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Cottage cheese noodles topped with crispy bacon cracklings and dill
Cottage Cheese Noodles - Savory Hungarian Pasta

Cottage Cheese Noodles with Bacon

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses
Túrós Csusza is more than pasta; it's a play on temperature and texture. Hot, fatty noodles meet cold, tart cheese and sour cream, crowned with crunchy bacon bits (cracklings). Traditionally made with hand-torn noodles.
🕒 Prep Time 10 mins
🍳 Cook Time 15 mins
⌛ Total Time 25 mins
🍽️ Servings 5 servings
🔥 Calories 550 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Large pot
  • Skillet
  • Warm serving dish

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Dice bacon and render fat in a skillet until crispy. Remove cracklings, save fat.

Tip: Slow rendering melts fat completely, leaving crispy bits.
2 ✓

Boil pasta in salted water, drain. Do not rinse!

Tip: Starch helps fat and cream adhere.
3 ✓

Immediately toss hot pasta with bacon fat.

Tip: Fat coats noodles preventing sticking.
4 ✓

Mix in half the cheese and some sour cream. Warm briefly if desired.

Tip: Gentle warming unifies flavors.
5 ✓

Serve topped with remaining cold cheese, sour cream, and hot cracklings.

Tip: Hot/cold contrast creates freshness.

Recipe FAQ

Pasta stuck together.
You didn't toss it with fat fast enough. Toss with hot bacon fat immediately after draining!
Too dry.
Needs more sour cream or less baking time. It should be juicy.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Wide Egg Noodles
  • 10 oz Farmer's Cheese or Dry Curd Cottage Cheese
  • 1 1/4 cups Sour Cream
  • 7 oz Smoked Bacon
  • 1 tsp Salt