Raclette recipes: the classic and pan ideas for every season

Updated: 1 November 2026

Short answer: for the classic raclette for 4, Swissmilk uses 800 g of sliced raclette cheese and 800 g of potatoes boiled in their skins, seasoned with pepper, paprika and raclette spice, with gherkins and silverskin onions on the side [1].

The classic: raclette for 4

Swissmilk works with these amounts for 4 portions [1]:

Cheese: 800 g raclette cheese, already sliced
Potatoes: 800 g Gschwellti (potatoes boiled in their skins), brought to the table hot
To season: pepper, paprika and raclette spice
Something sour: gherkins and silverskin onions

Time: 30 minutes. According to Swissmilk, one portion has 841 kcal, 56 g fat, 32 g carbohydrate and 50 g protein [1].

With Valais Raclette AOP, Swissmilk uses 800 g of cheese cut into portions, 1 kg of small potatoes boiled in their skins, and gherkins and mixed pickles. Melt the slices in the pan, push them onto the plate with the scraper and season to taste [2].

How much cheese per person and which potatoes to choose: see Raclette: how much cheese and how many potatoes per person? and Raclette potatoes. Everything else for the table is in Raclette sides.

Pan ideas by season

The grouping by season is ours; the sources do not tie the recipes to a season. Amounts are for 4 people unless stated otherwise.

Spring and summer: on the barbecue or the table oven

Grilled vegetable raclette (30 min) [3]

Ingredients: 1 aubergine and 1–2 courgettes (Zucchetti), both cut into 3–5 mm slices, and 1 pepper in pieces. Season with a little thyme, salt and pepper; top with 200 g raclette cheese.
Method: salt the aubergine, leave for at least 5 minutes and pat dry. Grill the vegetables and layer them in the pans with the cheese on top. Melt on the barbecue over indirect heat with the lid closed, or in the raclette oven.

Pinsa in the raclette pan (25 min) [4]

Ingredients: 500 g pinsa dough for the bases (enough for 6–8 pans). Topping: 1 dl tomato sauce, 1 onion halved and cut into strips, 200 g raclette cheese. After baking: 1–2 sliced tomatoes and 100 g rocket or spinach.
Method: press the dough to the size of the pan and pre-bake for about 5 minutes, turning once. Add the topping and bake for another 5–8 minutes.

Tex-Mex (25 min) [5]

Ingredients: about 140 g each of sweetcorn and black or kidney beans, plus 600–800 g raclette cheese in cubes.
Method: put beans and corn in the pan, scatter the cheese in between and let it melt.
To garnish: 2–3 sliced chillies or jalapeños, 1 red onion in thin rings, a few tortilla chips, 100 g salsa and 1 lime in wedges.

Autumn: pears, pumpkin, mushrooms

Bacon and fruit (20 min) [6]

Ingredients: 12 bacon rashers, 600–800 g sliced raclette cheese and 2–3 pears or apples, thinly sliced. Pepper and paprika to season.
Method: fry the bacon until crisp and take it out. Melt the cheese, then lay bacon and fruit on top.

Mushrooms [7]

Fry sliced mushrooms in the pan with a little oil. Add cheese and season with pepper and thyme.

Pumpkin and pear [7]

Pre-bake cubes of Hokkaido or butternut at 200 °C top and bottom heat for about 15 minutes. Put them in the pan with pear slices, onion strips and a little rosemary, then add the cheese.

Black grapes and walnuts [7]

Halved grapes and spring onions with chopped walnuts in the pan, cheese on top.

Rösti in the pan (30 min) [8]

Ingredients: for the Rösti, 500 g Gschwellti coarsely grated and mixed with 1 tbsp cooking cream for frying (Bratcrème) and 1 tsp salt. On top, 600–800 g sliced raclette cheese, finished with pepper and crispy fried onions.
Method: fry the Rösti in the pans on the grill plate or in the table oven, turning or swapping them halfway through. Add the cheese and sprinkle with the fried onions.

Winter: hearty and festive

Sauerkraut and apple (20 min) [9]

Ingredients: 600–800 g sliced raclette cheese, 200 g sauerkraut (raw or cooked) and 1–2 thinly sliced apples. To sprinkle: 1 tbsp chopped caraway.
Method: melt the cheese with the sauerkraut, then add apple and caraway.

Cheese Spätzli (15 min) [10]

Ingredients: about 300 g Spätzli or Knöpfli (small Swiss egg noodles) mixed with Bratcrème, and 600–800 g sliced raclette cheese. To serve: crispy fried onions and 200 g apple sauce.
Method: brown the Spätzli lightly in the pan, melt the cheese on top, and serve with the onions and apple sauce.

Wienerli (20 min) [11]

Ingredients: 600–800 g sliced raclette cheese and 200 g Wienerli or Cervelat (Swiss sausages), sliced. Season with pepper or curry.

Truffle (20 min) [12]

Ingredients: 600–800 g sliced raclette cheese, 2 finely sliced pears and 1 truffle in thin slices, or truffle pesto instead.
Method: melt the cheese and warm the pears briefly on top. Take the pan out of the oven before adding the truffle.
For a festive evening, see also Raclette at Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Raclette without pans

On a baking tray (Raclette Suisse, 4 people): 800 g sliced boiled potatoes with 400–600 g cheese on top, at 180 °C for about 15 minutes [13]. More options in Raclette without a raclette oven.
Raclette Rösti in a frying pan [14] and raclette potato pan [15] (both Swissmilk).

Raclette cheese in other dishes

For leftover cheese or simply for a change (all Swissmilk):

Raclette pumpkin tart: 8 pieces, 220 °C, 25–30 minutes [16]
Cauliflower lasagne with raclette: listed as vegetarian by Swissmilk, 200 °C, about 25 minutes [17]
Millet «Hirsotto» with chard and raclette cheese: 4 portions [18]
Raclette empanadas (no food waste): 12 pieces [19]
Potato raclette balls in the air fryer: 12 pieces, 190 °C, 15–20 minutes [20]

How to store and freeze raclette cheese is covered in Freezing raclette cheese and using leftovers.

More recipes with raclette cheese

The whole evening, from shopping to dessert: How raclette works: a step-by-step guide

Sources

All accessed on 31.10.2026; amounts, times and temperatures re-checked against the sources on 1.11.2026. All in German.

Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KB_KB1996_172/raclette/
Swissmilk: recipe «Walliser Raclette» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/BK_VS2000_050/walliser-raclette/
Swissmilk: recipe «Grillgemüse-Raclette» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2024_RACL_02/grillgemuese-raclette/
Swissmilk: recipe «Pinsa im Raclette-Pfännchen» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2024_RACL_03/pinsa-im-raclette-pfaennchen/
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Pfännchen Tex Mex» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2024_RACL_06/raclette-pfaennchen-tex-mex/
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Pfännchen Speck & Früchte» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2024_RACL_05/raclette-pfaennchen-speck-fruechte/
Spar Schweiz blog: «Raclette in allen Variationen» – https://www.spar.ch/blog/detail/raclette-in-allen-variationen
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Pfännchen Rösti» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2024_RACL_04/raclette-pfaennchen-roesti/
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Pfännchen Sauerkraut & Apfel» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2024_RACL_09/raclette-pfaennchen-sauerkraut-apfel/
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Pfännchen Käsespätzli» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2024_RACL_08/raclette-pfaennchen-kaesespaetzli/
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Pfännchen Wienerli» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2024_RACL_10/raclette-pfaennchen-wienerli/
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Pfännchen Trüffel» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2024_RACL_07/raclette-pfaennchen-trueffel/
Raclette Suisse: recipe «Studentenraclette vom Blech» – https://www.raclette-suisse.ch/de/rezepte/detail-rezepte/raclette/studentenraclette-vom-blech
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Rösti» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/LM200510_09/raclette-roesti/
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Kartoffelpfanne» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KB_FT2002_149/raclette-kartoffelpfanne/
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Kürbiskuchen» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/LM200710_70/raclette-kuerbiskuchen/
Swissmilk: recipe «Blumenkohllasagne mit Raclette» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/SM2018_DIVE_47/blumenkohllasagne-mit-raclette-vegetarische-lasagne/
Swissmilk: recipe «Hirsotto mit Mangold und Raclettekäse» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/SM2018_DIVE_49/hirsotto-mit-mangold-und-raclettekaese/
Swissmilk: recipe «Raclette-Empanadas (No Food Waste)» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/SM2021_CHDO_43/raclette-empanadas-no-food-waste/
Swissmilk: recipe «Kartoffel-Raclette-Balls im Air Fryer» – https://www.swissmilk.ch/de/rezepte-kochideen/rezepte/KO2026_NONI_05/kartoffel-raclette-balls-im-air-fryer/