of raw beet
- olive oil
Method of preparation:Boil the jacket potatoes half an hour before cooking. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. To do this, fry the chopped meat until golden brown. Now dice the onion and ham, and chop the mushrooms into small pieces. Then put the first two ingredients in a frying pan with olive oil, add a little salt, and stir for five minutes, then add the champignons and put in the pork. Let your filling simmer for about ten minutes. You can add special seasonings - they will give the dish a pleasant aroma. Mash the finished potatoes into a puree so that it is not too thick, add slightly warmed milk. Now grate both types of cheese, and mix the cream cheese with the meat and mushroom filling. We made the dish in clay pots. You can use any form for this — just treat its inner edges and bottom with olive oil, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and grease with mayonnaise. Put some mashed potatoes here, and the filling on top. Now grate the beets into medium strips and combine them with the remaining potatoes. The last layer of the dish consists of this mixture. It can be laid out with a spoon or squeezed out in the form of patterns from a pastry bag filled with beetroot and potato puree. When this procedure is finished, sprinkle your creation with grated hard cheese and bake in the oven. The temperature should not exceed 180 degrees. Cooking time will take fifteen to twenty minutes. If there is fresh greenery, chop it with a knife and sprinkle each portion of the dish. Eat with appetite!
Casserole from potatoes, cheese, corn and meat
Casserole is a favorite dish of many housewives.Its advantage is that it is prepared quite quickly and does not require much effort. There are many variations of this dish: it is made from cottage cheese, semolina - but we will have a potato mass with meat. We took a frozen chicken leg, but you can use more filling products: beef or tender pork. Ingredients:
- one chicken thigh
- potatoes - five small pieces
- vegetable oil - two large spoons
- one can of canned corn
- two onions
- 100 grams of "Dutch" cheese
- delicacy mayonnaise
Method of preparation:Remove the chicken from the refrigerator in advance so that it can defrost a little, then use a knife to remove the meat shavings. If you are using a fresh leg, boil it in slightly salted water that is starting to boil, then cut it into strips. Grease a frying pan with high sides (or any other form) with oil. Both vegetable and butter will do for this. Then put the chicken on the bottom of the dish, cover it with a layer of onion cut into half rings and corn on top. Peel the potatoes, cut them into circles and put them in the frying pan on top of the other products. Now sprinkle everything with grated Dutch cheese and generously grease with gourmet mayonnaise. The casserole according to this recipe is prepared without salt, but you can add this ingredient at your discretion. Keep the dish in the oven for half an hour. The suitable temperature is 200 degrees. If the potato casserole seemed too dry to you, next time you can pour a mixture of beaten eggs and low-fat sour cream over it instead of mayonnaise. When serving, we recommend sprinkling the dish with chopped herbs, so the dish will look much more appetizing.
Hot pudding from potatoes and chicken
We offer another one, this time spicy,a version of the dish with meat. Casserole with paprika, of course, is not suitable for every stomach, but if you like dishes with a sharp taste and aroma, then you simply must try this recipe. Ingredients:
- a tablespoon of butter
- two garlic cloves
- onions - two small pieces
- 80 grams of vegetable oil
- red, as well as yellow paprika - just two pieces
- one medium hen
- two large spoons of flour
- 600 milliliters of milk
- four tablespoons of Mascarpone cheese
- salt put in your own discretion
- freshly ground paprika - small spoon
- 900 grams of potatoes
Method of preparation:The most delicious potato mass is obtained from white vegetables. Therefore, if possible, buy this product. Cut two types of bell peppers and onions into thin strips, then fry everything together with crushed garlic in a saucepan with vegetable oil. Approximate cooking time is ten minutes. Put a small piece of butter in a shallow pan and put it on low heat. When the product has melted, add flour and fry it until golden. Then slowly pour in the milk. After mixing the mixture well, put in the cheese. Now add ground paprika and one or two pinches of salt. Lastly, add the onion mass that you cooked in the frying pan. Boil the chicken and potatoes in different dishes. Then separate the meat from the bones and cut it into thin strips, which must be placed on the bottom of the pan treated with oil. Pour the spicy milk-onion mixture over everything. When you have done all this, mash the potatoes to a puree and put it on top of the other ingredients. Put the form in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees. In half an hour, the fragrant golden casserole will be ready! Finally, we will tell you a few secrets of the perfect dish. So, the dish looks most impressive when it is put on the table directly in pots, small bowls or in other forms. There is another option: you can cut the casserole into rectangular pieces and put it on portioned plates. Some cooks, to make the meat softer, pre-beat it with a special hammer. In addition, instead of chicken, beef or pork, you can use minced meat. Grease the dish not only with mayonnaise, but also with beaten egg, sprinkle with breadcrumbs or sprinkle with a few spoons of poultry fat. If you have a gas stove instead of an electric one, then to prevent the casserole from burning on the bottom, place a baking sheet sprinkled with a thick layer of table salt on the bottom of the oven. We hope that these tips and the above recipes will help you master the culinary art. We recommend reading:
