Käsespätzle (German Cheese Spaetzle)

Käsespätzle (German Cheese Spaetzle)

from daringgourmet.com
Main Course
60 min
421 kcal / serving

Delicious homemade Spätzle are baked with oozing cheese and topped with caramelized onions.  It's a favorite from Swabia, Germany!

Ingredients

  • 1batch homemade german spätzle
  • 6 tablespoonsbutter
  • 2 largeonions (, chopped (the more caramelized onions the better so i go with at least 3!))
  • ½ teaspoonsalt
  • ½ teaspoonsugar
  • 12 ouncesshredded emmentaler or jarlsberg (swiss-like from norway, mild) ((you can also add some gruyere for extra flavor))
  • salt

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 9x13 (or a little smaller) casserole dish.

  2. 2

    To make the caramelized onions: Melt the butter in a medium-sized heavy stock pot or Dutch oven. Add the onions and stir occasionally for 20-30 minutes until deeply caramelized.  Halfway into it sprinkle with a little salt and sugar to help with the caramelizing. Get the onions nice and brown.

  3. 3

    Layer 1/3 of the Spätzle in the bottom of the dish followed by 1/3 of the cheese and 1/3 of the caramelized onions. Repeat, sprinkling each layer with some salt, ending with cheese and onions on top.

  4. 4

    Bake for 10 minutes or longer until the cheese is melted and the edges are just beginning to get a little crispy.Serve immediately. This makes great leftovers!