Best Lazy Pierogi Recipes

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.

LAZY PIEROGI

Steps:

• Place the sauerkraut and onion in a large skillet over medium-low heat with enough water to cover. Simmer 1 hour, or until most of the water has cooked off.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rotini and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, saute the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of the butter for about 5 minutes.
• Stir the remaining butter, cooked pasta, and cream of mushroom soup into the sauerkraut mixture. Cook and stir 15 minutes, or until heated through.

GREAT-GRAMMA'S LAZY PIEROGI

Steps:

• 1. Boil and set aside pasta.
• 2. In large frying pan cook bacon, set aside. Crumble. Same pan toss in butter melt, and saute mushrooms and onion till softened, turn pan to med, toss drained kraut in pan cook for 5 minutes to marry flavors. Add soup and bacon stir well.
• 3. Add cooked Pasta to pan stir well. Transfer to low setting crockpot and let the flavors come together for hour. Longer sits the better the flavor. Serve as main dish or side with keilbasa or protien of choice.

KIELBASA LAZY PIEROGI

Steps:

• 1. Place sauerkraut in a colander. rinse sauerkraut well to get rid of some of the bitterness. Press on sauerkraut to remove some of the water.
• 2. Cook chopped onion with a little bit of the butter until golden in color. Set aside.
• 3. Place kielbasa in a Dutch oven.
• 4. Fill with water until kielbasa is covered. Boil kielbasa until heated through. About 5-10 minutes after the water starts to boil.
• 5. Remove kielbasa to a platter. Slice kielbasa. Cut each slice in half. You can cut them into quarters if you wish. I usually cut each slice in half.
• 6. Bring water to a boil for egg noodles. Cook per directions on the bag. Drain noodles. Place noodles back into the large pot.
• 7. Place burner on low heat. Fold remaining butter into noodles until melted. Add cooked onions, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper, Mix well and set aside.
• 8. Add sauerkraut and kielbasa to noodles. Stir well over medium heat until hot. Sprinkle with poppy seeds if desired. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve as a main dish or side dish.

LAZY PIEROGI BAKE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. , In the drippings, saute onions until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add mushrooms; cook until tender. Stir in sauerkraut and half of the bacon. In a large bowl, combine the soup, milk, celery seed and pepper. Drain pasta., Place a fourth of the pasta in two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes. Layer each with a fourth of the sauerkraut and soup mixture. Repeat layers. , Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining bacon. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving.

LAZY PIEROGI

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese and eggs. Stir in the flour, salt and 1 tablespoon butter. , In a Dutch oven, bring 3 qts. of water to a boil. Reduce heat. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into simmering water, stirring gently to prevent sticking; cook pierogi in batches for 4-6 minutes or until slightly firm. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain; cool slightly. , In a large skillet, saute onion and pierogi in remaining butter until lightly browned. Serve with sour cream.

LAZY PIEROGI

Steps:

• Boil water for pasta.
• While water is boiling add 3 Tablespoons of Butter to a medium sized skillet.
• Dice up one medium sized onion and add to skillet.
• Saute until clear. Add mushrooms after being drained.
• Add Polish Sausage after being sliced.
• Sautee for about 5-7 minutes to heat through.
• Cook pasta according to package.
• Drain noodles.
• Add saurkraut to hot pot and turn heat to medium. Add 2 Tablespoons of Butter while noodles drain.
• Combine the saurkraut and sausage mixture into to pot. Mix around.
• Add noodles and combine thoroughly. Put heat to medium low for 5-7 minutes.
• Enjoy!

LAZY SAUERKRAUT PIEROGI

Steps:

• 1. In frying pan add 4 TBS. of butter to bacon drippings ...saute' onion until sligthly browned ... add bacon and sauerkraut to onion and cook on low/med heat stirring often for about 5-7 minutes ...add remaining butter... add cooked noodles and cook on low for another 5 minutes, stirring often. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve

LAZY CABBAGE PIEROGI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Cook the pasta according to package directions, drain well.
• Fry bacon until crisp, drain on paper towels and set aside.
• Fry onion, garlic and mushrooms in the bacon fat until onion is slightly carmalized.
• Add the sauerkraut, soup and bay leaves to the onions and mushrooms and let the mixture simmer for approximately 10 minutes.
• Mix the pasta, bacon and sauerkraut mixture.
• Bake for 30 to 45 minutes uncovered, stirring a few times during baking.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Enjoy!

PIEROGI LENIWE (LAZY POLISH RAVIOLI) (SWEET CHEESE VERSION)

Steps:

• Use a spoon to push the cheese through a fine sieve into a deep bowl.
• Beat in the eggs, then the sugar and the butter.
• Sift the flour over the cheese mixture and stir until the flour is completely absorbed.
• Knead like bread to mix well.
• Divide the dough into 3 equal parts and roll each between your palms to shape it into a ball, then, on a lightly floured surface, roll each ball into a 12" long cylinder (1" in diameter).
• Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate until firm (30 minutes).
• Flatten the cylinder slightly and cut them crosswise into 2-inch rounds.
• In a 3-4 quart saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil over high heat.
• Drop 6 pierogi into the water and stir occasionally so they don't stick to each other or the pan.
• Immediately reduce the heat to low and simmer until they float to the surface (5 minutes).
• With a slotted spoon, transfer the dumplings to a kitchen towel to drain.
• Cover them loosely with another towel to keep them warm, while you cook the remaining pierogi in the same way.
• In an 8-inch skillet, melt the butter, but don't let it brown.
• Add the bread crumbs, stirring constantly, until they are crisp and golden brown, then remove from heat.
• Pour the bread crumbs and butter over the dumplings and serve.

PIEROGI LENIWE (POLISH LAZY DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl mash the cheese with a fork. Stir in the eggs, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and the flour, all at once.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured board and divide it into 4 pieces. Roll each piece out into a rectangle 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. Cut each piece on the diagonal into about 10 pieces.
• Bring 10 quarts of water to a boil and add the remaining teaspoon salt. Reduce the water to a lightly rolling simmer and add 1/3 of the dumplings to the pot. Simmer, uncovered, until they float to the top.
• Remove them with slotted spoon and drain. Continue until all dumplings are cooked.
• Serve with a garnish of buttered toasted bread crumbs.

PIEROGI LENIWE (LAZY PIEROGIES)

Steps:

• For the pierogies:.
• Beat the egg whites until foamy. Combine the cheese with the egg yolks and flour in a separate bowl. Fold in the beaten egg whites to form a dough. Cover and refrigerate until nice and firm, at least 2 hours.
• Generously dust a clean work surface with flour. Working in batches, take a large spoonful of the dough and roll into a log about 1 inch in diameter. Gently pat the log to flatten it. With a sharp knife, cut the log on a bias about every 1 inch into diamond-shaped pierogies. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Working in batches, slip the pierogies into the water and boil until they float to the surface, about 2 minutes. Do not overcook them. Gently transfer the pierogies to a plate using a slotted spoon or spider.
• While the pierogies are cooking, melt the butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the breadcrumbs, stirring occasionally, and toast until golden.
• To serve, spoon some of the toasted breadcrumbs, then a dollop of sour cream on top of each pierogi. Sprinkle with sugar. Smacznego! Bon appetite!