4.3 from 9 votes
Spätzle with Cheese Sauce (Käsespätzle)
Käsespätzle is an Austrian dish that combines spätzle and cheese sauce. The more delicious cousin of mac and cheese, this Cheese Spaetzle is topped with onions and is delicious as either a side or a main dish.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 504 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Austrian
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ sweet onion sliced thinly
- ½ lb Spätzle (I used Bechtle brand spätzle)
- ¾ cup whole milk more depending on preference
- ¼ lb (4 ounces) Emmentaler cheese shredded (about 1 ¾ cups)
- ¼ lb (4 ounces) Jarlsberg cheese shredded (about 1 ½ cups)
- ⅕ lb (2.5 ounces) gruyere cheese shredded (about ¾ cup)
Instructions
- Boil water in a large pot. Once water is boiled, add spätzle and cook for about 10-15 minutes or until cooked through.
- In the meantime, heat the olive oil in a pan. Once heated, add sliced onions and sautee until cooked. For truly delicious flavor, spend about 30-40 minutes slowly caramelizing the onions. Alternatively, deep fry the onions in vegetable oil if you'd like a crispier topping.
- Once spätzle is cooked through, drain the water and return the spätzle to the pot.
- Add all of the cheese to the pot and add milk a little at a time. Mix until the cheese sauce becomes creamy, adding more milk as necessary.
- Add most of the onions to the pot and combine into spätzle mixture. Use remaining onion to top spätzle. Enjoy!
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Notes
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
504kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
40g
(62%)
Saturated Fat
22g
(110%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
98mg
(33%)
Sodium
413mg
(17%)
Potassium
235mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
991IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
732mg
(73%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 504
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 504kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 40g | 62% |
| Saturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 98mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 413mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 235mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 991IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 732mg | 73% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.