Russian Veggie Casserole Recipes

EASY RUSSIAN MUSHROOM BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat. Increase heat to high and add mushrooms. Cook and stir until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Do not cook so long so that they begin to release a lot of liquid. Add sour cream, mix well, and transfer mixture to a casserole dish.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a second skillet over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent, 4 to 6 minutes. Distribute onions over mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with Gouda cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese has melted and is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

KASHA VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine 1 1/3 cups broth or water and kasha. Bring to boiling; reduced heat. Cover and simmer till all of the liquid is absorbed, allowing 25 minutes for kasha (15 minutes if you use buckwheat groats.).
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet melt margarine or butter. Add broccoli, onion, squash or zucchini, and carrots. Cook, covered, over medium heat for 5-7 minutes, or till vegetables are crisp-tender. Add kasha, basil, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat.
• In a small mixing bowl stir together ricotta cheese and egg. Spoon half of the kasha mixture into a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart casserole. Spread ricotta cheese mixture evenly over layer in casserole. Spoon remaining kasha mixture over ricotta layer. Cover and bake in preheated 350F oven for 25-30 minutes, or till cheese is melted.

WHITE RUSSIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil or microwave the potatoes till nearly done. When cool enough, remove the skins. Fry the sliced onions in a little oil till soft. Add the chopped cabbage, the chopped cauliflower, and 6 cloves of the crushed garlic, and fry till the cabbage and cauliflower are just tender.
• Melt the cream cheese, and add to it the soy milk, yogurt and dill.
• Mix together, and add to the vegetable mixture. Drain and rinse the white beans, and add to the vegetable mixture. mix thoroughly, and add salt & pepper to taste. Slice the potatoes into rounds, and put half the slices on the bottom of an oiled baking dish.
• Fill with the mixture. Fry or microwave the fakin' bakin. Cover with the remaining potatoes. Mix the remaining 2 cloves of crushed garlic with a little bit of oil and spread over the potatoes.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake at 325F for about 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the sesame seeds, bake a few minutes more. Serve immediately.
• Variations: Use basil or cilantro instead of dill.

UNCLE BILL'S LAPSHEVNIK - RUSSIAN NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, add noodles and 3 cups of water.
• Bring to a boil and cook for about 3 minutes.
• Drain well and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Prepare a 8" x 8" oven-proof casserole dish by rubbing inside with a vegetable oil or margarine.
• In a mixing bowl, mix together eggs, whipping cream, baking powder, salt and sugar.
• Add noodles and stir to mix well.
• Pour noodle mixture into prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• Serve with melted margarine or butter.
• You can eat the Lapshevnik cold as it is good as a quick snack.

RUSSIAN CABBAGE PIE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add cabbage and cook until softened but not browned, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix cooled cabbage with hard-boiled eggs and dill. Season with salt.
• Line a pie plate with 1 sheet of puff pastry. Add cabbage filling, leaving some space around the edge. Cover with the second sheet of puff pastry and pinch edges together. Glaze the top with beaten egg.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

RUSSIAN EGGPLANT

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the lemon juice and water. Place the eggplant slices into the lemon water to soak while you bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Drain and rinse the eggplant slices, then place them into the boiling water. Cook for 8 minutes, or until barely tender. Drain.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2 quart casserole dish. Layer the eggplant slices, tomatoes and onion in the dish, sprinkling each layer with a little flour as you go. In a medium bowl, stir together the sour cream, garlic, salt and pepper. Spread this over the top of the casserole. Sprinkle generously with paprika.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is nicely browned and there is a bubbly sauce.

RUSSIAN VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Make a pastry by sifting together the dry ingredients, cutting in the butter and working it together with the cream cheese.
• Roll out 2/3 of the pastry and line a 9-inch pie dish.
• Roll out the remaing pastry and make a circle large enough to cover the dish.
• Put it away to chill.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• Shred a small head of cabbage coarsely.
• Wash the mushrooms and slice them.
• Peel and chop the onion.
• In a large skillet, melt 2 tbs butter.
• Add onion and cabbage. Sauté for several minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add at least 1/8 tsp each of marjoram, tarragon and basil (all crushed) and some salt and pepper.
• Stirring often allow the mixture to cook until the cabbage is wilted and the onions soft. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add another tbs of butter to the pan, and sauté the mushrooms lightly for about 5 or 6 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Spread the cream cheese in the bottom of the pie shell.
• Slice the eggs and arrange the slices in a layer over the cheese.
• Sprinkle them with a little chopped dill, then cover them with the cabbage.
• Make a final layer of the sautéed mushrooms and cover with the circle of pastry.
• Press the pastry together tightly at the edges and flute them.
• With a sharp knife, cut a few short slashes through the top crust.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 mintues, then turn the temperature down to 350 degrees and continue baking for another 20-25 minutes or until the crust is light brown.

RUSSIAN STYLE MACARONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Cook macaroni according to package directions until barely tender.
• Rinse under cold water; drain and transfer to large bowl.
• Mel butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onions and cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
• Stir in garlic, mushrooms, cabbage, salt and caraway seeds.
• Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook until cabbage is tender about 7-10 minutes.
• Combine vegetable mixture and spinach with cooked pasta in bowl.
• Stir in cottage cheese, dill, pepper and 1 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Spread evenly in prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1/3-cup Cheddar cheese.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, until heated through.