Recipes for the Swiss family kitchen

Everyday recipes with honest amounts, substitutes for the ingredients you are missing, and answers to the questions that actually come up while cooking. Save any of them to your own recipe collection — together with everything else you find: from any recipe site, your cookbook, or Cookidoo.

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Zurich-style veal in pale cream sauce with mushrooms, next to a golden rösti

Zurich-Style Veal in Cream Sauce — the Original in 30 Minutes

Zurich-style veal like in a restaurant: tender veal in cream sauce with mushrooms, in 30 minutes. With the tricks that keep the meat tender.

30 min4 servings

Golden brown crisp rösti in a cast iron pan, turned out onto a plate

Rösti Like Grandmother's — Crisp and Golden

Make rösti yourself: with potatoes boiled the day before, plenty of patience and very little turning. That is how it gets crisp outside and soft inside.

45 min4 servings

Swiss mince with macaroni on a plate, a bowl of apple sauce beside it

Swiss Mince with Macaroni and Apple Sauce — in 25 Minutes

Ghackets mit Hörnli: Switzerland's favourite children's dinner in 25 minutes. Served with apple sauce as tradition demands — cheap, simple and always a hit.

25 min4 servings

Riz Casimir with chicken in curry sauce, pineapple and banana, served with rice

Riz Casimir — the Swiss Classic with Fruit

Make Riz Casimir yourself: chicken in a mild curry sauce with pineapple, banana and peach, served with rice. The Mövenpick classic in 30 minutes.

30 min4 servings

Creamy orange pumpkin soup in a bowl with a swirl of cream and pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin Soup — Creamy, Warming and Ready in 30 Minutes

Creamy pumpkin soup from one pot: with butternut or Hokkaido, a little ginger and cream. Ready in 30 minutes and ideal for freezing.

30 min4 servings

Golden roasted chicken with carrots, courgette and potatoes on a baking tray

Sheet Pan Chicken and Vegetables — One Tray, 40 Minutes

Sheet pan chicken and vegetables: 10 minutes of prep, 30 in the oven, one tray to wash. The weeknight family dinner that runs itself.

40 min4 servings

Creamy red lentil curry with vegetables in a pan, served with rice and coriander

Red Lentil Curry with Vegetables — 25 Minutes, One Pan

Red lentil curry with coconut milk and vegetables: ready in 25 minutes, vegan, cheap and kid-friendly. Nearly every ingredient lives in your cupboard.

25 min4 servings

Älplermagronen with melted mountain cheese and fried onions, a bowl of apple sauce beside it

Älplermagronen — the Swiss Classic in 30 Minutes

Älplermagronen with potatoes, cream and mountain cheese: the Swiss classic in one pan, ready in 30 minutes. Served with apple sauce, as it should be.

30 min4 servings

Creamy pumpkin risotto in a baking dish, scattered with grated Sbrinz and sage

Baked Pumpkin Risotto — No Stirring

Baked pumpkin risotto: 10 minutes of prep, 35 minutes in the oven, no stirring. The creamy autumn classic that cooks itself.

45 min4 servings