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Ground Beef Cauliflower Casserole

This cauliflower Casserole is a perfect comforting dish for winter!
Yields: 4 -6
PREP 5 minutes
COOK 50 minutes
TOTAL 55 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  

  • ½ head cauliflower
  • ½ lemon to prevent bad scent when boiling
  • water to boil cauliflower
  • 250 g ground beef
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 tablespoon pepper paste or tomato paste
  • ½ cup hot water
  • 2 green peppers chopped
  • 1 large tomato chopped
  • salt
  • ground black pepper I recommend you to use a generous amount of it for this dish
  • 1 cup kasar cheese grated (any cheese that melts works fine)

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Cut the cauliflower head into bite-sized florets. Wash them well. Put them in a large pot with half lemon and pour water onto them.
  • Boil until florets tender, but not mushy. Cooking for 15 minutes after boiling will be enough.
  • Take it from stove and drain. Don’t pour any cold water on them. Keep them as they are.
  • Meanwhile prepare the ground beef mixture in a separate pot.
  • Put ground beef in a pot, cover the pot and cook it over medium heat until it releases water and absorbs back. Stir it occasionally.
  • Then add olive oil, chopped onion and green pepper, stir. Don’t cover the pot at this step.
  • Toss chopped tomato after a few minutes.
  • Mix pepper paste and hot water in a bowl and pour it into the pot. Cover the pot and let it cook for about 10 minutes.
  • Then add salt and a generous amount of ground black pepper.
  • Cook it for about 10 or 15 minutes more.
  • Preheat oven at 200 C.
  • Transfer the boiled cauliflower florets into a baking dish (I used an oval casserole dish) when they are still hot. We don’t need to oil the dish.
  • Toss half of grated kasar cheese on them. This cheese gives a great flavor to cauliflower, so don’t skip this ingredient.
  • Then spread ladles of ground beef mixture to cover the clauflower florets. Press on it with the reverse side of a spoon to make it tight so that it will be easier to share it on plates when serving. Bake it for about 20 minutes.
  • Take it from oven and layer the rest of cheese on the top. Bake it until the cheese melts for about 5 minutes.
  • Serve it hot. You can slice it in squares and share it on plates.
  • A small bowl of yogurt will make a perfect pair with this wonderful cauliflower dish.

NUTRITION

Calories: 366kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 21gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 255mgPotassium: 672mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 771IUVitamin C: 97mgCalcium: 246mgIron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Course Dinner
Cuisine Turkish
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