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Älplermagronen

Non-vegetarian

Macaroni and potatoes baked with cream and mountain cheese, topped with crisp fried onions and served with apple sauce. Swiss alpine comfort food.

Älplermagronen is a Swiss pasta dish from Switzerland, ready in about 50 minutes and made with dried pasta, potato and gruyère. It serves 4 and is rated easy to cook.

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Bowl of Älplermagronen pasta with potatoes and cheese, with apple sauce
Photo: Adrian Michael / Wikimedia Commons · CC-BY-SA-4.0
Prep
15 min
Cook
35 min
Total
50 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
Calories
752

Ingredients

4 servings

For the onions

For the apple sauce

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Simmer the apples (opens in a new tab) with the sugar (opens in a new tab), water and cinnamon (opens in a new tab) until soft, then mash to a chunky sauce. Set aside to cool.

    A curry simmering in a pot
    How it looks · Photo: Bachir Mamud on Pexels

  2. Step 2

    Heat the oven (opens in a new tab) to 200 °C. Boil the potatoes (opens in a new tab) in salted water for 5 minutes, add the pasta (opens in a new tab) and cook together until the pasta is al dente. Drain.

    Pasta boiling in a pot of water
    How it looks · Photo: Gianpiero Ferraro on Pexels

  3. Step 3

    Warm the cream and milk (opens in a new tab) with nutmeg (opens in a new tab) and pepper (opens in a new tab). Layer the pasta (opens in a new tab), potatoes (opens in a new tab) and cheese in a buttered dish, pour over the cream and bake until bubbling.

  4. Step 4

    Meanwhile fry the onions (opens in a new tab) (and bacon (opens in a new tab)) slowly in the butter (opens in a new tab) until deep golden.

    Onions frying golden in a pan
    How it looks · Photo: Magda Ehlers on Pexels

  5. Step 5

    Scatter the onions (opens in a new tab) over the macaroni (opens in a new tab) and serve with the apple (opens in a new tab) sauce on the side.

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    Fresh herbs scattered over a finished dish
    How it looks · Photo: Klaus Nielsen on Pexels

About this dish

Origin
Central Switzerland, Switzerland · Well documentedMore food from Switzerland
Dish
Lunch · Dinner · Pasta · Main courses · Casseroles & bakes
Cooking method
Boiled, Oven-baked, Pan-fried
Taste
creamy, savoury, sweet & savoury
Diet
No nut ingredients · High-protein
All labelsNon-vegetarian · Flexitarian-friendly · Egg-free · No nut ingredients · Alcohol-free · Beef-free · High-protein
Without the optional extras: Vegetarian (lacto-ovo), Eggetarian, Lacto-vegetarian, Pescatarian, Pork-freeWorked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for
Child-friendly · Everyday
Cook more with
Dried pasta · Potato · Gruyère · Heavy cream · Milk · Nutmeg
Techniques
Baking · Pan-frying · Boiling · Simmering

Allergens

  • Contains: Milkfrom heavy cream, milk, gruyère, butter
  • May contain: Eggsfrom dried pasta
  • Contains: Wheatfrom dried pasta
  • Contains: Glutenfrom dried pasta

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

752 kcal per serving

Calculated

1 serving ≈ 493 g · recipe makes 4

Where the energy comes from

  • Protein 11%
  • Carbohydrate 52%
  • Fat 37%
Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
Energy752 kcal152 kcal
Protein21.7 g4.4 g
Carbohydrate98.7 g20 g
Net carbohydrate89.8 g18.2 g
Sugars32.1 g6.5 g
Added sugars6.3 g1.3 g
Fibre8.9 g1.8 g
Fat31.6 g6.4 g
Saturated fat19 g3.8 g
Trans fat——
Cholesterol94 mg19 mg
Sodium684 mg139 mg
Salt equivalent1.7 g0.3 g
Vitamins & minerals per serving
Potassium
831 mg
Calcium
408 mg
Iron
3.1 mg
Magnesium
82 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)
304 µg
Vitamin C
27 mg
Vitamin D
1.1 µg
Vitamin B12
0.7 µg
Folate (DFE)
278 µg

How these numbers were made

  • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
  • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
  • Optional ingredients are not included: cinnamon, bacon.
  • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
  • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Tips

  • Cooking the potatoes and pasta in the same pot is traditional and saves washing up.

Food safety

  • If using bacon, fry it until crisp and cooked through.

Storage

  • Refrigerate up to 2 days.

Reheating

  • Reheat covered in a 180 °C oven with a splash of milk until piping hot.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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What the dish is built around

Main ingredient

Used in steps 2, 3, 4

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