Hungarian Cottage Cheese Bacon Pasta Food

TUROS CSUSZA (PASTA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain well.
• Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp; drain, crumble, and set aside.
• 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.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cottage cheese softens, 3 to 5 minutes.

HUNGARIAN CABBAGE WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• Saute bacon until crisp in large frying pan. Remove bacon; set aside. Stir sugar and salt into bacon drippings. Add cabbage, stirring until cabbage is coated with bacon drippings. Cover and cook 7 to 10 minutes. Add cooked noodles and bacon, stirring to blend. Adjust seasoning to taste. , Spoon into 2-quart baking casserole; cover tightly and bake at 325° for 45 minutes. Spread sour cream over top of casserole; sprinkle with paprika and return to oven for 5 minutes more.

HUNGARIAN NOODLES WITH BACON AND COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• In a skillet, fry the bacon over moderate heat till crisp, drain on paper towels, and keep the drippings hot.
• Bring a large kettle of salted water to a rolling boil, add the noodles, return to the boil, and cook till tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain the noodles well, then add the bacon drippings, cottage cheese, and pepper and toss over very low heat to warm the cheese. Add the bacon, toss again, and serve immediately.

TUROS CSUSZA -- PASTA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE (HUNGARY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil, then add pasta & cook until al dente, about 8-10 minutes. Drain well.
• In a skilled over medium-high heat, cook bacon until crisp, about 8-10 minutes, then drain, cool & crumble & set aside.
• In a 2-quart casserole place drained noodles, then stir sour cream into the noodles.
• Spoon cottage cheese evenly over the top of the noodle mixture & sprinkle crumbled bacon over the top of that. Season to taste with salt.
• Bake 3-5 minutes or until cottage cheese softens.