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Noodles with quark and bacon: warm the cheese with bacon fat without cooking it

Name: Noodles with quark and bacon: warm the cheese with bacon fat without cooking it
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 400 g Wide noodles; 250 g Quark (farmer's cheese) (curd-style); 150 g Smoked bacon; 1 Onion; 100 ml Sour cream; 1 tsp Salt (for the cooking water); 1 pinch Ground black pepper; 2 tbsp Chives (chopped)

Wide noodles with quark, smoked bacon, sautéed onion, and sour cream. Stir in the cheese off the heat for a savory meal for four.

Slovak cuisine · Grandma’s recipes · Quick recipes in 35 minutes · Translated from Slovak · October 31, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Slovak

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Noodles with quark and bacon are a savory version of a dish also served sweet in Slovakia. Toss wide noodles with rendered smoked bacon and sautéed onion, then add the quark (farmer's cheese) only after taking the pan off the heat. The heat of the noodles and bacon fat warms the cheese, keeping its curds intact rather than melting it. A spoonful of sour cream brings the cheese and noodles together. Ready to serve in 30 minutes.

Ingredients

4 servings

Units

Wide noodles 400 g
Quark (farmer's cheese) (curd-style) 250 g
Smoked bacon 150 g
Onion 1
Sour cream 100 ml
Salt (for the cooking water) 1 tsp
Ground black pepper 1 pinch
Chives (chopped) 2 tbsp

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Instructions

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Prepare the ingredients
5 min
Cut the bacon into small cubes and finely chop the onion. Crumble the quark with a fork and mix it with the sour cream.
Cook the noodles
10 min
Cook the noodles in salted water according to the package directions, then drain.
Render the bacon
10 min
Place the bacon in a cold skillet and cook over low heat until the fat renders and the bacon is golden brown. Add the onion and sauté until translucent.
Combine
5 min
Add the drained noodles to the skillet and toss with the bacon fat, bacon, and onion. Remove from the heat and gently stir in the quark and sour cream mixture. Do not heat again, so the cheese retains its curds. Season with pepper and sprinkle with chives.

Tip: For a sweet version, omit the bacon, onion, and pepper, toss the noodles with melted butter, and sprinkle the quark with powdered sugar. Bacon is salty, so taste the dish before adding any more salt.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 649 kcal
Protein: 29 g
Carbohydrates: 77 g
of which sugars: 6.2 g
Fat: 25 g
of which saturates: 10 g
Fiber: 3.8 g
Salt: 2.3 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Rezance s tvarohom a slaninkou: tvaroh sa nevarí, zohreje ho až masť zo slaniny