Baked Keto Ground Meat, Spinach, and Cheese Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 kg Ground meat
• 1 can Chopped tomatoes
• 3 tbsp Ajvar
• 3 tbsp Cream cheese
• 1 jar Green olives stuffed with paprika paste (Chopped; jar size not stated.)
• 50 g Jalapeños (Diced and chopped.)
• 2 Spring onions (Diced.)
• 1 package Spinach (Package size not stated.)
• 1 handful Cherry tomatoes (Chopped.)
• 200 g Cheese (Chopped; author used Spanish goat cheese.)
• 50 ml Water
• Garlic powder (Amount not specified.)
• Cumin (Amount not specified.)
• Smoked paprika (Amount not specified.)
• Cayenne pepper (Amount not specified.)
• Salt (Amount not specified; source typo: “salte.”)
• Black pepper (Amount not specified.)
• Sour cream (For serving; add a dollop per portion.)

Steps

1. 1

   Brown the ground meat in a pan for about 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Add the diced spring onions, chopped cherry tomatoes, garlic powder, cumin, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Stir and cook for 5 more minutes.

3. 3

   Add the canned chopped tomatoes, water, ajvar, chopped jalapeños, chopped stuffed olives, and spinach. Mix well and cook for about 3 minutes, until some of the water has reduced.

4. 4

   Add the cream cheese and chopped cheese. Cook and stir for about 3 minutes, until the cheeses have fully melted and are distributed throughout the pan.

5. 5

   Let the mixture simmer for about 5 more minutes.

6. 6

   Remove the pan from the stove and transfer the mixture to an oven-safe baking dish if needed. Bake at 200°C for 30 minutes.

7. 7

   Remove from the oven and let sit for at least 10 minutes.

8. 8

   Serve with a dollop of sour cream.

Notes

The author gives no quantities for the seasonings, sour cream, jar of olives, spinach package, or handful of cherry tomatoes; sizes for the jar and package are also unspecified. Ground meat type is not stated, and the author's Spanish goat cheese is an example of the cheese used.

Nutrition per serving

• main dish
• keto
• low-carb
• baked
• one-pan
• cheesy
• gluten-free