Pierogies With Cabbage and Mushrooms

chia's Note:

this was a quick easy meal using store bough pierogies and cabbage, which was a steal after st patty's day.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 24 frozen potato cheese pierogi , defrosted
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 slices bacon , chopped
• 1 large onion , sliced
• 4 garlic cloves , chopped
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1 lb cabbage , thinly sliced
• ¼ cup water
• salt , pepper to taste
• 1⁄3; cup fresh dill , chopped
• sour cream , for serving (optional)

Directions:

1. heat 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter in a skillet.
2. add pierogies, in batches and saute until browned on both sides, 5 minutes per side.
3. add more oil and butter if needed for the next batch, keep warm.
4. heat 1 tbsp oil in same skillet, add bacon, cook until crispy and set on paper towels to drain.
5. pour most fat off of skillet.
6. add 1 tbsp oil, saute onions, mushrooms and garlic until golden, about 8 minutes.
7. add cabbage, water, salt, pepper and cover. cook until cabbage is tender,2-3 minutes, if you like your cabbage softer.
8. or you can just keep stirring, uncovered until the cabbage is crisp tender.
9. place pierogies on a platter, pour cabbage mixture over, garnish with bacon and dill.
10. serve with sour cream if desired.

Reviews

[KellyMae]

Very good. Quick and easy. Subbed bacon fat for the butter and oil. Hmmm... bacon. Omitted the garlic and dill for personal preference. Used the uncovered method for a more tender-crisp cabbage. Eliminating the boiling step and using thawed pierogies was nice. Less dishes and time. However it also provided a much crisper / hard pierogie.

[Chef #1180637]

Hi All! I gave this recipe 5 stars because of the great idea... I just "tweaked" it my way a little. I used a ham steak cut up in larger sections, no mushrooms, I used a little ground fennel to taste and sauted 2 apples cut in slices. I layered in a large casserole dish-pierogies,ham,apples,and then cabbage cut in ribbons. I added a pinch of sugar to the cabbage saute as well, nice presentation. Thanks for the great idea! OOOOps! almost forgot-I completely deleted the dill! Whew!

[Manami]

chia, wonderful! this is real comfort food! oh, they were so good! we had a ball eating the pierogies. Thanks so much for allowing me the luxury of remembering my grandparents via your pierogies. Thanks a lot, Diane :=)