Jul 26

Jul 26 Reuben Casserole

Reuben Casserole – Primal, Paleo, Clean Eating and Kid friendly

Simple meals don't have to be boring.

I have been on a mission this year to make simple but tasty meals. The aim was to create recipes that can be prepared and cooked quickly on a busy weeknight.

We all struggle to make healthy and tasty meals while keeping on top of everything else in life.

This recipe is healthy, delicious and easy to make recipes that you can cook on a single tray in the oven. The preparation takes no more than 20 minutes, that is all of the slicing, dicing and mixing.

Each meal is portioned to feed four adults.

Another take on a classic

The Reuben is something of a classic sandwich, the combination of corned beef, swiss cheese, sauerkraut, with Russian dressing on rye bread. This combination isn't the only one that goes by the name 'Reuben'. there are a range of variations, corned beef is switched out for smoked meat, pastrami, fish or courgettes, sauerkraut gets switched out for coleslaw, and Russian dressing gets switched for thousand island dressing or mayo. The possible combinations are endless.

Bake it

As is often the case, I can't leave a recipe alone; I have to play around with a recipe. I wanted to create a meal that brought together the classic flavours of the Reuben without the carbs of the sandwich. With the weather getting colder, I also want something warm for dinner. Another Reuben alternative I came up with paired pastrami and pork tenderloin so I knew ham and pastrami would work together. Swapping the pork tenderloin for some tasty ham was an easy step that would allow me to make a layered casserole dish out of my Rueben.

Reuben Casserole

You are getting a bubbly cheese layer with sauerkraut, thousand island dressing, ham and pastrami.

Reuben Casserole recipe

Ingredients

1 cup thousand island dressing

450g pastrami, thinly sliced

450g ham, thinly sliced

3 cups sauerkraut, drained

2 cups cheese, grated

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C/ 350 degrees F.

Take a baking dish and lightly oil it.

Cover the bottom of the baking dish with ham slices, spread a layer of sauerkraut over the ham, then add a layer of pastrami, thousand island dressing, then some grated cheese.

Repeat until you have used all of the ingredients.

Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes, remove the foil and bake for another 30 minutes.

Serve the casserole while it is hot.