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TUROS CSUSZA (PASTA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE)

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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!'

Provided by Charlee

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Eastern European Hungarian

Time 25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

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

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.1 calories, Carbohydrate 43.6 g, Cholesterol 87.1 mg, Fat 22 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 16.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 316.9 mg, Sugar 1.3 g

TUROS CSUSZA -- PASTA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE (HUNGARY)

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Make and share this Turos Csusza -- Pasta With Cottage Cheese (Hungary) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Sydney Mike

Categories Pork

Time 35m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
3 1/2 slices smoked bacon
2 cups sour cream
1 (12 ounce) container cottage cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste

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.

TUROS CSUSZA - DRY-CURD COTTAGE CHEESE AND NOODLES

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This is a Hungarian recipe that uses DRY cottage cheese. My mother would make this frequently as I grew up. Tastes great when eaten at a-little-warmer than room temperature.

Provided by Kathy228

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 55m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

12 ounces wide egg noodles, cooked
3 -4 slices bacon, diced
3/4 cup sour cream
12 ounces dry curd cottage cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
1/2 teaspoon pepper
dill (to garnish, fresh or dried)

Steps:

Using a large pan, cook the diced bacon until crisp; remove bacon from pan and keep warm.
On low heat, stir the sour cream into the bacon fat.
To the pan, add the noodles, bacon, dry cottage cheese, salt and pepper. Combine gently.
On low heat, gently fold the contents until heated through. Adjust seasonings.
With lid on pan, let set for half hour before serving. They taste best if not too hot.
Garnish with more sour cream and dill if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 572, Fat 20.9, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 108.3, Sodium 1065.7, Carbohydrate 64.7, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 3.3, Protein 30.3