Alsatian Spätzle with Bacon, Onions and Munster Cheese
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Ingredients
- 400 g tagliatelle
- 150 g smoked bacon lardons
- 150 g munster cheese
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 20 g unsalted butter
- 10 g fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 649 kcal
- Protein
- 27.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 76.4 g
- of which sugars
- 7.1 g
- Fat
- 25.7 g
- of which saturates
- 13.5 g
- Fibre
- 4.2 g
- Salt
- 2.08 g
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Method
- 1
Snap the tagliatelle into short 4cm lengths to resemble spätzle, then cook in boiling salted water for 7-8 minutes until tender. Drain, reserving a splash of the cooking water.
- 2
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large frying pan and cook the onions for 12 minutes until soft and golden.
- 3
Add the bacon lardons to the pan and fry for 6 minutes until golden.
- 4
Tip in the drained pasta and toss with the bacon and onions, adding a splash of the reserved water to loosen if needed.
- 5
Dice or grate the munster cheese and stir through until just melted.
- 6
Scatter with parsley and serve immediately.

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