German Meat Casserole Recipes

OKTOBERFEST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk soup, beer and sour cream until combined. Stir in potatoes, sauerkraut, cheese and chopped bratwurst. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake for 45 minutes., Uncover; bake 30 minutes. Top with pretzel pieces. Bake until bubbly and heated through, 12-15 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before serving., Freeze option: Freeze cooled potato mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth or water if necessary.

GERMAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large casserole dish with a lid, layer the ingredients in this order - 3 dabs of butter, potatoes, onions, sauerkraut, salt and pepper, sausage.
• You can half everything and make two "stacks" of layers as well, if you prefer. Make sure you end with sausage on top.
• Push ingredients down, if necessary, to compress and fit into your dish.
• Bake until the potatoes are tender - I usually go for an hour and fifteen minutes for perfect potato tenderness for my family.
• Remove from the oven and serve.
• This dish is wonderful with home-made bread.

GERMAN MEAT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 1 1/2 quart cassarole dish.
• Peel and slice potatoes and carrots, parboil.
• Dice onion.
• Brown beef and onion.
• Make alternating layers of beef and vegetables in the cassarole dish.
• Mix together ketchup and soup, pour over cassarole.
• Drain mushrooms and place over sauce.
• Melt butter and combine with breadcrumbs, sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.