Dumplings in the oven: from classic to new flavors

Dinner in the middle of the week should be easy to prepare, because hardly anyone wants to spend the whole evening at the stove at the end of the working day. The first thing that comes to mind is to get another package of dumplings from the refrigerator. But, one day it is discovered that in the traditional serving, semi-finished foods are already fed up. Well, there is a way out of this situation. You can give the ordinary dish new flavors, namely bake dumplings in the oven!

The cooking technology is so simple that it takes a minimum of time, and the dish will turn out tasty and original. They can please not only loved ones, but also surprise sudden guests.

Preparation for cooking

For baking dumplings in the oven, you can add any ingredients. Pour them with broth, sour cream, sauce. And to create a delicious crust, cover with cheese.

REMEMBER! The composition of additional products can be changed depending on taste preferences. Enrich the dish with the vegetables that you like the most!

For baking in the oven, two methods are possible: laying raw foods in raw form or pre-boiling until half cooked. The latter option speeds up cooking, and the first, on the contrary, requires careful baking.

On average, half a kilogram of semi-finished products is baked for 30 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees. If dumplings are placed raw, the volume of sauce must be increased so that all parts can be completely saturated with it.

The taste of the finished dish is determined by the fill. For example, milk or sour cream will add a creamy tint, tomato paste - a sour taste, vegetable or meat broth - saturation.

Calorie content

Given that the composition of the test, in fact, does not change and is fresh, the calorie content of raw dumplings depends solely on the filling. Semi-finished products with pork are more popular. It is necessary to take into account the fact that this type of meat has a high calorie content. Less fat will be minced beef. Meat is considered chicken, turkey and rabbit meat. Dumplings from mushrooms, fish or vegetables will be low-calorie.

TIP! If you want a “fatter” dish, for the filling, take minced pork with the addition of bacon.

Calorie content also depends on the sauce that is used. The most common dressings are sour cream and mayonnaise. It is believed that the latter has a high calorie content. However, the fat content of both products may be different, depending on the selected product. Below is a table with the energy value of the main ingredients.

Product	Proteins, g	Fats, g	Carbohydrates, g	Kcal (per 100 g)
Fresh dough	9	3	40,6	225
Ground beef	17,2	20	0,0	254
Minced pork	17	21	0,0	263
Minced chicken	17,4	8,1	0,0	143
Minced rabbit	19,5	7,4	0,7	147
Sunflower oil	0,0	99,9	0,0	900
Mayonnaise "Provence"	3,1	67,0	2,6	624
Sour cream 20% (medium fat)	2,8	20,0	3,2	206

As you can see, in order to know the calorie content of ready-made dumplings with accuracy, it is necessary to calculate the nutritional value of all the involved ingredients and flavors.

Naturally, the cooking method plays an important role. Dumplings can be cooked, baked, fried. Baked, like boiled, have a relatively low calorie content. A dish in this form is also more sparing for the body. Fried in oil, in addition to a high degree of nutrition, will be difficult for digestion.

In order not to overestimate calorie content, it is advisable not to use dumplings with bakery products, fatty foods and carbonated drinks.

Purchased dumplings in the oven with cheese and mayonnaise

Despite the fact that in any case, the dish turns out quite nutritious, sometimes you can afford a tasty treat with cheese and mayonnaise. The easiest way is to take purchased semi-finished products as the basis: this will take a minimum of time to cook and you can feed the whole family in a short time.

Ingredients:

• dumplings - 500 g;
• cheese - 100-150 g;
• one large onion;
• mayonnaise - 400 g;
• salt pepper.

Cooking:

1. Peel and chop onions in small pieces, fry until golden.
2. Combine mayonnaise and spices in a shallow cup. Pour onion with the resulting sauce.
3. Put the dumplings in a mold, fill with dressing and sprinkle with grated cheese.
4. Place everything in the oven for half an hour at a temperature of 190 degrees.

All! Appetizing dumplings in cheese-mayonnaise filling are ready!

Dumplings baked in a pot with broth

This option is most preferred by children and men. In addition to semi-finished products, it can be supplemented with vegetables or mushrooms. Here is my favorite recipe.

Ingredients:

• dumplings (small in size) - 45 pieces;
• champignons - 200 g;
• one onion;
• carrots - 1 pc.

Cooking:

1. Fry the dumplings until crusty. Do the same with mushrooms.
2. In 700 ml of boiling water, throw chopped carrots, onions, parsley, bay leaves and pepper. Salt and boil for about 20 minutes, then strain.
3. Put the frying in several pots and pour the broth. Bake for half an hour at 200 degrees.

You can experiment not only with additional ingredients, but also with the filling. For example, bake dumplings with potatoes or cabbage. And children will certainly like dumplings with berries or cottage cheese.

Video recipe

How to cook dumplings in sour cream

Those who do not eat shop mayonnaise can use sour cream filling as a sauce. With this dressing, the taste will be more delicate and refined. It can be supplemented with fresh herbs or fragrant spices.

Ingredients:

• dumplings (small) - 45 pieces;
• a pair of onions;
• sour cream - 50 g;
• cooking oil for frying;
• salt to taste;
• spice.

Cooking:

1. Cut and fry the onions.
2. Pour salt, pepper, sauteed onion and chopped parsley into sour cream.
3. Grease the heat-resistant form with oil and lay in rows of dumplings, pour onion and sour cream sauce on top. If desired, you can grate cheese.
4. Bake in the oven until golden brown at 180 degrees 15 minutes.

Delicious dumpling casserole

An original and tasty will be a semi-finished casserole using different ingredients: mushrooms, various vegetables. Many will like dumplings in an omelet. They are preparing quickly and will certainly please the household.

Ingredients:

• milk - 0.5 l;
• eggs - 4 pcs.;
• cheese - 200 g;
• dumplings (small) - 45 pcs.

Cooking:

1. Beat eggs with milk, add a little salt, herbs, any spices.
2. Grind the cheese and divide into two parts. Add one to the omelet.
3. Pour the resulting mixture of dumplings and add the remaining grated cheese.
4. Bake until browned cheese crust at 180 degrees 15 minutes.

If you use soft grades of cheese that do not rub well, you can pre-hold the product in the freezer for 5-10 minutes.

Homemade Lazy Dumplings

It happens that you want dumplings cooked at home for dinner, but there is not enough time for this. In this case, the lazy option is suitable. They cook quickly and turn out very tasty. Get about 4 servings.

Ingredients for the dough:

• 1.5 cups flour;
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• 0.3 cups of water;
• salt.

Ingredients for the filling:

• minced meat (preferably mixed);
• 1 onion;
• 2 carrots;
• 1 tbsp. a spoon of tomato paste;
• 4 tbsp. tablespoons of water;
• Bay leaf;
• salt pepper.

Cooking:

1. Sift the flour. Then introduce the egg, vegetable oil, salt everything, carefully pour water. Then sprinkle flour on the surface of the countertop and knead the dough.
2. Cover the dough with cling film and leave to rest for 30 minutes. This will increase the elasticity of the product.
3. The second stage of work is the preparation of the filling. Onions are finely cut or passed through a meat grinder, salted, pepper and added to the minced meat. Water flows in and everything is thoroughly mixed until smooth.
4. The finished dough needs to be kneading again and halved, thinly rolled out each of the two parts. Lay out the filling, spreading over the surface. Wrap everything in a roll and cut into pieces of 3-4 cm.
5. Fry onion and grated carrots with the addition of tomato paste, about 10 minutes.
6. Place dumplings in the form, then onions with carrots, pour a little water. Salt, pepper, season with bay leaf.
7. Cover with foil and bake at 190 degrees 40 minutes.

Video cooking

Fried dumplings in the oven with cheese

This option is semi-finished, probably the most delicious. Fried, they have a rich aroma and a delicious crust. Recipes can be very diverse. I propose to make them in combination with omelet and cheese.

IMPORTANT! To make the dumplings juicy and retain their shape, you do not need to defrost them in advance. You can get it out of the freezer and cook right away.

1. We start by frying the semi-finished products. Lubricate the mold with butter and send to the oven for 20 minutes.
2. In the middle of this time, be sure to turn them over and add some water.
3. After roasting, top with any sauce and add grated cheese. The dish is tasty and aromatic.

Useful Tips

To make baked dumplings delicious, use some tips.

• If you decide to cook dumplings yourself, it is better to make minced meat with poultry meat. So it will be more tender and juicy.
• Grind onion for minced meat is a knife or vegetable cutter, as a meat grinder removes a lot of moisture.
• To improve the taste, chopped garlic can be added to the minced meat.
• When baking a dish, it is advisable to cover it with food foil or a lid.

Remember these recommendations, they will serve at the right time. Choose for yourself any recipe you like and delight loved ones and guests with delicious and satisfying treats. Having spent some time and energy at the stove, you will feed your family an excellent dinner!

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