The ground meat casserole is a tasty and delicious main course, flavored with cheeses, spices, and eggplant, and the meat will be juicy and flavorful, not dry like it might be in other preparations such as meatballs, hamburgers, and meatloaves. Ground meat is one of those foods that many of us often have in the refrigerator, perhaps for convenience in buying or also because it is quite economical and from which you can make different recipes. It’s very simple to prepare, and if you want, you can divide the work by cooking the meat with the eggplant the day before and baking it the next day. Now all that’s left is to try it!
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Stove, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 28 oz mixed ground meat
- 2 eggplants
- 1.75 oz Canestrato Pugliese cheese (or another of your choice)
- 10.5 oz mozzarella
- 3 slices of cheese
- 2 eggs
- salt
- pepper
- grated Parmesan cheese
- sweet paprika
- ground turmeric
- green pepper
- breadcrumbs
- oil
Tools
- Baking dish
- Pan
Steps
First, clean and cube the eggplant. In a pan, add oil, heat it up, and then add the eggplant, ground meat, and salt. Cover and cook for about 20/25 minutes.
At the end of cooking, pour everything into a container and let it cool a bit, then season with the eggs and all the other ingredients.
Then take a baking dish, add a drizzle of oil, arrange the meat, and place the sliced mozzarella on top, covering the entire surface.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, and a drizzle of oil.
Bake in a hot oven at 392°F for 30 minutes.
The ground meat casserole is ready!
Preservation
You can store the ground meat casserole in the refrigerator for about 2 days.
You can store the ground meat casserole in the refrigerator for about 2 days.
Variations
Choose the ingredients according to your taste, change the cheeses, spices, and replace the eggplant with zucchini, peppers, etc.
