Turos Csusza (Pasta with Cottage Cheese)

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Description

This recipe is great for nights when you get home and need something to wind down. ‘Turos Csusza’ is a Hungarian dish I learned from my Dad last year when I turned twelve. It consists of bacon, egg noodles, sour cream, and cottage cheese. ‘Elvezet!’

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
  • 3 ½ slices smoked bacon
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 1 (12 ounce) container cottage cheese
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente
  3. 8 to 10 minutes; drain well.
  4. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp; drain
  5. crumble
  6. and set aside.
  7. Place the drained noodles in a large baking dish. Stir the sour cream into the noodles. Spoon the cottage cheese evenly over the top of the noodle mixture. Sprinkle the crumbled bacon over the top; season with salt.
  8. Bake in preheated oven until the cottage cheese softens
  9. 3 to 5 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 8

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