If you sometimes look at nests of noodles, but still do not know what to cook from them, this collection is especially for you. Check out 10 delicious recipes for minced meat nests in the oven – with different spices, toppings and other tricks!
1. Nests with minced meat and onions in the oven
A simple and proven recipe that will definitely work the first time.
You will need: 450 g nests, 750 g minced meat, 1 onion, 4 tbsp. mayonnaise and sour cream, 500 ml of water, 3 cloves of garlic, 150 g of cheese, spices, herbs.
Cooking:
1. Chop the onion into medium pieces, add to the minced meat and mix with spices.
2. Mix water, sour cream, mayonnaise and crushed garlic until smooth, and add spices there too.
3. Put the nests in a mold, roll up the meat balls and put them in them.
4. Pour the filling on top, cover with foil and bake for half an hour in the oven at 180 degrees.
5. Remove the foil, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle the finished nests with chopped herbs.
2. Nests with minced meat and egg
A beautiful and tasty dish for a family dinner.
You will need: 12 nests, 500 g minced meat, 100 g cheese, 1 egg, 1 onion, 3 tbsp. breadcrumbs, 5 tbsp. sour cream, 500 ml cream, 600 ml water, 2 tbsp. flour and tomato paste, butter, spices.
Cooking: Mix minced meat with egg, breadcrumbs, garlic, spices, a spoonful of sour cream and grated onion. Shape into 12 round patties and place on the nests in the tin. Mix water, cream, spices, flour, sour cream, tomato paste and garlic and beat the filling with a mixer.
Pour it over the nests and top each with a small slice of butter. Send to the oven under foil for 30 minutes at 200 degrees, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake until golden brown.
3. Nests with minced meat and carrots
A classic recipe that is impossible to resist.
You will need: 450 g nests, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 500 g minced meat, 300 g cheese, spices.
Cooking: Mix minced meat with spices and fry until half cooked. Chop and fry the onions and carrots separately. Mix the minced meat with the vegetables and stuff the nests with the mixture. Top with a share of water to the middle of the pasta and bake for half an hour at 200 degrees. Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for another 15 minutes.
4. Nests with minced meat and tomato sauce
Even minced fish is suitable for this recipe.
You will need: 500 g nests, 400 g minced meat, 2 onions, 1 carrot, 2 tbsp. tomato paste, 2 tbsp. sour cream, 200 g cheese, 1 tbsp. sugar, 1 egg, 6 tbsp. mayonnaise, spices.
Cooking: Boil the nests until half cooked and put in a mold. Chop the onion and add half to the minced meat, and mix the rest with grated carrots and fry. Add a raw egg to the minced meat, mix and arrange in nests with frying.
Mix tomato paste, sour cream, sugar, spices and 1.5 cups of water or broth. Boil the sauce for 5 minutes and fill the nests, sprinkle with grated cheese, and then send them to the oven for 30 minutes at 200 degrees.
5. Nests with minced meat and tomatoes
Filling gives a delicate creamy taste and aroma.
You will need: 450 g nests, 500 g minced meat, 150 ml cream, 1 tomato, 200 g cheese, 5 tsp. sour cream or mayonnaise, spices.
Cooking: Mix the minced meat with spices, form cutlets and put them into the nests immediately in the form. Make indentations on top and put finely chopped tomatoes in the same place. Mix cream with sour cream and a little water, pour over the nests and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake for 30-40 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees.
6. Nests with minced meat, basil and mozzarella
Especially for lovers of Italian cuisine!
You will need: 12 nests, 6 cherry tomatoes, 400 g minced meat, 1 bunch of basil, 200 g mozzarella, spices and herbs.
Cooking: Boil the nests until half cooked and put in a mold. Mix minced meat with spices and fry, and then add chopped basil and warm it up a little more. Spread it into nests and make small indentations.
Put cherry halves into the recesses, and sprinkle the nests on top with fragrant herbs. Add water to the middle of the pasta, cover with grated mozzarella and send for half an hour in the oven at 180 degrees.
7. Nests with minced meat and mushrooms in the oven
When serving, sprinkle them with fresh herbs or green onions.
You will need: 300 g nests, 400 g minced meat, 200 g mushrooms, 150 g cheese, 2 tbsp. sour cream, mayonnaise and soy sauce, 250 ml of water, spices.
Cooking: Lightly weld the nests and lay out in a mold. Add spices and chopped mushrooms to the minced meat, fry lightly and arrange in nests. Mix water, soy sauce, sour cream and mayonnaise and pour over the dish. Bake for 25 minutes at 180 degrees, sprinkle with grated cheese, and bake for another 10 minutes.
8. Nests with minced meat and vegetables in the oven
It turns out so beautiful that you can even serve guests at the festive table.
You will need: 8 nests, 300 g minced meat, 2 onions, 1 carrot, 1 pepper, half a zucchini, 100 g cheese, 1 egg, 2 tbsp. tomato paste and sour cream, spices, 1.5-2 cups of water, mayonnaise.
Cooking: Mix the minced meat with chopped onion, spices and egg, and put it in the nests. In a pan, fry the second onion with carrots until soft, add finely chopped pepper, and after a couple of minutes – zucchini. Add tomato paste with sour cream there, add water and bring the sauce to a boil.
Put the nests in a mold and generously pour the sauce with vegetables. Drop mayonnaise on each nest, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for 45 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees.
9. Nests with minced meat and spinach
Greens lovers can add another bunch of cilantro or dill.
You will need: 450 g of nests, 350 g of minced meat, 1 bunch of spinach, 2 cloves of garlic, 3 tbsp. sour cream, 20 g butter, 100 g cheese, spices and herbs.
Cooking: Finely chop the spinach and lightly fry it to reduce its volume a little. Add sour cream and crushed garlic to it, and simmer for a couple more minutes.
Separately, fry the minced meat with spices and then mix with spinach. Lightly weld the nests, put in a mold and fill with stuffing. Put slices of butter on top, pour some water and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake for 35 minutes at 180 degrees.
10. Nests with minced meat and cabbage
The most satisfying option that can feed even a large family.
You will need: 450 g nests, 300 g minced meat, 250 g cabbage, 3 tbsp. tomato paste, 3 tbsp. sour cream, spices, herbs, 150 g of cheese.
Cooking: Finely chop the cabbage and stew it so that it decreases in volume. Separately, fry the minced meat, and then mix it with cabbage. There, add a spoonful of sour cream and tomato paste, spices and chopped herbs.
Put the nests in a mold and fill with meat stuffing. In 1.5 cups of water, dilute the remaining sour cream and tomato paste, and fill the dish. Bake for 30 minutes at 200 degrees, and then sprinkle with grated cheese and put in the oven for another 7 minutes.