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Simple spaetzle casserole made from just 5 ingredients
Sometimes the sophistication of a dish lies in its simplicity.
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Sometimes less is more – just like with our quick spaetzle casserole! You don’t need a lot of time or money for this.
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We all know them: those days when you come home exhausted, your stomach is rumbling to the limit and you don’t feel like standing in the kitchen forever. Are you looking for the perfect dish for days like this without a long list of ingredients or waiting time? Found!
Less than half an hour of waiting and you will be rewarded with a wonderfully cheese-stringed spaetzle casserole that smells wonderful. You’ll be amazed at what you can conjure up with so few components.
5 wins: Spätzle casserole with spinach and ham
The ingredients for 4 servings:
- 500 g spaetzle (ready to cook, from the refrigerated department)
- 450 g spinach (frozen)
- 250 g diced ham
- 200 ml cream
- 125 g spicy cheese (grated)
The preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees top and bottom heat and prepare a small baking dish.
2. Prepare frozen spinach and mix with cream.
3. Fry diced ham and mix with spinach. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
4. Put everything in the baking pan, mix well and cover with the cheese. Bake for about 25-30 minutes until the cheese is golden brown and crispy.
Tip: For the vegetarian version, you can use feta or another ingredient of your choice instead of bacon. Simply fold it into the spinach when preparing. It’s just as easy and tastes just as good.
By the way: Frozen spinach is a real all-rounder. Not only is it extremely practical to store and has a long shelf life, but it is also healthy. On average, frozen spinach contains as much B vitamins as field-fresh spinach, but 30 percent less vitamin C. However, this is usually more than fresh supermarket produce. It is usually a few days old and has lost up to 50 percent of vitamin C.
Also try our 5-ingredient recipes for quick pumpkin cake and fluffy pumpkin Kaiserschmarrn.
Source used: test.de