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Open daily 3–9pm 1 East 26th Street · Eat Street, Minneapolis Reservations & takeout: 612-872-0812
Spaetzle with cheese
Little sparrows

Black Forest Inn Spaetzle.

Egg, flour and water. That’s the whole recipe — and it’s been on Twin Cities dinner tables for decades.

What is spaetzle?

“The potatoes of Württemberg.”

Spaetzle (literally “little sparrows”) come from Baden-Württemberg, where they’re on the table so often that a bowl of spaetzle and a salad counts as a meal. Plenty of our customers agree.

Technically they’re little dumplings, though most people call them noodles. A thick batter is pressed through a sieve — or scraped quickly off a board — into boiling water. Some cooks tint theirs yellow with stock or turmeric. We don’t.

Fresh spaetzle noodles
Spaetzle being made in the kitchen
Lentil and spaetzle salad

Find it in stores

Look for 12 oz frozen boxes at grocers across the Twin Cities, western Wisconsin and Des Moines. Oven- and microwave-safe. Don’t see it? Ask your store to carry it!

Buy in bulk

10 and 15 lb bags, or cases of twelve boxes, available directly from the restaurant. Call 612-872-0812 to order.

Kids love it

Side dish, soup, casserole or salad — or deep-fry it for a State Fair treat. Or just butter. Comfort food, solved.

From our kitchen to yours

Spaetzle recipes to get you started.

Once you’re familiar with our spaetzle, you’ll have dozens of favorite ways to enjoy it.

Serve on greens

Spaetzle & Lentil Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 cup lentils, cooked & cooled
  • 1 cup spaetzle, cold
  • ½ cup parsley, minced
  • ¼ cup pimentos
  • ¼ cup lemon–oil–garlic dressing

Method

  1. Mix everything well.
  2. Serve on a bed of mixed greens.
  3. Garnish with a lemon wedge. Enjoy!
Serves 2

Cheesy Spaetzle

Ingredients

  • 12 oz spaetzle
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 4 oz shredded Swiss cheese

Method

  1. Melt butter in a skillet.
  2. Sauté onions until translucent.
  3. Add spaetzle and sauté until hot.
  4. Stir in the cheese. Great with a green salad.
Serves 2

Spaetzle & Ham

Ingredients

  • 12 oz spaetzle
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 4 oz julienne ham
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley
  • ½ cup bread crumbs

Method

  1. Melt butter and sauté the bread crumbs.
  2. Add ham and spaetzle; stir until heated through.
  3. Finish with parsley.
Serves 2

Spaetzle Sauerkraut Sauté

Ingredients

  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 1 cup fresh sauerkraut
  • 2 cups spaetzle
  • Butter for the pan

Method

  1. Sauté onions in butter until transparent.
  2. Add sauerkraut and spaetzle; heat through.
  3. Try adding bacon, ham, sausage or green pepper.
Jar of Black Forest Inn homemade Bavarian sweet-style mustard
Also to go

House mustard, rye bread & more.

Take home a jar of our homemade Bavarian sweet-style mustard, a loaf of our deli rye, or — in December — stollen and marzipan fruit.