How to Make Potato And Cheese Pierogies

cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories while maintaining a creamy texture.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers a similar tanginess with fewer calories.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

onion

🥗Healthier: leeks

💰Cheaper: scallions

Leeks provide a milder flavor while scallions are often less expensive.

Peel 3 medium sized potatoes.

Sprinkle salt into water in a pot and add the potatoes.

Turn the heat on high and boil the potatoes until cooked thoroughly, about 20-25 minutes.

In a mixing bowl, add 2 cups of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 cup of water, and 1 large egg.

Mix until it forms a stiff dough.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and shape it with hands to make it more pliable.

Roll the dough out until it's about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick and let it rest.

Once the potatoes are cooked, drain the water off.

Add 1 cup of medium cheddar cheese to the potatoes and mix well with a mixer.

Add 1/4 cup of melted salted butter and mix until there are no lumps, tasting for seasoning.

Cut the dough into 3-inch rounds.

Fill each circle with a good teaspoonful of potato and cheese filling.

Fold each circle in half and pinch the ends together to seal, using a fork for a tighter seal.

Drop the pierogies into a pot of boiling water and simmer for about 8 minutes until they float to the top.

Drain the water off the cooked pierogies.

In a frying pan, add a little butter and chopped onions to fry.

In the same frying pan, fry some bacon until crisp.

Add more butter to the pan and fry the pierogies on medium heat, turning them over to brown them.

Serve the pierogies on a plate with fried onions, bacon, and a little bit of sour cream.

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