Cheeseburger casserole

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 10 slices of toast
• 3 large tomatoes
• 2 m.-sized onion(s)
• 500 g minced meat, mixed
• 100 g sour cream
• 100 ml cream
• 50 g tomato paste
• 100 g Gouda, grated
• 100 g gherkins
• 6 slices of processed cheese
• salt and pepper
• Paprika powder

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

The casserole alternative

Finely chop the onions – one into small cubes and one into rings. Slice the tomatoes and gherkins. Brown the minced meat in a pan with the diced onions and season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Then transfer to a colander and let drain. Line the bottom of the casserole dish with 4 slices of toast (depending on the size of the dish), covering the entire bottom of the dish. Spread approximately 70g of sour cream on the bread. Spread a layer of tomato slices on the toast with the sour cream, then the drained minced meat on top. Then another layer of tomato slices. Place the onion rings and prepared gherkins on top of the tomato slices. Top everything with the cream cheese. Now, in a bowl, mix the tomato paste, cream, and remaining sour cream. Spread this sauce over the cream cheese. Next, add a final layer of toast. Spread the bread so that the entire casserole is covered. Now sprinkle the Gouda over it and bake at 180 °C (top/bottom heat) for about 25 – 30 minutes.