10 -Homemade Slovak Pierogies – A Family Tradition & Taste of Home

potato

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: mashed potato

Sweet potato adds nutrients and flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: ham

Turkey bacon is lower in fat.

Prepare the potato filling with whipped potatoes, cheese, butter, and bacon.

Shape a piece of dough into an oval.

Roll the dough on the widest setting of the pasta machine, then adjust to a thinner setting.

Cut the rolled dough into strips, approximately 2 inches wide.

Place dollops of the potato filling onto the dough strips.

Fold the dough over the filling and pinch the edges to seal, ensuring no filling leaks out during boiling.

Set the filled pierogies on a baking sheet until ready to cook.

Boil water in a large pot and add the pierogies, cooking until they float and then for an additional minute.

Remove the pierogies carefully with a large ladle to avoid breaking them.

In a skillet, sauté chopped onions in butter until golden.

Add the boiled pierogies to the skillet and crisp them up in the butter and onions.

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