Cheesy Swiss bake

Cheesy Swiss bake

A hearty Alpine-style bake with rich cheese and smoky bacon – ideal after a day on the slopes…or just a walk round the park

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. In a large pan, boil the potatoes for 5 mins, then drain and tip into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Melt the butter in a saucepan and gently fry the onion until soft. Add the bacon and cook for a further 5 mins. Mix the bacon and onion with the potatoes in the bowl.
  3. Stir in the wine, cream, most of the cheese and a little paprika. Season and mix together, then spread over a large (30cm long x 4cm deep) buttered baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese, cover with foil and cook for 25 mins. Remove the foil, sprinkle a little more paprika over the top and cook for a further 20 mins until the cheese is golden brown.
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With a different cheese

Raclette is a traditional semi-soft Swiss cheese which is great for melting. It's available in most large supermarkets, but if you can't get hold of it, you could make this with gruyére, reblochon or taleggio instead.

Per serving

889 kcalories, protein 38.0g, carbohydrate 46.0g, fat 60.0 g, saturated fat 34.0g, fibre 4.0g, salt 3.57 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2006.

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  • Binder photo Melanie

    24 November 2008

    Melanie commented on this recipe

    going to try this tomorrow, having trouble getting the cheese but will get something close. What do you guys have it with or do you have it on its own??

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  • Binder photo Lynndie

    25 November 2008

    Lynndie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    wow this is gorgeous i cant get enough of it. i think its fab on its own but is great with loads of things especialy sausages, roast chicken or grilled salmon .YUMMY.

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  • Binder photo Emmy-Lou

    08 December 2008

    Emmy-Lou rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Didn't have any Raclette at my local Sainsbury so used combination of gruyere, emmental and chedder, but will make the effort to find raclette next time. As I'm veggie (but hubby is not) I used quorn 'pretend' bacon. Was very yummy and hubby liked it too. Served it as main course with steamed cabbage an carrots.

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  • Binder photo Celia

    12 January 2009

    Celia rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was a family favourite a few years ago and we've made it ever since but with different variations on the cheese as we can't seem to find Raclette for love nor money. Nice

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  • Binder photo Sam

    17 February 2009

    Sam rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Cooked this to go with some leftover gammon. Very easy to make, and extremely tasty. We used gruyere, as suggested above, and it worked fine.

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  • Binder photo bexxy

    15 June 2009

    bexxy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    great as a side dish with gammon steak, will cook again and again.

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  • Binder photo ali86

    08 September 2009

    ali86 commented on this recipe

    Is there any alternative to the double cream?

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  • Binder photo PidgePidge

    15 September 2009

    PidgePidge rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good, though will make changes next time (and I WILL make it again)... Raclette is such a strong cheese that I was surprised to find this a tiny bit bland. I forgot to buy bacon, so skipped the meat (to be fair, this obviously may have contributed to the slight blandness), but I added a heaped teaspoon of wholegrain mustard to the cream-wine mixture (and will add a bit more next time, even if I add meat as well). To make it a bit more healthy, I threw in some broccoli and cauliflower (added halfway through when the potatoes boiled) and a handful of frozen peas at the very end, which worked great--I suspect mushrooms would work too. I also sprinkled some lightly ground walnuts over the top at the end, which was a great addition for taste and also texture.

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  • Binder photo nickfallows

    31 October 2009

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  • Binder photo Ali

    05 November 2009

    Ali rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty but a little on the greasy side

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  • Binder photo old fart

    17 December 2009

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  • Binder photo michelle

    22 January 2010

    michelle rated this recipe

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  • Binder photo splodgemeister

    09 April 2010

    splodgemeister rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I've made this a few times now and absolutely love it. I always use gruyere as like most people I can not find raclette. I do only make it as an occasional treat though because the quantity of cheese needed actually makes this simple dish a bit expensive. But it's always yummy!

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  • Binder photo JGJude

    23 July 2010

    JGJude commented on this recipe

    If you do it with half the amount of potatoes and add in some macaroni, and keep some sautéed onions for the top (they turn lovely and crispy in the oven) you will have a lovely Swiss Dish called Alpen Maccarone which is traditional served with apple sauce. O and its also usually made with ham but I love the taste of bacon and cheese together!

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  • Binder photo Tallie

    07 September 2010

    Tallie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious warm comforting food. I used a mixture of raclette and ementaal cheese and it turned out gorgeous.

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  • Binder photo Sotongirl61

    13 October 2010

    Sotongirl61 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Made this for a Friday night supper and my hubbie had thirds. Delicious but did find it a bit on the greasy side. Will definitely make again

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  • Binder photo crawford

    21 October 2010

    crawford commented on this recipe

    Sounds great,going to try it out tonight. Will serve it with salmon I think.

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  • Binder photo Sylvia

    27 November 2010

    Sylvia commented on this recipe

    My daughter made this for us in Slovakia, and it was gorgeous. I love Raclette, very tasty, and found it over here in Waitrose.

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  • Binder photo vivi

    11 January 2011

    vivi commented on this recipe

    Has become a firm favourite in our house - live in Switzerland so Raclette not a problem!! :-)

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  • Binder photo SALVADOR

    09 April 2011

    SALVADOR commented on this recipe

    this is super GOOD

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 45 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 1kg floury potatoes , cut into bite-sized chunks
  • knob of butter
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 200g smoked bacon , cut into small pieces
  • 125ml dry white wine
  • 142ml pot double cream
  • 350g raclette cheese , grated
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
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Per serving

889 kcalories, protein 38.0g, carbohydrate 46.0g, fat 60.0 g, saturated fat 34.0g, fibre 4.0g, salt 3.57 g

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