We lived in Germany for a little bit and one of our favorite meals was Spaetzle, especially while we were skiing.  My husband loves to make this for us and it brings back so many fabulous memories for our family.  It is quite easy to make and so yummy!

Spätzle [ˈʃpɛtslə] ( listen) is an egg noodle or dumpling  used in the cuisine of southern Germany and Austria.

Spaetzle Recipe

6  eggs, beaten frothy
3 cups of sifted flour
1 cup of milk
3 tablespoons of butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
Salt to taste
Boiling salted water

With electric mixer beat flour a little at a time into the frothy egg mixture. Add salt and nutmeg.  Beat in milk and melted butter a little at a time, until well blended.

Place a colander with large holes over the pot of boiling water and, with a rubber spatula, press small amounts of the batter through the holes directly into the water.  Mixture can also be put into a pastry bag and dropped into boiling water.  We have a special lid for our pan that we use.

Drop a few at a time into the boiling water. Cook about 5 minutes. As the spaetzle gradually rise to the surface of the boiling water, use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a dish to drain.

Now this is when it gets really good.  We cook about a half a pound of bacon in a large skillet. Drain the fat, reserving just a little bit to saute one chopped onion. Saute onion, and then add in crumbled bacon and the noodles. Sprinkle with cheese. Any cheese can be used and we mostly use a cheddar mix that we already have, but it is especially good with Gruyère.  Spaetzle can also be topped with melted butter, cream sauce or put into a soup.

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  1. This sounds amazing! I’m definitely going to give it a try in the next couple weeks.

  2. Hey there! I just had to tell you that my husband and I just made this for dinner tonight– we added mushrooms to the mix and boy was it GOOD! Thank you so much for showing us how to make it, I think we are going to add this to our repretoire of awesome dishes!

  3. YUM! I’ve always wanted to try making this. I’m think I’ll be trying it this weekend!

  4. I love spaetzel although we usually have it in soup. I never thought about having it with cheese! YUM!

  5. We make this too, but never with bacon…. oh goodness! That will be on the menu this weekend!

  6. This is too funny since I watched a cooking show last night and she made this. She had poked holes in a disposable pie plate. It looks delish.

  7. oh my goodness, this brings back happy memories of my German friend who gave me the proper Spaetzle pasta maker so that I could make the actual thin shapes 🙂 I make it reasonably often – but have to be careful not to do it too often since I can’t leave any leftovers!!!

  8. You must be the devil sent to tempt me! That recipe will be the undoing of my new year’s resolution to lose weight. It looks soooo yummy!

  9. This looks so so delicious!! Wow. Thanks for showing exactly how to make it. I think I can do it and I think my family would love it.
    Linda

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