Colourful vegetable casserole with cheese sauce

AUTHOR
Avis Adkins
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 5
  • 800 g Potatoes
  • 2-3 medium-sized leeks (leek)
  • 5-6 medium-sized carrots
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 small onion
  • 250 g Minced beef
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Breadcrumbs
  • 7-10 Tbsp white pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Chilli powder
  • 2 TABLESPOONS clarified butter
  • 200 g Fresh cream
  • 1 TEASPOON Instant beef bouillon
  • 300 g Processed cheese preparation "cream" (50% fat in dry matter)
  • 3 Egg Yolk
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 50 g Processed cheese in slices
  • 7-10 Tbsp Chives
  • 7-10 Tbsp Grease

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the potatoes and boil in water for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile clean, wash and cut leek into rings. Peel, wash and dice the carrots. Cook in boiling salted water for about 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    After about 3 minutes add leek. Drain vegetables and rinse with cold water. Peel onion and chop finely. Knead with minced meat, egg, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and some chilli powder. Form about 8 meatballs with wet hands.

  3. 3

    Heat clarified butter in a frying pan. Fry meatballs in it from all sides for about 4 minutes. Drain potatoes, rinse with cold water, peel and slice. Heat crème fraîche and 1/4 litre water.

  4. 4

    Dissolve the bouillon in it. Melt the processed cheese preparation in the sauce while stirring. Remove from heat, stir in the egg yolk. Season to taste with nutmeg. Grease a casserole dish. Layer potato slices, carrots and leek, pouring a little sauce over each layer.

  5. 5

    Put meatballs on top. Spread slices of processed cheese on the casserole. Bake the casserole in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 225 °C/ convection oven: 200 °C/ gas: level 4) for approx. 30 minutes. Garnish with chives.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
590 kcal
CARBS
29 g
FATS
41 g
PROTEINS
25 g