Poor Mans Pierogies Recipes

POLISH NOODLES (COTTAGE CHEESE AND NOODLES)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in melted butter until softened, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain and return to the pot.
• Stir butter and onion mixture, cottage cheese, sour cream, sea salt, and black pepper into the noodles. Place the pot over medium heat; cook and stir until heated through and warm, 5 to 8 minutes.

LAZY MAN'S PIEROGI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Stir in onions, and cook until translucent. In a separate pan, saute the mushrooms in butter.
• In a large bowl, combine pasta, bacon, onion, mushrooms, sauerkraut and condensed soup. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

FREEZER-FRIENDLY LAZY PIEROGIES

Steps:

• Arrange 5 lasagna noodles in a lightly greased 13"x9" pan, set aside.
• Combine potatoes, eggs, cheese, and seasonings. Spread half of the potato mixture over lasagna.
• Cover with another 5 lasagna noodles; spread with remaining potato mixture.
• Top with remaining lasagna noodles, set aside.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion in butter until tender. Pour onion mixture over lasagna.
• To freeze - cover unbaked casserole tightly with aluminum foil and freeze.
• To serve - thaw overnight in refrigerator. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

POOR MAN PIEROGI

Steps:

• In a large skillet sauté mushrooms and onions in ½ stick of butter until tender.
• Add sauerkraut, sausage, white wine, salt and pepper, mix well cover and cook over medium low heat for about 1 hour.
• Add cooked spiral noodles and ½ stick butter, stir until butter has melted, season to taste and serve.

PIEROGI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add salt to onions and saute 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned; reserve 1/2 cup sautéed onions for topping. Add remaining onions, the pepper, and cheese to mashed potatoes; mix well.
• Place 3 noodles on bottom of baking dish. Spread 1/3 of potato mixture over noodles. Repeat layers until a total of 4 layers of noodles and 3 layers of potato mixture have been placed (with a layer of noodles on top). Top with reserved sautéed onions.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until heated through.

PIEROGI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute onion in butter until tender; set aside. In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, egg and onion salt. In another bowl, combine potatoes, 2/3 cup cheddar cheese, salt and pepper. Place 3 noodles in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with cottage cheese mixture and 3 more noodles. Top with potato mixture, remaining noodles and sauteed onion. Top with remaining 1/3 cup cheese. Cover and bake at 350° until heated through, 25-30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

POOR MAN'S PIEROGIES

Steps:

• Saute onion in 1 stick butter until tender.
• Cook noodles as directed on box.
• Boil potatoes, then mash.
• Add cubed cheese, salt, pepper, and remaining butter to potatoes and mix until well combined.
• Put layer of noodles in 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Layer 1/3 of sauteed onions over noodles, then 1/3 of potato mixture.
• Repeat layers, ending with potatoes on top.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes.

POOR MANS PEROGIES

Steps:

• Saute 1 1/2 sticks of margarine and the diced onions until tender. Cook lasagna noodles as directed on the package. Boil potatoes until tender as for mashed potatoes. Cube cheese. After potatoes are cooked, add cheese and remaining margarine (no milk!) and mash like making mashed potatoes. In a 9 x 13 pan, layer: 1/3 of onions on bottom, layer of noodles, 1/3 of potatoes. Repeat layers ending with mashed potatoes. Top with parmesan cheese and pepper. Bake at 350~F for 30 - 35 minutes. Cut into squares and serve. Well, hope that these can help out and that all will enjoy these recipes!!!! Patti Anderson, Prodigy Food & Wine Board

QUICK AND EASY PIEROGIES

Steps:

• 1. Cook egg noodles according to package directions for 8 mins. Drain. Return noodles back to saucepan. Add 1/2 sick margarine and stir. Set aside.
• 2. In in microwave safe bowl add 1 stick of margarine and the sliced onions. Microwave on 60% power for 3-4 mins until onions are translucent. Add to noodles, stir. Pour noodles and onion mixture in the bottom of a large glass or metal 9x13" cake pan.
• 3. Make 6-8 cups of instant mashed potatoes according to box directions. Then mix in 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese into prepared instant potatoes. Immediately poor potatoe/cheese mixture over the noodle/onion layer. Smooth out to cover all noodles.
• 4. Place yellow American cheese slices 3 rows across and 5 rows down. You should have enough cheese cover the whole top.
• 5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake till warmed through and cheese is melted. 20-30 mins Enjoy!

POOR MAN'S PEROGIES

Steps:

• Sauté 1½ sticks of margarine and the diced onions until tender. Cook lasagna noodles as directed on the package. Boil potatoes until tender as for mashed potatoes. Cube cheese. After potatoes are cooked, add cheese and remaining margarine (no milk!) and mash like making mashed potatoes. In a 9 x 13 pan, layer: ⅓ of onions on bottom, layer of noodles, ⅓ of potatoes. Repeat layers ending with mashed potatoes. Top with parmesan cheese and pepper. Bake at 350~F for 30 to 35 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.