Hungarian Cottage Cheese Noodles with Bacon (Turos Csusza)

4 from 14 votes

A traditional Hungarian pasta dish made with chunks of smoked bacon, cottage cheese and sour cream.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Hungarian

Servings:

Calories: 550kcal

Author: Rose

Measure out the cottage cheese and sour cream and set them at room temperature while you are preparing this dish. This will prevent the noodles from getting cold when the cottage cheese and sour cream are added.
Fill a large pot ¾ full of water. Add salt once the water comes to a boil and then add the egg noodles. For homemade noodles, once the noodles come to the surface, they are cooked. For store-bought pasta, follow the instructions on the package, roughly 8 minutes cooking time.
Slice bacon into small bit size pieces and fry until crispy, yet meaty. Set aside and reserve the bacon fat. Keep a few bacon slices for garnishing.
Once noodles are cooked, drain and pour back into the hot pot. Once bacon is cooked, add the pasta to the skillet with the reserved bacon fat, cottage cheese, sour cream, and salt and pepper to flavour. Stir noodles until all ingredients are well incorporated. Place a lid on to keep warm.
To heat, there two options: one is heat skillet over low-medium heat and gently stir the noodles with the cheeses and bacon. Adding a dollop of cottage cheese and sour cream if it becomes dry. Second option is to transfer to a casserole dish and add a couple of dollop of sour cream and warm in a 275°F oven for about 15 - 20 minutes.
Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve warm and enjoy!