Ways to make a quick and tasty dumpling casserole
Casserole is a very simple and everyone's favorite dish, which is prepared by mixing and baking almost any product. And if there is nothing left in your refrigerator except for semi-finished products, and your home people demand something unusual for dinner, then a casserole of dumplings will always save the day and literally everyone will like it. Next, we will consider a few detailed recipes for this fairly satisfying, inexpensive and very tasty dish.
Why is it worth making a casserole of dumplings
Dough is a complex carbohydrate that nourishes the body with energy for a long time. Vegetables are healthy fiber, as well as an impressive array of micro and macronutrients. Based on the foregoing, a dumpling casserole is a very inexpensive, quick, complete and healthy lunch for the whole family, prepared in a minimum of time.
The algorithm for preparing a classic dumplings casserole is as follows:
- ingredients are laid out in layers, in which frozen dumplings are the basis;
- the preparation is poured with sauce and sprinkled with grated cheese.
The whole process of cooking casseroles takes place in the oven. There is a recipe that does not even require an oven: everything is done on the stove in a regular frying pan.
Lazy wife dumplings casserole recipe
"Lazy wife" is a classic recipe for the oven, which requires a standard set of products from the chef.
- eggs: medium 2pcs. small -3 pcs.;
- sour cream or mayonnaise - 250 gr.;
- any hard cheese 100-150 gr .;
- bow - 1 head of medium size;
- frozen dumplings - 500-800 gr.
Salt and spices are added to taste. Greens - to decorate the finished dish. The whole process of cooking casseroles can be roughly divided into four stages.
Stage 1
The onions should be peeled and finely chopped. Then place in a saucepan and fry in oil until transparent. While the onion is fried, make a "pour" by whisking eggs, sour cream (mayonnaise or cream) in a deep bowl, add salt and spices based on your own taste preferences.
Stage 2
Prepare an ovenproof baking dish. Lubricate the walls of the mold with butter (vegetable) oil and put it in the oven to warm. While the mold is heating, grate or chop the hard cheese.
Stage 3
Remove the mold from the oven. Arrange the frozen dumplings in one layer. The second layer of the casserole is fried onions. The form is filled with "egg-sour cream" mass. Sprinkle the top of the product generously with grated cheese.
Stage 4
A casserole of dumplings is prepared in an oven preheated to 180 ° C. Depending on the amount of ingredients, the cooking time of the dish varies from 30 to 40 minutes. The casserole is served as an independent dish or with a side dish of fresh or canned vegetables. If desired, garnish the product with a sprig of fresh herbs, a slice of lime and wedges tomato.
Casserole with dumplings and mushrooms
This dish is a modified version of the Lazy Wife casserole, which has been supplemented with mushrooms. Consider a recipe for a mushroom casserole from dumplings in the oven, with a photo of each process. To prepare this dish you will need:
- 1 kg of frozen dumplings;
- 0.5KG champignons;
- 3 medium sized chicken eggs;
- 150 grams of hard cheese;
- 3 tbsp sour cream of any fat content;
- Salt, spices, herbs - to taste.
Preparing food does not take much time, so the process of preparing casseroles from dumplings and mushrooms should be started by warming up the oven.
Wash and cut the mushrooms into thin slices.
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
Stir the eggs and sour cream thoroughly in a bowl. The resulting mixture should be salted, seasoned with freshly ground pepper, your favorite spices. To add color, you can add a teaspoon of paprika or turmeric and finely chopped dill to the mixture.
Grease a baking dish liberally with vegetable oil.
Collect the casserole. Pour frozen dumplings at the bottom of the mold. The second layer is chopped (not fried) mushrooms. Pour over the egg and sour cream mixture and sprinkle with grated cheese. Place the form in an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 35 - 45 minutes.
Sprinkle the cooked casserole with finely chopped green onions. Serve hot.
Lazy dumplings casserole
This recipe rightfully ranks first among the quick casseroles for the simplicity of its preparation. The algorithm is as follows:
- Mix 3 eggs with 100 grams of mayonnaise, 100 grams of any ketchup and 100 grams. grated cheese. Season with salt and spice to taste.
- Pour a package of frozen dumplings into the mold.
- Pour a package of frozen vegetable mixture (Hawaiian; Mexican, etc.) on top.
- Pour the blank with a mixture of eggs, mayonnaise and cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through (about 45 minutes). It can be served both hot and cold.
In this publication, we have considered only the most simple and popular recipes for making dumplings casserole. In fact, there are many more of them, but they all differ only in the presence of additional ingredients: tomatoes, basil, ham, etc. As you can see, you can cook a hearty and tasty dish without even spending a lot of time preparing the ingredients. Use everything that is in the refrigerator, fantasize, "combine the incongruous" and you will definitely succeed!