Baked Zucchini with Minced Meat
A wonderful combination of tender juicy minced meat and aromatic, slightly crunchy zucchini under a golden cheese crust. The dish is hearty and simple to prepare. The specified amount of ingredients is calculated for 6-8 servings.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 6
- Recipe difficulty
- 3 / 5
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- zucchini 1 kg
- minced meat 500 g
- onion 200 g
- tomato paste or ketchup 5 tbsp
- cheese 150 g
- vegetable oil
- salt
- pepper
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Instructions
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Finely chop the onion.
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Sauté it in vegetable oil.
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Add the minced meat. Fry for 5–7 minutes.
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Stir in the tomato paste, add salt and pepper. Continue frying for 5–7 minutes.
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Peel the zucchini of tough skin, if present. Slice the vegetable into rings about 5 mm thick.
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Grate the cheese using a medium grater.
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In a baking pan (I used a pan size 15×20 cm), lay out ⅓ of the zucchini in one layer and salt them.
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Spread half of the minced meat on top.
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Lay out a layer from half of the remaining zucchini.
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Add the remaining minced meat.
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Finish the layers with the remaining zucchini.
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Sprinkle with grated cheese. Place in the oven to bake at 180 degrees for 30–35 minutes.
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Cut into portions once the casserole has cooled slightly.
