Casserole - a truly international dish,varieties of which can be found in any country in Western Europe. Usually so called all kinds of chopped ingredients, mixed with a liquid mass of milk, eggs, sour cream or cream and baked in the oven. In Finland they cook kaalatitikko (cabbage with meat covered in cream), in France - gratinas, in England - sweet puddings. Casserole came to Russia from Europe in the 18th century. We cook it with cottage cheese, cereals, cheese, dried fruit or pumpkin. Cheese casserole tastes particularly good. Recipes for its preparation will be described in this article.
The useful properties of casseroles
Even a novice chef is able to easilymake a cheese casserole. It may include a variety of ingredients. In the summer, the dish can be made from fresh vegetables (leeks, tomatoes, zucchini) and cereals, in the winter - from meat components.
Casserole recognized dietary dishpositively affecting health. Children will be especially useful sweet cheese casserole. The recipe for its preparation involves the use of fruit and cottage cheese, which in large quantities contain the necessary calcium for the growing body.
Cheese also has a lot of nutrients andtrace elements. The product is rich in sodium, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and fiber. It contains all sorts of vitamins and an impressive amount of protein. Cheese cooked in combination with herbs and vegetables, nutritionists recognized one of the most useful and easily digestible products.
Cheese casserole. How to cook?
In order to make a culinary masterpiece of cheese,vegetables or fruits, do not need any special skills. Very simple, for example, is preparing a cheese casserole with raisins. The recipe for creating a dish dictates the use of such affordable foods as sugar, butter, raisins, cottage cheese, cheese and eggs. In this case, the solid components are thoroughly crushed, everything is carefully mixed and baked on low heat for about an hour.
Cheese casserole sweet is prepared and in moreexotic version. In addition to traditional ingredients (cheese, cottage cheese, raisins, eggs and sugar), lemon rind, semolina and canned pineapple are added to it. This dish is more like an appetizing dessert. It is very popular with children of all ages.
Cheese casserole with vegetables may contain meatminced meat, pasta and sausages, greens, mushrooms and other products. The composition of the dish depends only on the imagination and preferences of the chef. Many people are interested in the recipe for cheese casserole in a slow cooker. It will be described below, but for now let's consider the method of preparation of an ordinary classic dish.
Cheese casserole. Ingredients
- Hard or semi-hard cheese - 300-450 grams.
- Milk - 1 cup.
- Chicken egg - 2 pieces.
- Flour - 1 cup.
- Sunflower oil for lubrication form.
- Green onions - to taste.
Cheese casserole. Cooking method
- First of all, the cheese must be grated.
- After that, the baking dish must be oiled. Then you should put all the grated cheese in it.
- Now it is necessary to chop the onion finely. It should be sprinkled on top of the cheese.
- Next you should make the dough for the casserole. For this you need to put together the flour, eggs and milk.
- Then the batter should be carefully poured into a baking dish. You do not need to mix anything.
- After that, the container with the future casserole should be placed in the oven, preheated to 170 degrees Celsius. Cooking time - 30 minutes.
- Now the dish can be removed from the oven. It needs to be allowed to cool for 10-15 minutes. Then the dish should be cut into square pieces and serve with some vegetable salad.
That is ready cheese casserole.The recipe for a classic dish can be changed depending on your taste. For example, green onions can be completely replaced with paprika, then the dish will be more spicy.
Cheese casserole in a slow cooker. Ingredients
To prepare the dish is great multicooker. It turns out especially lush and juicy cheese casserole. Cooking recipe involves the use of the following products:
- egg chicken - three pieces;
- pita bread (thin, Armenian) - 1 piece;
- hard cheese - 150 grams;
- wheat flour - 110 grams;
- kefir - 250 milliliters;
- Frozen mixed vegetables (for example, Caribbean mix) - 70 grams;
- salt - to taste;
- butter - to lubricate the bowl.
Cheese casserole in a slow cooker. Cooking method
- First, from the pita need to cut a circle. To do this, you can use a round plate and scissors.
- Then you need to lubricate the bowl with oil. Next, lay on its bottom pita.
- After that, the cheese must be grated on a coarse grater.
- Next, all the necessary ingredients (except vegetable assorted) should be mixed in a separate container, whisk slightly and salt.
- Now the resulting dough must be poured into a bowl, on pita bread.
- Then it is necessary to distribute the vegetable mixture over the surface of the dough. You do not need to defrost it.
- After that, the bowl with dough should be placed in a slow cooker and set the device to the "Baking" mode. Cooking time - 45 minutes.
Great cheese casserole ready! The recipe for this dish is useful to every hostess.
Cheese and cottage cheese casserole. Ingredients
This casserole turns surprisingly fragrant.and tender, with a crispy golden crust. For spiciness, you can add a pair of cloves of crushed garlic. Cottage cheese before use must be wiped through a sieve. Cheese and cheese casserole is prepared from the following products:
- hard cheese - 200 grams;
- cottage cheese - 300 grams;
- kefir - 200 milliliters;
- chicken egg - 1 piece;
- flour - 1 cup;
- baking powder - 1 teaspoon;
- vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons;
- breadcrumbs, sesame seeds, oregano - to taste.
Cheese and cottage cheese casserole. Cooking method
- For a start, chopped cheese and cottage cheese need to be interconnected.
- After that, they should be mixed with eggs and kefir to obtain a homogeneous mixture.
- Then in the resulting mass must be mixed with flour, vegetable oil and baking powder. A soft, sticky dough should form.
- Next, cheese and curd mass should be laid out in a greased and sprinkled with breadcrumbs. On top of it you can put sesame and oregano.
- Now the baking pan must be placed in an oven heated to 180 degrees Celsius. Cooking time is approximately 1 hour.
Now you know the recipe for cheese casserole in the oven. This dish can be the most favorite delicacy of your family members.
Bon Appetit!