Hungarian pasta with cottage cheese and bacon (Túrós Csusza)🇭🇺

Here is a classic and beloved Hungarian dish: Túrós Csusza 🇭🇺 — pasta tossed with creamy cottage cheese and crispy bacon.
Simple, rustic, and incredibly satisfying!


🍝🇭🇺 Hungarian Pasta with Cottage Cheese and Bacon (Túrós Csusza)

⭐ What It Is

A traditional Hungarian comfort food made with wide egg noodles, cottage cheese, and lots of crispy bacon, finished with sour cream or butter.
It’s salty, creamy, smoky, and pure heaven.


🛒 Ingredients

  • 12 oz (350 g) wide egg noodles (csusza or tagliatelle)
  • 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese (dry curd preferred, if available)
  • 1 cup sour cream (optional but traditional)
  • 6–8 slices bacon (or Hungarian szalonna), diced
  • 2–3 tbsp butter (optional)
  • Salt, to taste
  • Optional: sprinkle of black pepper or paprika

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