Balkan Lamb and Rice Casserole (Djuvec) is a one dish meal that includes lamb, rice, and Ajvar  and topped with a tangy yogurt sauce.

Balkan Lamb and Rice Casserole (Djuvec)

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

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Balkan Lamb and Rice Casserole (Djuvec) is my recipe of the day with the blogging group alphabet Recipe Challenge. Every two weeks, group members share a succession of recipes having something to do with the current letter (which is “D”).

For my selection, I am sharing a Balkan rice casserole which is oven baked and served as a one dish meal.

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Djuvec is a rice casserole that contains meat, peppers, eggplant with sauce that bakes up into a tasty casserole or one dish meal. While it may look really spicy it is only mildly so.  The yogurt sauce helps to tame any potential heat as well as add a lightly tart tang from the yogurt.

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Balkan Lamb and Rice Casserole (Djuvec)

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Balkan Lamb and Rice Casserole (Djuvec)

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Balkan Lamb and Rice Casserole (Djuvec)

Sue Lau

Balkan Lamb and Rice Casserole (Djuvec) is a one dish meal that includes lamb, rice, and Ajvar  and topped with a tangy yogurt sauce.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Balkan, Eastern European

Servings 4

Calories 351 kcal

Equipment

• 1 (Oven safe) covered casserole or Dutch oven

Ingredients

  

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• 1-1/4 pounds boneless lamb cubes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 ounce pouch Lipton vegetable recipe dry soup mix
• 1-3/4 cups hot water
• 19.4 ounce jar Ajvar vegetable spread
• 1 cup long grain rice rinsed
• 1/2 cup plain thick yogurt
• 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Ina large oven proof casserole dish or Dutch oven (with a lid for the oven) season the lamb and brown with the onion and garlic in the oil .
• Stir in the paprika, soup mix, hot water, Ajvar, and rice.
• Bring to a boil then cover and place in the preheated oven.
• Bake for one hour, stirring every twenty minutes.
• After removing from the oven, tuck a clean dry dishtowel under the lid and let rest ten minutes to absorb excess steam.
• Fluff with fork and dish up.
• Thin yogurt with some water to a drizzling consistency and drizzle over the rice.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 351kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 14gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 1253mgPotassium: 680mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 677IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Lamb recipes, one dish meal, Recipes using ajvar, rice casseroles

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