Vermicelli casserole is a hearty and delicious dish that is ideal for breakfast or afternoon snack. It should be noted that today there are many options for how to quickly prepare such a simple dish. In this article, we will consider several methods that include different, but quite affordable ingredients.
Tasty and hearty vermicelli casserole with minced meat
This dish can be prepared using any forcemeat - pork, chicken, beef or mixed. By the way, it is thanks to the meat component that the finished vermicelli casserole is quite hearty and high-calorie. In this regard, it can be served not only for breakfast or afternoon tea, but also for lunch and dinner.
So, to prepare a hearty meal with minced meat, we need the following ingredients:
- any vermicelli (it is advisable to choose durum wheat) - about 200 g;
- beef is not very fat, boneless - 250 g;
- fat-free pork (pulp only) - 200 g;
- fresh cherry tomatoes - 120 g;
- large chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
- fresh fatty milk - 1.3 cups;
- Refined olive oil - for greasing dishes;
- common salt, black pepper, fresh herbs - add to taste and personal discretion;
- sweet onions - 3 heads;
- butter - 40 g.
Minced meat
The cooking technology of such a dish as a casserole of vermicelli and meat is not particularly difficult. Of course, first you need to process all prepared components. First of all, you need to make aromatic minced meat. Beef and pork must be thoroughly washed, removed the hymen and veins and cut into pieces, and then chopped in a meat grinder with onions. Season the minced meat with table salt and black pepper (to taste), and then mix thoroughly until smooth.
Vermicelli casserole with minced meat is cooked in the oven in just a quarter of an hour. In this regard, the meat product is recommended to be subjected to heat treatment in advance. To do this, put it in a pan or stewpan, and then wait for the broth to boil completely, then add fresh butter and lightly fry for another 20 minutes.
Pasta Preparation
Vermicelli casserole will turn out to be especially tasty and healthy if you use durum wheat products as the basis. Before forming such a dish, you need to boil the noodles. To do this, boil water in a pan, add table salt and the required amount of vermicelli. Such a product is cooked no longer than 6-8 minutes (after boiling), because it will still be subjected to heat treatment in the oven. After the specified time, the pasta must be thrown into a colander, rinsed thoroughly in cold water, and then completely deprived of the liquid.
Processing other ingredients
In addition to
pasta and minced meat, a vermicelli casserole with an egg requires the use of a special filling that will hold all the components together, giving the dish a more stable shape. To prepare such a dressing, you need to thoroughly beat the chicken eggs with a blender, add a couple of pinches of black pepper and pour in fresh fat milk. In addition, we will need ripe cherry tomatoes. They need to be washed and cut into quarters (can be halved).
Shaping and baking dishes
Such a casserole is formed quite easily. To do this, you need to take a deep dish for baking, thoroughly grease its bottom with vegetable oil, and then put half of the boiled vermicelli with an even layer. Next, cover the pasta with sautéed minced meat, and spread the quarters of tomatoes on top. After that, lay out the remains of vermicelli and fill the dish with milk-egg mixture. If you wish, you can sprinkle the casserole on top with grated cheese, but this is not necessary, since even without the mentioned ingredient the food turns out to be deliciously delicious.
So, the form must be sent to the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. The indicated time is quite enough for all components to seize and the top to brown.
Proper serving of dishes to the table
It should be noted that a vermicelli casserole in a slow cooker is prepared in the same way as in an oven. To do this, you just need to set the baking mode and keep the dish in this state for at least half an hour.
After that, the pasta and aromatic forcemeat dishes will be completely ready, you need to remove it from the oven and slightly cool right in the form. Next, the casserole should be cut into portions, put on plates and serve. If desired, you can separately prepare tomato or creamy gravy for such a dish.
Homemade cottage cheese and vermicelli casserole
This dish is especially loved by children. After all, it turns out to be very sweet and tender. As a rule, such a casserole is served at the table as a hearty and healthy dessert.
So, for the preparation of the presented delicacies, we need the following products:
- small vermicelli from durum wheat (it is better to take the Spider Web from Makfa) - 200 g;
- fine-grained fat cottage cheese - 250 g;
- granulated sugar or powder - ½ cup;
- small iodized salt - ½ teaspoon;
- chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
- refined sunflower oil - a couple of spoons (to lubricate the form);
- butter - 50 g
Heat treatment of pasta
A casserole of cottage cheese and vermicelli is prepared no more complicated than in the above recipe. Starting to cook such a sweet dish is required with boiling pasta. To do this, bring to a boil ordinary drinking water, add iodized salt and vermicelli to it, and then cook over low heat for about 5-8 minutes. Next, drop the Spider Web into a colander, rinse it in cold water and shake it thoroughly, completely deprive the liquid.
Cooking dressing
Cottage cheese casserole with vermicelli also requires the use of special filling, which will hold together all the components during their heat treatment. To prepare it, put in a deep bowl fatty fine-grained cottage cheese, eggs and sugar (powder), and then thoroughly beat everything using a blender or mixer. After that, melted butter, which will make the casserole especially tasty and satisfying, must be poured into the lush and airy mass.
The process of forming and heat treatment of a dish
When all the main ingredients are prepared, in one bowl you need to combine the boiled vermicelli and the curd mass, and then mix everything thoroughly. Next, you need to take a deep baking dish, grease it with vegetable oil and lay out the finished base, leveling its surface with a spoon or knife with a blunt end.
After all these manipulations, the formed casserole must be placed in the oven and kept in it for at least half an hour. During this time, the dish will seize properly and brown. By the way, so that the surface has a wonderful shade, you can top the dish with a mixture of sour cream, sugar and yolk.
How to serve to the table?
Vermicelli casserole (sweet) is served warm for breakfast or afternoon snack. It is worth noting that immediately cutting such a dish into pieces is highly not recommended. Let it cool. Otherwise, the curd dressing spreads with pasta, which will spoil the whole appearance of the dessert.
It is advisable to present such a treat to the table with hot tea, as well as with any sweets (for example, jam, jam, honey, condensed milk, etc.). Enjoy your meal!
Useful tips for housewives
- You can cook such a casserole not only from vermicelli, but also from ordinary pasta or spaghetti.
- A dish intended for a full dinner will be especially aromatic and tasty if you add not mixed minced meat, but finely chopped ham, sausages and even pre-fried pieces of chicken.
- If desired, you can sprinkle the vermicelli casserole with grated cheese. Such an additive will make the dish more appetizing, since during the heat treatment the dairy product will completely melt and turn into a ruddy and glossy hat.
- A sweet casserole of vermicelli and cottage cheese will turn out to be more delicious and healthy if you add black seedless raisins or finely chopped dried apricots to such a dish. But before that, dried fruits should be washed, kept in cool boiling water for at least half an hour, and then dried.