Dinner for 4

German Spaetzle

Name: German Spaetzle
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 500 g pastry flour; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 6 eggs beaten; 200 ml sparkling water; 2 tbsp butter; 2 onions finely sliced; 1 tsp caster sugar; 150 g emmental grated; 100 g gruyère grated; 50 g romadur cheese or camembert rind removed and chopped; 1/2 tbsp chives finely chopped (optional)

$16.20for 465 minServes 4

Soft spaetzle cooks in boiling water, then bakes with caramelized onions, butter, and three melted cheeses.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pie crust, 2.25$3.49 each typical	2.25	$7.69Typical price
	Eggs, 6$0.30 each typical	6	$1.80Typical price
	Juice, 7 oz$0.04/oz typical	7 oz	$0.28Typical price
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Onions, 0.8 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.8 lb	$1.03Typical price
	Swiss, 8.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	8.75 oz	$3.53Typical price
	Blue cheese, 1.75 oz$0.80/oz typical	1.75 oz	$1.41Typical price
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.03Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$16.20

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

65 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

German Vegetarian Family Dinners

Typical price

$4.05 per serving$16.20 for 4

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Ingredients

500 g pastry flour
1 tsp fine sea salt
6 eggs beaten
200 ml sparkling water
2 tbsp butter
2 onions finely sliced
1 tsp caster sugar
150 g emmental grated
100 g gruyère grated
50 g romadur cheese or camembert rind removed and chopped
1/2 tbsp chives finely chopped (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F for 10 minutes.
Cook the sliced onions, butter, and sugar in a large skillet over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring until golden.
Whisk the flour, salt, eggs, and sparkling water in a bowl for 5 minutes to make a thick batter.
Drop small portions of batter into a large pot of boiling salted water and cook for 10 minutes, until the spaetzle floats.
Drain the spaetzle and layer it with the onions, Emmental, Gruyere, and chopped Romadur in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Bake for 20 minutes, until the cheese melts and the edges turn golden.

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