Pasta casserole with cottage cheese in the oven

Pasta casserole with cottage cheese and apples is slightly different from the classic recipe. It has its own zest, which delights true gourmets. With the advent of cottage cheese in the kitchens of housewives, there are significantly more options to diversify the diet of household members. The basis for preparing dishes can be meat and fish, vegetables and fruits. In combination with pasta, you can prepare a nutritious breakfast, a hearty dinner and a delicate dessert. Haute cuisine chefs serve casseroles with various sauces, and homemade dishes are scented with the aroma of vanilla and cinnamon. Pasta and cottage cheese casserole in the oven may well become a family favorite dish.

About the dish

Cuisines of the world present different versions of casseroles. It doesn’t bother anyone that the first connoisseurs of the ruddy baked mass were poor people. Having mixed together simple products and poured eggs and milk, they enjoyed a delicacy that the rich learned about much later.

Today, French cuisine offers gratin, English - pudding, Finnish - kaalilattiko, Italian - lasagne, Russian - noodles. Among the Slavs, casserole necessarily includes fatty cottage cheese. If your acquaintance with such an interesting dish is at the initial stage, it is worth trying to prepare a sweet casserole of pasta and cottage cheese with apples according to a simple recipe.

Sweet cottage cheese casserole with pasta in the oven according to this recipe is a gentle method of processing food, thanks to which all the beneficial and nutritional properties of the ingredients are preserved. The golden brown crust on the surface is as appetizing as when fried, but does not cause harm to health. Baked apples are the best way to process fruit. They are useful for pregnant and lactating women, people who have been diagnosed with problems with the digestive system.

Pasta casserole with cottage cheese

A very simple, but tasty and healthy dish - pasta casserole with cottage cheese. The casserole is very easy and quick to prepare in the oven. While mixing the ingredients, turn on the oven. You can go about your business for 30 minutes while it bakes, and the delicious dish is ready. In general, everything turns out delicious with cottage cheese. I really like to cook a variety of dishes with cottage cheese - stuffed pancakes, sweet cheesecakes and cheesecakes with mushroom filling, casserole with raisins, cottage cheese pie, carrot cake, lazy dumplings and much more. So, let's prepare a pasta casserole with cottage cheese in the oven.

Compound:

pack of vermicelli (spaghetti) 450 g
450 g cottage cheese
3 eggs
2-3 tbsp sugar
200 g sour cream (preferably 10%)
lemon or orange zest (optional)
butter for greasing the pan

Step-by-step instruction

First you should boil the vermicelli. To do this, place it in a pan filled with salted boiling water and wait a few minutes. The finished pasta is placed in a colander, and after the excess liquid has drained from it, combined in one bowl with a couple of tablespoons of butter.

Then the cottage cheese, raw egg and chopped herbs, rubbed through a sieve, are sent into the same bowl. Lastly, the remaining butter mixed with ground paprika is added to the mass. All this is laid out in a pre-prepared form and put in the oven. An unsweetened casserole of pasta and cottage cheese is prepared for forty minutes. Before serving, sprinkle it with ketchup.

Casserole with vermicelli and cottage cheese

Break the eggs into the cottage cheese, mix with a fork and add sugar to taste. If you want a sweet casserole, then add 3-4 tablespoons; if you don’t want to add sugar, you can replace it with raisins, which will add enough sweetness.

Now add sour cream. You can add 20-25% fat sour cream, but the curd mass will turn out very dense and thick. In this case, it will be difficult to mix it with noodles.

Therefore, if the mass turns out exactly like this, add a little kefir or natural yogurt. The curd mass should mix easily with the vermicelli. But, of course, there is no need to make it liquid at all.

We cook noodles in advance, you can use any, in my case it’s spaghetti. Rinse under cold water and allow excess water to drain thoroughly.

Combine noodles and curd mass.

Grease the baking dish with melted or soft butter. Spread the mixed noodles with cottage cheese.

Since almost all the ingredients are already ready for use, we need to bake until golden brown. We do this at t=180 degrees.

It is best to serve sweet pasta casserole with cottage cheese with sour cream. If you prepared the casserole without sugar, it will be very tasty with exotic jam (it can be prepared at any time of the year) or with caramel sauce. You can sprinkle with powdered sugar and decorate with fresh fruits or berries.

ENJOY YOUR MEAL!

Classic recipe

To prepare pasta with cottage cheese, like in childhood, you will need:

a glass of vermicelli, preferably small;
2 packs of cottage cheese, about 500 g in total;
a glass of sugar, less depending on your preferred sweetness;
3 eggs;
vanilla sugar;
candied fruits and raisins to taste.

Preparation:

Boil the vermicelli in slightly salted water, but not until fully cooked, drain the water.
Grind the cottage cheese with eggs and sugar, leaving 1 yolk for greasing.
Add candied fruits, raisins, vermicelli, mix thoroughly.
Grease the mold, lay out the resulting mixture, it should not be very thick.
Bake at 180 degrees in the oven for half an hour. A few minutes before it’s ready, brush the casserole with egg yolk.
A golden crust forms on top. Readiness should be checked with a toothpick.

Curd casserole with vermicelli

Monday, April 23, 2021

For connoisseurs of cottage cheese casseroles, my recipe today. Let's prepare a delicious, tender and aromatic casserole of cottage cheese with noodles - one of the favorite dishes of many children. Of course, this casserole can be baked in a slow cooker, but it turns out even better in the oven!

I should note that the site already has 10 recipes for a variety of cottage cheese casseroles (choose here). However, cottage cheese is not only a very tasty and healthy independent dish, but also the basis for all kinds of culinary experiments. Therefore, there will be many more new casseroles with cottage cheese in the leading role.

Let's return to the recipe: cottage cheese for this casserole is suitable for any fat content, and the amount of sugar can be safely adjusted to your taste. If desired, replace water with milk. In addition to vermicelli, you can use other pasta, but do not forget to boil them first until half cooked (I would say almost ready).

Classic version

This recipe is good because it involves the use of simple budget products, the main part of which is always available in any refrigerator. To make tasty and healthy cottage cheese, try to check in advance whether you have everything you need in the kitchen. This time you will need:

Half a kilo of cottage cheese.
200 grams of pasta.
A pair of chicken eggs.
0.75 cups granulated sugar.
A tablespoon of butter.

From the specified amount of products four servings of a sweet treat are obtained. So if you are cooking for a large family, simply double all the ingredients.

Cooking step by step:

To prepare this cottage cheese casserole, we will need the following ingredients: cottage cheese of any fat content (I took 5%), vermicelli, water, granulated sugar, chicken eggs, vanilla and a little butter (I forgot to put it on the table) to grease the pan.

We immediately turn on the oven to warm up, since the preparation will only take about 15 minutes. We will not cook vermicelli (200 grams), since it is very thin and cooks quickly. Place it in a suitable container and simply fill it with boiling water (300 milliliters). If you want, you can replace the water with milk. Stir and leave on the counter while we prepare the rest of the ingredients.

Break 3 chicken eggs into another bowl, add 100 grams of granulated sugar and a pinch of vanillin for flavor (optional).

Beat everything with a mixer or hand whisk until the sugar dissolves. Next add 400 grams of cottage cheese of any fat content.

Mix everything vigorously or beat with a mixer to obtain a homogeneous mixture. There is no need to beat for a long time - it is only important to break up large pieces of cottage cheese.

While we were working on the curd-egg mixture, the vermicelli softened, but at the same time remained half-cooked. It should have absorbed all the water, but if there is any left, place the noodles in a sieve.

Add vermicelli to the curd and egg base.

Mix everything with a spoon or spatula - the base for the cottage cheese casserole is prepared.

Take a baking dish (I have a square silicone 20x20 cm). Grease it with a teaspoon of soft butter - it will give the casserole not only an appetizing crust, but also an aroma.

We put the base for the future cottage cheese casserole with noodles into the mold.

Cook the casserole in a preheated oven on a medium level (I have a gas stove, bottom heat, no convection) at 180 degrees for about 30 (+-) minutes. My casserole doesn’t brown very well, so I turn on the grill for an additional 5 minutes.

Take the finished cottage cheese casserole with noodles out of the mold, cut into portions and serve.

It is good both warm and cold - whichever you prefer. Sour cream, natural or fruit yogurt, honey, jam, jam, syrup - flavor the casserole with whatever your heart desires. With tea or milk - you can't imagine anything better. Yulenka, thank you very much for this delicious order. Cook for your health and bon appetit, friends!

Process description

In order for you to get a truly tasty and appetizing casserole, pasta with cottage cheese (the recipe with photos can be seen in today’s publication) is pre-processed. The first ones are boiled in boiling water, the second ones are thoroughly kneaded with a fork.

After this, put it in a mold, the walls and bottom of which are greased with butter. Spread pureed cottage cheese on top in an even layer. All this is poured with an egg, previously beaten with granulated sugar until white foam is obtained. Prepare a casserole of cottage cheese and preheat it to two hundred degrees, about twenty minutes. Before serving, it is cut into portions, placed on plates and topped with jam or sour cream.

Sweet with cherry

Pasta made from durum flour quickly provides energy and is also rich in B vitamins. They take an active part in energy metabolism and normalize the functioning of the digestive and nervous systems. Thanks to this, dishes made from such pasta will not harm your figure, and will even help you lose excess weight.

To prepare you will need:

500 g granular cottage cheese;
150 g durum noodles (spaghetti can be broken);
6 tbsp. fat sour cream;
2 eggs;
4 tbsp. wholemeal flour;
0.5 tsp salt;
0.5 tsp soda;
6 tbsp. Sahara;
100 g frozen cherries;
vanilla to taste.

For you, in the article “10 cottage cheese casseroles,” I described step-by-step recipes for preparing this delicious pastry. There are some with pasta, bananas, apple and even pumpkin.

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Delicious “Like in kindergarten”

Cottage cheese is rich in minerals that contribute to the formation and strengthening of bone tissue, which is very important for a growing body. And durum pasta is a rich source of energy, which makes the casserole very nutritious and satisfying. Therefore, this delicacy for children is not only tasty, but also healthy.

In this recipe you can use any pasta - horns, vermicelli or finely chopped spaghetti.

To prepare a casserole according to kindergarten standards you need:

500 g cottage cheese;
50 ml milk (if the cottage cheese is dry);
3 eggs;
4 tbsp. Sahara;
1 tbsp. any oil (vegetable or butter);
250 g vermicelli.

Boil the vermicelli and drain in a colander. Season with any oil to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Separate the whites from the yolks, add a pinch of salt and beat with a mixer until “stable peaks” appear. Mix cottage cheese with sugar, milk and yolks. Add vermicelli there and mix thoroughly. Add whipped whites to the container with the curd mass. Mix carefully and slowly with a spatula.

By the way, you can add your children’s favorite fruits or dried fruits to this casserole, for example, pear, apple, dried apricots or raisins. This will make the dish even more delicious for a child! I described the recipes for such casseroles with cottage cheese in detail in another article.

Diet pasta

The recipe is suitable even for adherents of the Dukan diet. Thanks to cottage cheese and durum pasta, the dish turns out to be very satisfying, energizing, and at the same time does not harm the figure. The healthy protein contained in cottage cheese satisfies the feeling of hunger for a long time, as it is absorbed in the body for a long time, and does not contain many calories. A sugar substitute will add sweetness to the dish, which will not be deposited on the sides later.

40 g protein-free pasta;
1 egg;
125 g soft cottage cheese;
sugar substitute to taste;
vanillin.

Mix cottage cheese with egg, sugar substitute and vanilla in a deep container. We pre-boil the noodles and also add them to the resulting mass. If you don't have protein-free pasta, you can use regular durum wheat pasta.

For those who are watching their weight, I have more recipes in the article “low-calorie diet casseroles.” I often cook these myself.

Juicy with cheese

An easy-to-prepare casserole for those who like to have a healthy and satisfying breakfast. And the dish looks very beautiful - tender on the inside, and on the outside with a golden crispy cheese crust. Mmmmm...too delicious It is better to take pasta in the form of shells so that the casserole is denser and more stable.

To prepare we will need:

3 eggs;
450 g cottage cheese;
200 g shells;
100 g grated cheese;
a couple of olives.

The shells must be boiled until half cooked - they should be a little hard. Drain the water and add soft cottage cheese to the pasta. Mix thoroughly and let the mixture cool. When the mixture becomes warm, add eggs, 1/2 part of cheese and mix again. To make it less thick or when the cottage cheese is dry, you can add a little milk. The finished mass should fall off the spoon easily, but not drip off it.

Grease a baking dish (you can use a frying pan) with oil and place the mixture into it. Sprinkle the remaining grated cheese on top and place the olives on top. You can also sprinkle with spices to taste.

Bake at 200 degrees until golden brown. Let the casserole cool for 10 minutes, this will make it easier to cut. The finished dish can be served with fresh vegetables, tomato or sour cream sauce.

Have you tried adding pumpkin to a casserole? I often make these baked goods in the fall. For step-by-step recipes, see the article “7 recipes for pumpkin casseroles with cottage cheese.”

Product composition

For the test

wheat flour – 250 grams,
hot water – 125 milliliters,
salt – 1 teaspoon,
vegetable oil – 20 milliliters.

For filling

onion – 1 piece,
sausage – 200 grams,
hard cheese – 200-300 grams,
tomato – 1 piece,
oregano - to taste.

For the sauce

tomatoes in their own juice – 1/2 jar (you can use ketchup),
garlic, salt, sugar, ground black pepper - to taste,
dried basil - 1/2 teaspoon.

Vegetable oil for frying.

Sweet with apple and raisins

An original dish that the whole family will enjoy. A good option for the summer, rich in vitamin C and fiber due to the presence of fruit. If you want a more dietary version of the dish, remove the sugar. There are already healthy dried fruits here that will add the necessary sweetness to the dish.

500 g soft cottage cheese;
2 tbsp sugar;
2 eggs;
200 g vermicelli;
50 g dry raisins;
1 sweet apple;
60 g soft butter;
2 tbsp sour cream.

Soak the raisins in boiling water in advance and boil the vermicelli. Mix cottage cheese with eggs and sugar. Cut the apple into cubes. Mix all ingredients, stir, add soft butter.