Cajun Style Zucchini Casserole With Minced Meat And Bacon Recipes

CAJUN STYLE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the bay leaves, salt, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper, ground white pepper, cumin, and nutmeg; set aside.
• Melt the butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, green onions, garlic, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and reserved seasoning mix. Saute until mixture starts sticking to the bottom of the pan, about 6 minutes. Stir in the milk and ketchup; continue cooking for 2 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove vegetable mixture from heat, and allow to cool to room temperature. Place the beef and sausage in an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish. Add the eggs, the vegetable mixture, and the bread crumbs. Remove the bay leaves. Mix well by hand, and form into a loaf about 1 1/2 inches high.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes. Then raise heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake for another 35 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

CAJUN BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare cornbread batter according to package directions. Spread into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish., In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add tomatoes, vegetables, tomato paste and seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Pour over batter. Sprinkle with cheese., Bake, uncovered, until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Sprinkle with onions., Freeze option: Omit onion topping. Cool baked casserole; wrap and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°; bake as directed, increasing time as necessary for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°. Sprinkle cooked casserole with onions.

ZUCCHINI AND GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef with chopped onions, chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
• Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until meat is well cooked.
• Add jarred salsa and cumin. Cover and simmer in low heat for another 10 minutes until flavors blend.
• Add the zucchini chunks. Cover and cook for about 10 more minutes until zucchini is cooked, but not too soft.
• NOTE: this is a versatile casserole with 6 basic ingredients for a budget or low calorie dish, but every person can add some other ingredients to their own taste like: ground turkey, ground or shredded chicken instead of the ground beef, corn or cheese. Also can be serve it with rice, spaghetti or any other pasta, in tacos or burritos, etc. Hope you enjoy it in any way you make it.
• I want to thank all of you for trying my recipe and for posting these good reviews and suggestions.

ZUCCHINI LASAGNA WITH MEAT

Steps:

• Salt zucchini slices on a plate and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes while you dice the rest of the ingredients.
• Heat a large skillet or wide pot over high heat. Add oil, onion, and garlic, and sauté until the onion gets a little brown and becomes translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef, potato, and bell pepper. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Pour in marinara sauce.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Layer marinara mixture, zucchini slices, and mozzarella cheese in that order in a casserole dish until you run out of ingredients, ending with mozzarella cheese. Cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking until lasagna is cooked through and bubbly, about 15 minutes more.

ZUCCHINI AND BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Fry bacon leaving just enough grease to saute zucchini & tomatoes.
• (I use a big roasting pan so I only use one pan).
• Cook zucchini and tomatoes to desired doneness.
• Crumble cooked bacon into large pieces & add to zucchini-tomato mixture.
• Top with cheese. Let stand to melt.
• Now it is up to you if you mix the cheese in or just leave topped.
• Great the next day too.

CAJUN BEEF AND ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown cubed beef and onion in olive oil in a deep skillet. Add olives, Cajun seasoning, and undrained tomatoes. Stir and simmer on low for 15 minutes. Cook pasta in boiling, salted water. Add the zucchini to the pasta for the last 5 minutes, to barely cook. Drain. Combine pasta/zucchini with the beef mixture in a baking dish. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle on cheddar cheese. Bake 30 minutes in a glass dish in the oven.

CAJUN BEEF ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Brown cubed beef and onion in Olive Oil in a deep skillet. Add Olives, Cajun Seasoninbg, and undrained tomatoes. Stir simmer on low for 15 minutes.
• 2. Cook pasta in boiling, salted water water . Add the Zucchinui to the pasta for the last 5 minutes , to barely cook. Drain.
• 3. Combine pasta/zucchini with the beef mixture. Add salt & pepper to taste. Sprinkle on Cheddar Cheese.
• 4. Bake 30 minutes ate 350 degrees.

CAJUN-STYLE ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE WITH MINCED MEAT AND BACON

Steps:

• Fry the slices of bacon until crisp and then put them aside (put them in a paper towel if you want to loose some of the fat). If you're using whole cloves, add them now and let them fry for a bit.
• Cut the onions and pepper (pieces should be approximately 1-2cm by a few mm) and start frying them over low to moderate heat in the pan used for frying the bacon. Add the ground cloves (if you're using whole cloves they should already be in the pan).
• Cut the zucchini (pieces should be no more than about 1cm in any dimension) and garlic (very fine, but don't use a garlic press) and add them to the onions and pepper (it could be a good idea to cut the zucchini earlier, sprinkle it with salt and let it sweat for about half an hour). Turn up the heat a bit and continue frying until the onion and pepper is soft (the zucchini should not become mushy).
• Add the minced meat, bacon, molasses and worcester sauce and continue frying over moderate heat. In the mean time, cut the tomato (small pieces) and bacon. Adjust seasoning if desired (you should be able to taste the worcester sauce, and the mixture should be only slightly sweet).
• Once the minced meat is a greyish brown, add the tomato and bread (in small pieces). Prepare a greased oven-proof dish, preheat the oven to 175C and let the mixture simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated (the mixture should still be moist).
• Pour/spoon all of the mixture into the oven-proof dish, cover it with cheese and bake it at 175C for about 20 minutes (or until the cheese is a golden brown).