Cauliflower and mince casserole
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
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This cauliflower and mince casserole is a quick and easy meal, perfect for midweek suppers. Serve it with rice, couscous or flatbread. If cheese is not an issue for you, then crumble some feta on top.
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower
- 2 red onions
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 450g minced meat, beef or lamb
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 pinch chilli flakes (optional)
- 1 tsp dried marjoram or oregano
- 1 Tbsp tomato purée
- 2 Tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 tin chickpeas, drained
- 6 ripe tomatoes
- 300 ml pasta
- 300 ml water
- 1 chilli pepper
- Feta cheese, optional
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Lightly oil a deep baking dish.
- Cut the red onion into thin wedges.
- Cut the cauliflower into 5 steaks. Arrange these in the baking dish next to each other. Tuck the onion wedges between them.
- Put the mince in a bowl, then add the spices & marjoram, minced garlic, parsley, tomato purée, salt & pepper, then mix well. You can add a pinch of chilli flakes for extra heat.
- Crumble this mixture on top of the cauliflower, then scatter the chickpeas on top.
- Cut the tomatoes into 1cm thick rounds. Lay these on top of the mince & chickpeas.
- Mix the passata with water and pour over the dish. Season with salt and pepper, then add the sliced chilli pepper.
- Cover with foil and put it in the oven 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil, and crumble some feta cheese on top, if liked.
- Put it back in the oven and bake for another 10 minutes or so.
- Serve with mint leaves and/or feta cheese and soured cream.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Bake - Everyday - Main - One Pot - Quick & Easy - Supper
- Cuisines: - Middle Eastern
- Ingredients: - Beef - Lamb
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Diabetic - Gluten Free - High Fibre - Low Carb - Low Cholestrol - Low Fat
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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