In the realm of culinary delights, few dishes can rival the hearty satisfaction of cheesy potato pierogies. These delectable dumplings, hailing from the heart of Eastern Europe, have captivated taste buds for generations with their pillowy soft dough and delectable fillings. Whether you prefer them pan-fried until golden brown or boiled to tender perfection, pierogies offer a versatile canvas for a symphony of flavors. In this article, we'll embark on a culinary journey to discover the secrets behind the perfect cheesy potato pierogi, delving into various recipes and techniques to help you create this classic dish in your own kitchen. From selecting the finest ingredients to mastering the art of folding and cooking, we'll guide you through each step, ensuring that your cheesy potato pierogies become a cherished family favorite.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
POTATO AND CHEESE PIEROGI
This recipe is an Ukrainian one of my Great-Grandmothers passed down from the years. They are great with melted butter and sauteed onions, or fry if desired. They can also be frozen between layers of plastic wrap.
Provided by BOB_E_72
Categories Main Dish Recipes Dumpling Recipes
Time 2h10m
Yield 60
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes; drain.
- Combine flour, eggs and salt. Mix in a little water at a time until dough is somewhat stiff. Roll dough in small sections about 1/4 inch thick. Using a large biscuit cutter or drinking glass, make circle cuts.
- To make filling: Mix together potatoes, cheese, salt, pepper and onion salt. Fill each with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture, fold over and seal edges. To cook, bring a large pot of water to boil, carefully dropping in one at a time; stir once. They are done when they float to the top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.9 calories, Carbohydrate 15.4 g, Cholesterol 15.4 mg, Fat 2.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 103.3 mg, Sugar 1 g
POTATO AND CHEESE PIEROGIES
Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 30m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- For the dough: Work the egg, sour cream, butter and salt in a small bowl with a whisk or fork to form a batter. Pour the flour onto a work surface and make a well in the center. Add the sour cream mixture and mix thoroughly with your hands until a dough forms. (The dough is ready to use right away but if you are not forming the pierogies immediately, wrap in plastic and refrigerate the dough for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.)
- For the filling: Stir together the mashed potatoes, cheese and chives in a medium bowl until well combined. Chill the filling so it is easier to work with.
- To form the pierogies: Roll the dough mass out to 1/8-inch thickness and cut 3-inch rounds. Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling in each round, and then fold over into half-moons, being careful not to push filling into the seam. Press closed and crimp with a fork if scalloped edges are preferred.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the pierogies and wait until they float, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain well.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream and garnish with chives and a crack of black pepper.
HOMEMADE POTATO AND CHEESE PIEROGIES / OLD FASHIONED PEROGIES
Make and share this Homemade Potato and Cheese Pierogies / Old Fashioned Perogies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mimi Bobeck
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Potato and Cheese Filling: Cook the onion in butter until tender.
- Combine it with potatoes and cheese.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Vary the proportions and ingredients in this recipe to suit your taste.
- Mix the flour with the salt in a deep bowl.
- Add the egg, oil and water to make a medium soft dough.
- Knead on a floured board until the dough is smooth.
- Caution: Too much kneading will toughen the dough.
- Divide the dough into 2 parts.
- Cover and let stand for at least 10 minutes.
- Prepare the filling.
- The filling should be thick enough to hold its shape.
- Roll the dough quite thin on a floured board.
- Cut rounds with a large biscuit cutter, or as most old-world grandmothers did, with the open end of a glass.
- Put the round in the palm of your hand.
- Place a spoonful of filling in it, fold over to form a half circle and press the edges together with the fingers.
- The edges should be free of filling.
- Be sure the edges are sealed well to prevent the filling from running out.
- Place the pierogi on a floured board or tea towel and then cover with another tea towel to prevent them from drying out.
- COOKING: Drop a few pierogies into a large quantity of rapidly boiling salted water.
- Do not attempt to cook too many at a time.
- Stir VERY gently with a wooden spoon to separate them and to prevent them from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Continue boiling for 3-4 minutes.
- The cooling period will depend upon the size you made it, the thickness of the dough and the filling.
- Pierogies will be ready when they are puffed.
- Remove them with a perforated spoon or skimmer to a colander and drain thoroughly.
- Place in a deep dish, sprinkle generously with melted butter to prevent them from sticking.
- Cover and keep them hot until all are cooked.
- Serve in a large dish without piling or crowding them.
- Top with melted butter- chopped crisp bacon and/or chopped onions lightly browned in butter.
- REHEATING: One of the great things about perogies, is that they can be made in large quantities, refrigerated, frozen and reheated without loss of quality.
- Many prefer reheated perogies as compared to freshly boiled ones.
- To re-heat, you can: 1) pan fry pierogies in butter or bacon fat until they are light in color or, 2) heat the pierogies in the top of a double boiler or in the oven until they are hot and plump or, 3) deep fry them.
PIEROGIES WITH POTATO AND CHEESE FILLING
Steps:
- Mix flour, water, and egg and salt together. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Cover dough with bowl and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Boil potatoes until soft. Drain and rinse. Add cheese. Let stand a few minutes until cheese melts. Then fold potatoes and cheese together.
- Roll out dough about 1/8-inch thick. Cut into 3-inch squares. Fill each square of dough with one teaspoon of potato and cheese filling. Fold in half and pinch ends together to seal. Drop in hot boiling water and simmer for 8 minutes. Drain and fry in butter a few minutes until heated through. Chopped onions may be added to the butter, if desired. Salt and pepper, to taste.
CHEESY POTATO PIEROGIES #5FIX
5-Ingredient Fix Contest Entry. These easy-to-make potato pierogies will be ready in a snap! I did this after work one evening with my two toddlers in the kitchen. It was a quick, delicious meal solution and one that we will definitely add to our dinner rotation! The tortilla shells combined with a little bit of vegetable broth gives them the same texture as pierogi dough without all of the work.
Provided by lindabeach
Categories Potato
Time 30m
Yield 8 pierogi pockets, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cook potatoes according to package directions.
- Stir in 1 1/2 cups cheese into potatoes at the end, just until melted.
- Scoop cheesy potato filling evenly onto 8 flour tortillas.
- Fold tortillas in half, pressing down slightly so gooey cheese holds them together.
- Layer the tortilla pockets in a greased 9 x 13 glass pan.
- Carefully pour 1/2 cup vegetable broth evenly over the top of each tortilla wrap.
- Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the top.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Top with sour cream and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 489.8, Fat 25.2, SaturatedFat 13.5, Cholesterol 59.3, Sodium 885.1, Carbohydrate 43.9, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 1.9, Protein 21
POTATO PIEROGIES
I used to help my mother make pierogies every spring for Easter and every fall for Thanksgiving.. they're time consuming to make, but well worth the effort!
Provided by Laura Elisabeth
Categories Savory Pies
Time 2h10m
Yield 6 per person, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, whisk the egg.
- Add the sour cream, and whisk until smooth.
- Add the milk and 1 cup water, and whisk until combined.
- Slowly add about 3 cups flour, and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
- Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface, and work in about 1 cup flour as you knead.
- Use a plastic scraper to lift the dough as it will stick to the counter before the flour is worked in. Continue kneading for about 8 to 10 minutes, working in another 1/2 cup flour.
- The dough should be elastic and no longer sticky.
- Be careful not to add too much flour as this will toughen the dough.
- Place dough in a lightly floured bowl, and cover with plastic wrap; set aside while you prepare the filling.
- Cook potatoes in salted boiling water until fork-tender.
- Drain, and mash with a potato masher.
- Add melted butter and cheeses, and continue to mash until well-incorporated.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Place a large pot of salted water over high heat, and bring to a boil.
- Lay a clean linen towel on your counter, and evenly distribute cornmeal on it to prevent sticking.
- On a floured surface, roll out dough to about 1/8-inch thickness.
- Using a 2 1/2-inch-diameter glass or cookie cutter, cut out as many circles as possible.
- Gather dough scraps together, roll out again, and continue cutting.
- Form filling into 1 1/2-inch balls, and place a ball in the center of each dough circle.
- Holding a circle in your hand, fold dough over filling, and pinch the edges, forming a thoroughly sealed crescent.
- Transfer to linen towel.
- Continue until all dough circles are filled.
- Add pierogi to the boiling water in batches.
- They will sink to the bottom of the pot, then rise to the top.
- Once they rise, let them cook for about 1 minute more.
- Meanwhile, drizzle platter with melted butter.
- Remove pierogi from pot, and transfer to platter to prevent sticking.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1034, Fat 37.3, SaturatedFat 22.7, Cholesterol 134.4, Sodium 169.4, Carbohydrate 152.4, Fiber 9.5, Sugar 3.7, Protein 23.5
CHEF JOHN'S POTATO AND CHEESE PIEROGI
If I had to pick a favorite recipe of all time, I think it might be this potato and cheese pierogi recipe handed down to me by my Polish grandmother.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Pierogi
Time 3h15m
Yield 7
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Prepare dough: Mix 3 ½ cups flour and salt together in a large bowl, then make a well in the center. Pour vegetable oil and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water into the well. Stir to form a shaggy dough that just pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Use a little flour to clean the dough off the spoon.
- Transfer dough to a work surface; press and knead for a few minutes until you have a smooth, soft dough. You can add a little more flour if it's too sticky but don't add too much. Form dough into a ball and wrap in plastic. Leave on the counter for 1 hour or pop it into the refrigerator for 3 hours to overnight.
- Prepare buttered onions: Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and salt and sauté, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let mixture cool a bit, then transfer to a bowl and reserve until needed.
- Prepare filling: Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain well and mash until smooth. Let cool to room temperature, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Place farmer's cheese in a bowl and break it up with a spoon. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne, then add 2 to 3 heaping spoons of the buttered onions. Be sure to drain off most of the butter so you're adding mostly onions. Mix just until ingredients are evenly combined.
- Add cooled mashed potatoes and mix until thoroughly combined. Set aside while you roll the dough.
- Roll ¼ of the dough at a time on a floured surface until very thin, at least 1/8-inch thick or thinner if possible. Cut 3 ½-inch circles out of the dough, saving all scraps for re-rolling.
- Add about 2 tablespoons filling to the center of each circle. Moisten your fingertips with water and wet the edges, then fold the dough over the filling and seal the two edges together in the center. Flatten the filling very lightly under the dough as you press and seal the edge of each pierogi with your fingers, working from the center to the ends. Try not to trap air in the pierogi as you seal. The edge can be left as is, or you can pinch the dough every inch or so to make pleats for a more decorative appearance.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pierogi in batches and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes (they may or may not float to the top.)
- While the pierogi are boiling, melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Transfer pierogi from the boiling water directly into the melted butter. Cook until light golden brown, about 2 minutes per side or longer if more browning is desired.
- Continue boiling and browning pierogi in batches as needed.
- Transfer to a plate and spoon buttered onions over top. Garnish with sour cream and chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 739.1 calories, Carbohydrate 67.6 g, Cholesterol 96.4 mg, Fat 41.8 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 22.6 g, SaturatedFat 23.8 g, Sodium 1267.1 mg
EVEN BETTER CHEESY POTATOES
This is an improved version of the standard cheesy hash brown casserole. Cooking the onions and adding garlic enhances the flavors in this dish.
Provided by Cara Olsen Robson
Categories Potato Side Dishes
Time 1h20m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is slightly softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Mix potatoes, Mexican cheese blend, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and onion mixture together in a bowl; pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Mix corn flakes, melted butter, and garlic salt together in a bowl; sprinkle over potato mixture. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until corn flake topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.1 calories, Carbohydrate 18.2 g, Cholesterol 57.3 mg, Fat 26.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 15.7 g, Sodium 687.8 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
CHEEZY POTATOES
This easy to make casserole is packed with potatoes and Cheddar cheese. It's a perfect side dish for any Thanksgiving table.
Provided by TRISHAD
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large baking dish, mix together potatoes, soup and sour cream. Mix in cheese and butter. Salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Top the mixture with potato chips.
- Bake 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the mixture is bubbly and lightly brown.
- Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 573.2 calories, Carbohydrate 22.4 g, Cholesterol 115.8 mg, Fat 49.6 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 18.2 g, SaturatedFat 29.2 g, Sodium 769.5 mg, Sugar 0.7 g
QUARK AND POTATO PIEROGIES
I've only recently discovered pierogies, but of course I wanted to try making my own. I couldn't find a filling that was exactly what I wanted, so I adapted my own. I got the wrapper recipe from a fantastic cookbook called "A world of dumplings". They make a nice sturdy wrapper, I didn't have any problem with any of my piergoies splitting open when cooking them, and they have a consistancy I loved. I used low-fat sour cream and it worked great.
Provided by ayhlara
Categories Potato
Time 3h15m
Yield 45-50 Pierogies, 6-7 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/2 tsp salt, water, sour cream and egg. You may need to add a little extra water if the dough seems too dry, or some extra flour if the dough is too sticky to handle.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface (I find silicon baking mats work amazingly well for this), and knead it for a few minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. Roll the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate it while you prepare the filling.
- Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water until they are soft. Drain off the water.
- Add the Quark and butter to the hot potatoes and mash until mixture is smooth. Add salt and white pepper to taste. Set mixture aside to cool while you roll out your dough.
- Divide dough in half, and roll out the first half of the dough to about 1/8 inch thick and cut into 3 inch circles with a round cookie cutter.
- Scoop a heaping tablespoon of the potato mixture into the centre of each circle of dough. Fold the dough into a half moon shape around the filling, and firmly pinch edges closed, making sure the the filling does not prevent you getting a good seal.
- Set finished pierogies aside on a piece of parchment paper and repeat for the rest of the dough. Gather the extra scraps of dough from between your circles and reroll them for more wrappers.
- At this point you can either freeze the pierogies for later or boil them to eat now. To freeze the dumlings, put them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and freeze until solid, then transfer to a plastic bag.
- To cook the pierogies, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil, and then add the perogies in batches - I wouldn't recomend any more the amount that could lie in a single layer at the bottom of the pot. Boil for 6-8 minutes, until dumplings are floating and dough is completely cooked. If you're not sure, cut a pierogies open and see if it looks cooked. To cook from frozen, put the frozen pierogies straight into the pot of boiling water, but add 2-4 minutes to the cooking time.
- Serve pierogies warm, with sour cream or fried onions if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 442.3, Fat 11.1, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 56.3, Sodium 292.3, Carbohydrate 74.5, Fiber 5, Sugar 1.7, Protein 10.8
SIMPLY POTATOES POTATO SOUP #5FIX
5-Ingredient Fix Contest Entry. This recipe is a simple easy & economical way to feed a family & its delicious!!
Provided by y_tetterton
Categories Potato
Time 3h5m
Yield 1 pot, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put all ingredients except milk and butter in crock pot. Cover & cook on simmer for 1 hr on stove. Stir in last 2 ingredients the last 30 minutes before serving. Add salt & pepper to taste. Garnish with shredded cheese, sour cream & bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.1, Fat 21.1, SaturatedFat 12.2, Cholesterol 58.8, Sodium 526.2, Carbohydrate 12.6, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 4, Protein 8.8
GRANDMA'S CHEESY POTATOES
My grandmother makes this every year with a brisket for Christmas dinner. This is hands down my favorite potato recipe ever. I leave the skins on the potatoes, but this is optional. Garnish with chopped green onions or Italian parsley, and top with more cheese for a restaurant 'look.' I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do.
Provided by tiffany kramer
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a deep 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place yellow and red potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain.
- Combine mozzarella cheese, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise in a large bowl; mix well. Slowly add potatoes and toss; use a wooden spoon or flat spatula to avoid mashing the potatoes.
- Pour potatoes into the prepared pan. Dot butter over the top and cover with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and uncover. Preheat the oven's broiler. Return to the oven and broil until top is browned, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219.8 calories, Carbohydrate 13.8 g, Cholesterol 28.8 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 176.5 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients whenever possible. This will result in the best flavor and texture for your pierogies.
- Don't overwork the dough. Overworking the dough will make it tough. Just mix it until it comes together, then let it rest for a few minutes before rolling it out.
- Use a light touch when rolling out the dough. You don't want to roll it out too thin, or it will be difficult to fill and seal.
- Be careful not to overcook the pierogies. They should be cooked until they are golden brown and cooked through, but not mushy.
- Serve the pierogies with your favorite toppings. Some popular toppings include butter, sour cream, bacon, and onions.
Conclusion:
Cheesy potato pierogies are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They are also a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. With a little planning and effort, you can make these pierogies at home in your own kitchen. So what are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try today!
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