Pasta Casserole with Minced Meat
A hearty and very delicious dish that tastes similar to lasagna. I recommend making the minced meat yourself (I used a mixture of beef and pork). This quantity of ingredients is calculated for 10-12 servings.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 10
- Recipe difficulty
- 4 / 5
Ingredients
for 10 servings
- minced meat 1 kg
- pasta 400 g
- canned peeled tomatoes 400 g
- cheese 300 g
- onion 200 g
- vegetable oil
- salt
- pepper
- liter of milk 1
- butter 100 g
- flour 100 g
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
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Finely chop the onion.
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Peel the tomatoes and mash them together with their juice.
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Sauté the onion in vegetable oil.
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Add the minced meat and lightly brown it.
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Add the tomatoes to the pan.
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Add salt and pepper. Simmer for 15–20 minutes.
Preparing Béchamel Sauce
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Melt the butter.
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Stir in the flour and mix.
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Lightly brown the mixture.
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Gradually pour in the milk in a thin stream, stirring until it boils.
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Add a little salt. Heat until it reaches the consistency of liquid sour cream.
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Cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Drain the water.
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Grate the cheese using a medium grater.
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Place the pasta in a baking pan (size 20×30 cm and height 5 cm) and level it out.
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Spread half of the sauce.
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Layer the minced meat on top, leveling the surface.
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Cover the minced meat with the remaining sauce.
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Sprinkle with grated cheese. Place in the oven. Bake at a temperature of 180 degrees until a golden crust appears (approximately 20–25 minutes).