Spaetzle Noodle And Cheese Bake Food

GERMAN CHEESE-NOODLE CASSEROLE (KäSESPäTZLE)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Start by making the caramelized onions about 1 hour before the casserole needs to go into the oven.
• Heat the butter and oil in a nonstick pan on medium. Turn heat to low and add onions. Stir every few minutes for about an hour, or until onions are lightly browned and sweet enough for your taste. Here is more information on caramelizing onions .
• Turn off the heat and set the onions aside.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Here is a step-by-step guide to making spätzle with a spätlebrett (wooden board used to make drop noodles). You may use a colander to form the noodles or a grater-like device with a hopper on it called a spätzle maker.
• Place a large pot of water on to boil. You can add salt if you wish.
• To make the dough, whisk together the flour and salt in a medium bowl. In a small bowl or measuring cup, beat the eggs with the water and add to the flour-salt mixture.
• Beat for several minutes or until dough is smooth. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes, then beat it again. Add water or flour to adjust consistency to a thick batter (a little thinner than brownie batter).
• Place half of the dough in the hopper of the spätzle maker which is placed over the simmering water. Push and pull the hopper back and forth, creating a dough wave inside the hopper. Little bits of dough will be pushed out the other side and drop into the water. They will be fatter and more teardrop-shaped than the spätzle you make with a board.
• The noodles drop to the bottom of the pot, then rise to the surface. Let them sit there for another 2 or 3 minutes, then scoop them out with a slotted spoon or small sieve. Rinse briefly in hot water, then drain well and set aside.
• Using the second half of the dough, make another batch of noodles. If the noodles stick to the bottom of the pan, give a quick stir to loosen. They should then rise to the top.
• Butter and line a 1 1/2- to 2-quart casserole dish with breadcrumbs .
• When noodles are done, add them to the (cooled) pan with the caramelized onions. Add the grated nutmeg and 3/4 of the grated cheese and stir to mix.
• Spoon noodles into the casserole, sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake, covered, at 350 F for 20 minutes, then uncovered for 15 minutes. If you like, brown the cheese topping with the broiler during the last 5 minutes.
• Serve hot.
• Enjoy.

HAM AND SPAETZLE BAKE

Steps:

• Cook spaetzle according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. , Drain spaetzle; stir the spaetzle, broccoli, cheese, ham, mustard and pepper into the white sauce. Transfer to a 3-cup baking dish coated with cooking spray. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until bubbly.

SPAETZLE NOODLES

Steps:

• Follow package directions for noodles. When done, dump the spaetzle into a colander and quickly rinse with cool water.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and add the spaetzle, tossing to coat. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes to give the noodles some color, then sprinkle with chives and season with salt and pepper.

PAPA ORIOLD'S SPAETZLE

Steps:

• Mix flour, water, eggs, salt, and baking powder in a bowl until blended.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Place part of the dough into a spaetzle press or potato ricer. Press dough into boiling water; cook and stir until pasta floats, about 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and rinse with water; repeat with remaining dough.

KAESE SPAETZLE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Beat eggs in a medium bowl. Alternately mix in milk and the flour mixture until smooth. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Press batter through a spaetzle press into the water. You may also use a potato ricer, colander, or a cheese grater. When the spaetzle has floated to the top of the water, remove it to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Mix in 1 cup of the cheese.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and cook until golden. Stir in spaetzle and remaining cheese until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve immediately.

SPAETZLE NOODLE AND CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300.
• Boil the spaetzle noodles until done; drain.
• While noodles are boiling, heat butter in fry pan over medium-high heat, add onions, and brown lightly. Remove from heat. Toss in the cheese with dry mustard.
• Add cooked noodles to cooked onions and cheese mixture; mix well.
• Place mixture in an ovenproof casserole. Sprinkle w/ chives.
• Bake at 300 degrees F. for 20 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

SPAETZLE BAKE

Steps:

• Cook Spaetzle in a large pot of boiling salt water for 13 minutes until tender and strain, add into a large bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Add the oil and butter to a large frying pan over medium high heat. Add in sliced onions and sauté until golden brown, add in bacon and ham and continue to cook for 5 minutes. Mix together the onions, bacon and ham into a large bowl with noodles.
• Add in chives, parsley and seasoning to taste. Be careful with the salt because the bacon is already salty!
• Mix well together and add half the cheese.
• Butter the sides of an oven baking dish, add the mixture and cover it with the remaining cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes and broil for 3 minutes until the "bake" is golden brown.

KAESESPAETZLE (HOMEMADE SPAETZLE NOODLES WITH CHEESE AND CARAMEL

Steps:

• Dough: Beat flour, milk, eggs and salt thoroughly until a slightly sticky but elastic dough forms.
• Heat the butter in a pan and add chopped onions. Let brown thoroughly on medium heat.
• Using a spätzle machine (like a mandolin slicer with larger holes) or a colander with medium holes, press the noodles into a large pot full of boiling salted water. (Spätzle experts use a wooden chopping board and knife to rasp the dough into the water).
• Let Spätzle boil until they rise to the surface.
• Butter a oven proof bowl or pan and transfer Spätzle to it. Mix with cheese (either freestyle or one layer Spätzle, one layer cheese, finishing with a cheese layer).
• Put pan in the oven (about 180°C to keep Spätzle warm and let cheese melt).
• When the cheese is melted, get Spätzle out of the oven and garnish with the caramelised onions and cives.
• (You can omit the oven step and devour the Spätzle right away as well).
• Serve Käsespätzle with mixed or green salad.