Comfort Pierogi Casserole

Submitted by paulamatt

"A pittsburgh tradition transformed"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 cup mashed potatoes (instant or leftovers is fine)
• 1 lb shredded cheddar cheese
• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 2 -3 medium onions, diced
• 9 -12 lasagna noodles

directions

1. Cook noodles as directed on package to al dente.
2. Saute onions in 1 stick of butter (may use more if desired).
3. Butter 13x9 inch pan with remaining 1/2 stick butter.
4. Mix sauteed onions with mashed potatoes.
5. Layer noodles, then potatoes, then cheese, and repeat, ending with cheese.
6. Cover with foil and bake in a 350° oven for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Reviews

[Sandra Hyde]

Very easy to make. Maybe just a little too much cheese for my personal taste, but I have no complaints. (Mind you, it was a tasty cheddar cheese that I used.) I enjoyed it and will be very glad to cook it again. It stores well in the refrigerator and makes a lovely "topping" for toast when cold.

 

[JazzysNamma]

This was great, my family raved over it! I followed suit and did more mashed potatoes, going with cara66, I used 5 1/2 cups of potatoes. I also adjusted the amount of butter to just 1 stick, I used 2 tbsp. to grease the pan and the rest to saute onion. I only used 1 onion, which was the perfect amount. The cheese I used was half medium cheddar and half sharp cheddar. But this was just simply fantastic!! If I could give more stars, I would. Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe.

 

[dawnpelikan]

Three words for this recipe, Fast, Easy and above all DELICIOUS!! I didnt want to go through the peeling, cooking and mashing the potatoes so i used instant,like a fellow reader, i used 4 cups instead of the 1 cup of potatoes (2 cups for each layer). I am a pierogi fanatic and admit that i was skeptical of all these casserole on recipezaar. I chose this recipe and was glad i did. My boyfriend doesnt like pierogi's and he actually had seconds! Thanks for an amazing recipe. I put a dollop of sour cream on top....it was Heaven...i will make this over and over!

 

[Jay Julia K.]

I have found if you use fafale pasta this works better.Cook 2stick margarine add about a half cup chopped onion til brown add to cooked pasta &mix. Layer margarine, pasta, potatoes w/cheese cover with pasta.

 

[Adrienne R.]

A fantastic dish! I personally thought that there was too much butter, given that the potato concoction turned out very VERY liquidy and I had to add thickener the first time. However, the casserole turned out wonderful, and was much less labor intensive than making individual pierogis.