3 delicious recipes using casseroles

The pottery casserole is made of natural clay and burned in the oven at very high temperatures until it hardens and an insulating layer is added in order to increase the cohesion of the pot and prevent its interaction with any acidic substances in the eating. Casseroles are healthy for their ability to withstand high temperatures and not react to food ingredients, unlike some other substances. It is also practical for its ability to do not wear or friction and is easy to clean.

There are so many recipes that use crockery, some traditional and some modern. We will mention three of them and you can always look for more recipes and enjoy the distinctive flavor of meals cooked in clay pot.

1- Chicken Casserole with Mushrooms and Cheese

Ingredients:

Chicken breast divided into two slices (500 grams)

Mushroom (fresh mushroom dish or mushroom box)

Two onions (one squeezed and the other sliced)

Juice of half a lemon

Salt and black pepper

two cloves of garlic

2 tbsp butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

A tablespoon of flour

cup chicken broth

spoon fresh thyme

Cooking:

Season the chicken with salt, pepper, onion juice and lemon for at least two hours. In a bowl, add a spoonful of olive oil with a spoon of butter and sauté the chicken after filtering it from the marinade to acquire a golden or light brown color, then raise in a dish and add the remaining spoon of butter. In the same bowl, we brown the onion slices to the golden color, then add the garlic, thyme and mushrooms, "add the mushrooms first and stir if they are fresh until they begin to change color." Then add a spoonful of flour and continue stirring until the flour disappears, then add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Then remove from the heat and start stacking the contents in the oven casserole, start with half the amount of onions and mushrooms, then chicken, then mozzarella and the rest of the amount of onions and mushrooms, then put in the oven for 15 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.

2- Meat Casserole with Onions

Ingredients:

1 kilo of meat cubes medium "preferably Filto or thigh"

1 kg onion "chopped julienne"

two tablespoons of sugar

Salt and black pepper

Meat spices

Nutmeg "or Chinese kebab"

Half a teaspoon cinnamon

A teaspoon of tomato sauce "or the heart of a grated tomato "without skin"

Cooking:

In a spoonful of oil add the sugar and a pinch of salt and we brown the onions and continue to stir then add cinnamon and nutmeg then cubes of meat and continue to stir for 15 minutes until we make sure that all the meat cubes are browned. Add black pepper and tomato sauce that add color and flavor. We transfer them to the casserole, add half a cup of boiling water, cover it with foil and then put it in an oven at 200 degrees for an hour. Then test the meat and if the meat is cooked, remove the foil and leave it for 10 minutes under the grill to brown the surface.

3- Pasta casserole with minced meat

Ingredients

Quarter kilo minced meat

2 medium onions "cut into small pieces"

350 grams boiled pasta "not fully ripe"

Two tablespoons of oil

Salt and black pepper

Two cloves of garlic "cut into small pieces"

2 cups tomato juice

tablespoon sauce

Mozzarella cheese

Cooking:

In a pan, add the oil and start browning the minced meat, then add the onions, continue stirring, then add salt and pepper, then add the garlic and continue stirring. Add the tomatoes, sauce, half a cup of water, stir, cover and bring to a boil and then add a spoonful of vinegar. Raise it and add the pasta and paint a casserole with a spoon of oil and then stack the mixture inside it and then cover with foil and placed in the middle shelf of the oven at a temperature of 190 degrees for 30 minutes and then sprinkle it with mozzarella cheese and put it in the oven for 10 minutes and the grill can be used if its face does not redden.