Turos Csusza -- Pasta With Cottage Cheese (Hungary)

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles

• 3 1/2 slices smoked bacon
• 2 cups sour cream

• 1 (12 ounce) container cottage cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil, then add pasta & cook until al dente, about 8-10 minutes. Drain well.

3. 3

   In a skilled over medium-high heat, cook bacon until crisp, about 8-10 minutes, then drain, cool & crumble & set aside.

4. 4

   In a 2-quart casserole place drained noodles, then stir sour cream into the noodles.

5. 5

   Spoon cottage cheese evenly over the top of the noodle mixture & sprinkle crumbled bacon over the top of that. Season to taste with salt.

6. 6

   Bake 3-5 minutes or until cottage cheese softens.