Cheesy French Minced Meat Casserole

Juicy casserole with cheese crust. Everyone will like it! French-style oven-baked minced meat is an ideal dish for those who want to quickly feed their family a delicious lunch or dinner. It combines meat and side dish at once, which will significantly save time and effort.
cook time: 1h 20 min
Gavin Tanner
Cheesy French Minced Meat Casserole

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

204
Calories
16g
Fat
7g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 2 clove
Tomatoes 250 g
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Potato 500 g
Sour cream (20%) 150 g
Hard cheese 150 g
Bulb onions 1 pc
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Minced meat (pork+beef) 400 g
Mayonnaise 50 g
Herbal mixture (Provençal (1 tsp.) g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make French-style meat in the oven from minced meat with potatoes and tomatoes? Prepare the necessary products. I have mixed minced meat. You can also use minced pork, beef, chicken, or turkey. You can buy store-bought minced meat or make it yourself from the type of meat you choose. Turn on the oven to 180℃ in advance.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the potatoes, peel and cut into thin slices. Add vegetable oil, Provençal herbs, salt, pepper to the potatoes and stir.

Step 3

Step 3
Peel the onion and cut into 2 parts. Cut one part into small cubes, the second into half rings.

Step 4

Step 4
In a bowl, combine the minced meat, 50 g of sour cream, finely diced onion, garlic cloves passed through a press, salt and pepper and mix.

Step 5

Step 5
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Choose good quality cheese, both hard and other varieties will do. The main thing is that it is without milk fat substitutes, tasty and melts well. Read the article at the end of the recipe on how to replace different types of cheese.

Step 6

Step 6
In another bowl, combine the grated cheese, remaining sour cream, mayonnaise, salt and pepper and mix.

Step 7

Step 7
Cut the tomatoes into slices or circles. Choose tomatoes that are juicy but firm. Soft fruits do not hold their shape well; during cutting and cooking, they will spread into a shapeless mass and spoil the appearance of the dish.

Step 8

Step 8
Place all the potatoes in an even layer on the bottom of the baking dish. For information on different baking pans, see the article at the end of this recipe under the steps.

Step 9

Step 9
Spread the minced meat on top in an even layer. Place tomato slices on top of the minced meat.

Step 10

Step 10
Place onion half rings on top of the tomatoes. You can swap layers, but this order in the recipe is the most optimal. Meat juices will saturate the potatoes, and tomato juices will soak the minced meat. As a result, all layers will be properly baked and retain their juiciness.

Step 11

Step 11
Spread the cheese mixture on top. Bake in an oven preheated to 180℃ for about 45 minutes until golden brown. The exact time depends on your oven. You can learn about the operating features of ovens by reading a separate article, link at the end of the recipe. Bon appetit!

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