If after yesterday's dinner there was mashed potato, then you can quickly turn it into a whole new hearty and tasty main course, or use thin slices of fresh vegetable for casserole. The resulting treat will surely appeal to both children and adults. Potato casserole with minced meat in the oven can include a variety of additional ingredients. In addition to meat and potatoes - mushrooms, cheese, all kinds of vegetables.

Classic potato casserole with minced meat in the oven

According to the classic recipe, no special additional ingredients are required. Only: 800 g of finished mashed potatoes, 450 g of minced meat, raw egg, salt, a handful of breadcrumbs, 70 g of butter, a small white onion.

  1. Butter and egg are added to still hot or warmed mashed potatoes. If during cooking the vegetable did not salt, then also fine salt to taste.
  2. The onion is passivated in a small amount of any fat, and then in the same pan it is fried with minced meat until the latter is ready. The mass also needs to be salted.
  3. First, half the potatoes are laid on the bottom of the form, then - minced meat and again - mashed potatoes.
  4. For a golden crust, the dish is generously sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
  5. It cooks very quickly - 15-20 minutes in a well-heated oven.

Served with sour cream.

With mushrooms

This option is perfect for a gala dinner. Any mushrooms can be used, but most often hostesses choose mushrooms (320 grams). You will also need to prepare: 470 g of minced meat, 800 g of potatoes, salt, 130 g of hard cheese, carrots, onions, raw eggs, half a packet of butter, pepper or any aromatic herbs.

  1. The potato is peeled and cut into thin slices.
  2. Mushrooms are fried in large quantities of butter with finely chopped onions and carrots. The mass is salted and peppered.
  3. Salt and selected seasonings are added to the minced meat. An egg is sent to the same mixture.
  4. A layer of potato slices is laid out in a form that is generously oiled. On top of it, two components of the filling are sent - roasting from mushrooms with vegetables and minced meat. The casserole closes with the remaining potatoes. If not all the butter has been consumed, then thin slices can be laid on top of the first and second layers of potatoes.
  5. Bake 30-35 minutes in a hot oven.

About 10 minutes before cooking, the surface of the dish is sprinkled with grated hard cheese.

Mashed potatoes

You can make the base of mashed potato casseroles even more tender with fat sour cream. In addition to this dairy product (140 g), 7 potatoes, 2 raw eggs, salt, 2 onions, seasonings, 470 g low-fat minced meat, a slice of butter are taken.

  1. The potato is washed, peeled, finely chopped and cooked until tender in salt water. Then it turns into mashed potatoes with butter and one egg. You can add spices to the same mass.
  2. Chopped onion is fried until golden, then mixed in the same pan with minced meat and left on the fire until the latter is ready. Products also need salt. Of spices, oregano and black pepper go well with them.
  3. Mashed potatoes will form the basis of the future casserole. From it the lower part is laid out in the form, and the filling is also covered with the warm remaining mass. Each of them is smeared with sour cream.
  4. Between the potato layers is minced meat with vegetables.
  5. Cooking casserole in the oven for about 35 minutes.

A treat is served with mayonnaise or any garlic sauce.

Cooking with minced chicken in the oven

With chicken filling, the casserole is tender and light. In addition to meat from poultry (570 g), you will need to prepare: 1.5 kg of potatoes, carrots, 3 raw eggs, salt, 1 tbsp. pureed tomatoes or half the finished paste, Provencal herbs, a slice of butter, a clove of garlic, onion, 2.5 tbsp. olive oil.

  1. In warm olive oil, carrot and onion cubes are cooked until soft. Next, chopped garlic, salted minced meat, selected spices are added to the mass. Together, the products are fried for 10-12 minutes.
  2. After adding tomatoes or pasta, the mass is stewed for 25 minutes under a closed lid.
  3. Soft-boiled potatoes are salted and pureed with butter in a blender. Eggs are introduced into the mass one at a time.
  4. 2/3 of the "test" is sent to the form. Forcemeat with vegetables is laid out on a flat surface.
  5. It remains to close the casserole with the remaining potatoes and cook it for 45 minutes in the oven.

If the top potato layer is made in the form of a lattice, the dish will look even more appetizing and attractive.

With potatoes, minced meat and cheese

Dietary version of the dish is prepared without sauce. If there is no need to count calories, then it is better to use mayonnaise to smear the layers. You also need to take: 0.7 kg of potatoes, salt, a pound of any minced meat, a raw egg, 70 g of fat sour cream, onion, 150 g of hard salty cheese.

  1. Stuffing is thoroughly mixed with an egg and salted.
  2. Potatoes are cut into very thin circles and laid out on the bottom of the form.
  3. The first resulting layer is poured with slightly whipped salted sour cream with a couple of tablespoons of boiled water.
  4. Next, half the onion rings are laid out.
  5. Then comes a layer of minced meat.
  6. A thick mayonnaise net is "drawn" over the meat and grated cheese is generously poured.
  7. In the oven, the dish is cooked for about 50 minutes.

For greater juiciness, thin slices of tomatoes can be added on top of the minced meat.

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How to cook with minced fish?

A much less popular recipe for potato casseroles is the minced fish option. In vain the chefs deprive him of their attention, because the dish turns out to be tasty and healthy.In addition to minced fish (750 g), it is taken: 800 g of potatoes, salt, 3 tbsp. mayonnaise, 160 g of cheese, onion.

  1. The potato is peeled, washed and rubbed with the largest cells. Next, the mass is salted. You can pepper it to taste or mix it with any aromatic herbs.
  2. A layer of grated potatoes is laid out in a greased form, then fish. Upstairs is the remaining potatoes and chopped cheese.
  3. A chopped onion is laid out to the top.
  4. The dish is baked for 45 minutes.

In the last 5-10 minutes, the oven temperature can be raised to 220 degrees so that a crust appears.

With beef in the oven

A recipe for potato casseroles with beef suggests using meat slices rather than minced meat. For this, the meat component, with a volume of 350 grams, needs to be cut very finely and optionally beat off. In addition to beef, you should prepare: 6 potatoes, salt, 120 g of any pickled mushrooms, onion, 2 large tablespoons of sour cream and butter.

  1. Chopped meat is salted, pepper and mixed with finely chopped pickled mushrooms, if desired.
  2. Potatoes are cut into thin plates, which are boiled in salted boiling water for no more than 6-7 minutes.
  3. Part of the cooled slices are placed in a greased form, onion cubes are poured over them.
  4. It remains to add the layer of meat with mushrooms to the casserole and cover it with potatoes.
  5. The top is smeared with melted butter mixed with sour cream.
  6. Bake at an average temperature of 35-40 minutes.

If desired, you can sprinkle the top layer of potatoes with grated cheese.

Cooking in French - a step-by-step recipe

This dish always includes cheese and a large number of seasonings. It is better to take minced beef (650 g) for it, and also not to forget about a handful of green beans. Among the remaining ingredients: half a glass of milk and fat cream, 800 g of potatoes, salt, a slice of butter, a pinch of nutmeg, thyme and rosemary, 2-3 cloves of garlic, 180 g of cheese (parmesan is best). So, let's get started.

  1. Slices of minced meat are fried with chopped garlic until cooked. Then, all the indicated spices (except for nutmeg), salt and green beans are added to it. Together, the products are cooked until the beans are soft under a closed lid.
  2. The potatoes are cooked and mashed along with milk, cream, butter, salt and nutmeg.
  3. The first layer of casserole will be meat. A layer of crushed potatoes is laid out on top of it.
  4. It remains to sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for 35-45 minutes over medium heat.

This dish is delicious with a classic pink sauce.

With minced meat, tomatoes and sour cream

Tomatoes add richness to the dish. It is necessary to take ripe, but fairly hard fruits (4 pcs.), Which are easily cut. Also included: 0.7 kg of any minced meat (best mixture of chicken and pork) and potatoes, salt, 170 g of fat sour cream, 2 onions, aromatic herbs.

  1. Potatoes are washed, peeled and cut into thin circles. All its mass is laid out in a prepared form, smeared with sour cream, salted, sprinkled with selected spices.
  2. Next onion rings are sent.
  3. Salted minced meat is mixed with aromatic herbs and spread over potatoes and gently leveled with a spoon.
  4. Then the tomato circles are laid out, which also need to be generously lubricated with the remaining sour cream.
  5. In the oven, the mold will languish for 1.5 hours. At the very end, you need to check the softness of the potatoes. If the slices are still hard (it depends on the type of vegetable), you should extend the cooking time.

Tip: The taste of the resulting food will improve if you pre-fry the potatoes until half-cooked.

If desired, a couple of minutes before cooking, you can sprinkle with grated cheese.

Delicate and delicious cream recipe

According to this recipe, cooking a casserole will be very simple. The treat will eventually turn out to be the most tender with French charm. In addition to 1 kg of potatoes will be used: 2 tbsp. fat cream (you can take the product for whipping), 4-5 garlic cloves, a pound of minced chicken, 1 tspfine salt, 120 g of fat sour cream, a slice of butter.

  1. First of all, the potatoes are washed, peeled and cut with the thinnest circles (no thicker than 2 mm).
  2. Garlic is minced in any convenient way. You can completely replace it with a granular product.
  3. In the selected heat-resistant form, oiled, put the potatoes in one layer.
  4. Next up is garlic and some minced meat. The layers are repeated until the potato slices run out. Each of them, if desired, can be lightly sprinkled with salt and any aromatic herbs.
  5. To make the casserole look more beautiful, you can lay out potatoes in the form of tiles.
  6. Before sending the treat to the oven, its ingredients need to be filled with cream, and greased with sour cream on top and put a few slices of butter.
  7. On average, the dish is cooked for 1.5 hours. A more accurate time depends on many factors: the thickness of the potato, the number of layers, the features of the oven.

In the process of baking, the cream should completely absorb the vegetable, and the top should be lightly browned. If the oven dries the food, you can cover the dish with foil for the first half hour.