Czech-Style Farmer Cheese, Bacon & Noodle Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb egg noodles
1 tablespoon olive oil
3/4 lb farmer cheese (may sub dry curd cottage cheese)
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon caraway seed
salt & pepper (to taste)
4 slices bacon (thick-sliced & diced or use 6-8 std slices bacon)
1 onion (finely chopped)
1 tablespoon butter (for baking dish or use PAM as desired)
3 eggs
paprika (to dust surface of finished dish)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (180\u00b0C).
Boil egg noodles in salted water till done, drain in a colander, rinse w/cold water, drain again & add 1 tbsp olive oil. Mix well & set aside in a bowl.
Pass farmer cheese (or dry curd cottage cheese if using) thru a fine sieve. Stir in 1/3 cup sour cream + caraway seed & season w/salt & pepper. Add this mixture to the noodles & stir to combine.
Fry diced bacon in a skillet w/the onion till the bacon is crisp. Add bacon & onion to the noodle & cheese mixture & stir to combine.
Grease a deep ovenproof dish w/butter (or use PAM as desired). Place noodles, cheese mixture, bacon & onion in the baking dish.
Whisk eggs w/remaining 2/3 cup sour cream & pour this mixture evenly over the contents of the baking dish. Dust surface lightly w/paprika.
Bake for approx 45 min or till the top is browned & mixture tests done using the knife method. Allow to cool for 5 min & serve immediately.
NOTE: Serves 4 as a main-dish or 6 as a side-dish.