Spaetzle, Sauerkraut and Sausage Casserole

Name: Spaetzle, Sauerkraut and Sausage Casserole
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 slices bacon, diced; 2 Tbsps brown sugar; 2 Tbsps butter; 3 eggs; 315 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 small Gala apple, cored and chopped; 1 larges onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 454 grams package sauerkraut; 454 grams package kielbasa sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 79 milliliters water

Spaetzle, Sauerkraut and Sausage Casserole might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One serving contains 481 calories, 19g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. If you have sauerkraut, brown sugar, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a metal colander.

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Whisk together the flour and salt in a bowl.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

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Mix the eggs and water, and pour into the flour mixture. Stir to form a dough.

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Egg

Bring a pot of water to a boil.

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Place the spaetzle dough into the oiled colander, and set the colander over the pot of water. Use a flexible spatula to push the dough into the boiling water through the holes in the colander. Stir the spaetzle as they boil. When they have floated to the top, they are done (about 5 minutes). Scoop the spaetzle out of the boiling water, and place into an ungreased 9x9-inch baking dish.

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Place the bacon in a skillet over medium heat, and cook, stirring often, until the bacon is crisp, about 8 minutes.

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Bacon

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Remove bacon, leaving drippings in pan, and set aside. Cook the onion in the same pan as the bacon until browned, about 10 minutes.

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Bacon

Onion

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In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat until foamy, and stir in the apple and brown sugar. Cook and stir until the apple is soft, about 5 minutes.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Apple

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Transfer the cooked bacon, onions, and sauerkraut into the skillet, and cook, stirring often, until the flavors have blended, about 5 minutes.

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Cooked Bacon

Sauerkraut

Onion

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Pour the sauerkraut mixture into the 9x9-inch baking dish on top of the spaetzle.

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Sauerkraut

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Place the kielbasa pieces into a microwave-safe dish, and cook on full power in a microwave oven until the sausage is hot and has lost its pink color, 2 or 3 minutes.

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Kielbasa