Name: Hearty Noodle Casserole with Gyros and Metaxa Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 Portionen
Ingredients: 250 g Noodles; 500 g Gyros meat; 1 piece Bell pepper(s), red; 2 piece Onion(s); 150 g Fresh mushrooms; 50 g Tomato paste; 200 g Sour cream; 400 g Cream; 4 cl Metaxa; 125 g Cheese, grated; to taste Salt; to taste Pepper; to taste Paprika powder

Cook Time

1 h 20 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Prep Time

30 Min

This Thermomix® recipe for Hearty Noodle Casserole with Gyros and Metaxa Sauce is ready in 1 h 20 min and yields 4 servings. Step-by-step guide with precise Thermomix® settings on MixBuch.

Description

This hearty noodle casserole with gyros and a creamy Metaxa sauce is an absolute highlight for any occasion! I especially like to make it when things need to be quick, but something special should still be on the table. The gyros meat harmonizes perfectly with the spicy sauce and the creamy sour cream. A casserole that is guaranteed to please everyone and is also great to prepare in advance. Perfect for a cozy dinner with friends or family. If you like, you can sprinkle some fresh oregano on top.

Ingredients (13 ingredients)

Preparation (8 steps)

Cook noodles

Cook 250 g noodles in sufficient salted water according to the package instructions, drain and place in a casserole dish.

Fry gyros

Fry 500 g gyros meat in a pan with some oil until cooked. Then add to the noodles in the casserole dish.

Chop vegetables

Thermomix® Setting

3 sec/Speed 5

Cut 1 red bell pepper and 2 onions into coarse pieces. Place the bell pepper and onions in the mixing bowl and chop for 3 sec./level 5.

Prepare mushrooms

Clean 150 g fresh mushrooms and quarter them. Add to the chopped vegetables in the casserole dish.

Sauté vegetables

Thermomix® Setting

5 min/248°F/Speed 1 120

Put some oil in the mixing bowl, add the vegetables, season with salt and pepper and sauté for 5 min./120°C/level 1.

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Add vegetables to the casserole dish

Add the sautéed vegetables to the gyros and noodles in the casserole dish and mix everything well.

Prepare sauce

Thermomix® Setting

5 min/194°F/Speed 2 90

Put 50 g tomato paste, 200 g sour cream, 400 g cream and 4 cl Metaxa in the mixing bowl. Season to taste with salt, pepper and paprika powder and stir for 5 min./90°C/level 2.

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Complete casserole

Pour the sauce over the ingredients in the casserole dish, sprinkle 125 g grated cheese over it and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C circulating air for 20 - 30 minutes until the cheese is golden brown.