If you love pierogies, you are going to LOVE this soup! I have taken all the goodness of loaded perogies and created a creamy and delicious soup from those flavors! This Loaded Pierogi Soup is surprisingly quick and easy to make.
It's also perfect for lunch or dinner and a great idea for a Father's Day lunch because it's hearty enough for a meal. Plus it's ideal when you're short on time because it can be made ahead, uses ingredients you already have on hand, and can be whipped up in about 35 minutes.
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Being Ukrainian, I’m just a wee bit perogy crazy. Perogies were pretty much served at every meal at Baba's so we ate a lot of them. However, nowadays that's just not practical. Perogies take a long time to make and the store-bought ones just don't cut it. So... because I'm such a big fan of perogies, I have created a number of pierogi recipes that are also easy to make! You can find those recipes and my other Ukrainian recipes here! This perogy soup is a great way to get your pierogi fix without all the work of making perogies.
🥘 Ingredients
For this recipe, you'll need:
- potatoes
- butter
- onion
- cabbage
- chicken stock
- bacon (you can use real bacon or substitute bacon bits)
- milk
- flour
- celery seed (or substitute celery)
- sour cream
- salt
- pepper
- cheddar cheese
🥗 Side dishes
I love soup with bread! Try it with my:
- Dinner buns (aka 'granny buns')
- Everything Bagel Cloud Bread Recipe
- Bread Machine Onion & Olive Bread
- And it pairs really well with my Bread Machine Italian Breadsticks (photo below(!
📖 Variations & Substitutions
- Dill: Use dried dill if you don't have fresh dill
- Celery: Use fresh celery if you don't have celery seed
- Spice: Spice it up with crushed red pepper flakes
- Bacon: You can add the bacon with the vegetables and puree them together (I did this when I had dental surgery!)
My kids are both Ukrainian dancers and every year on the first weekend in June we get to enjoy watching them dance at the Calgary Ukrainian Festival. But we have actually been going every single year since the very first Ukrainian festival over a decade ago, even years before our kids danced. But sadly, this weekend we won't be there enjoying the music, dancing, and eating fabulous Ukrainian food, due to this global pandemic. So in lieu of that, I wanted to celebrate at home with a Ukrainian meal; this delicious Ukrainian soup was the answer! And if you are looking for more awesome Ukrainian soups try my Shortcut Ukrainian Beet Borscht.
🍽 Equipment
You are going to need a food processor (affiliate link) for this recipe. However, if you don't have a food processor, you could do it in a blender in smaller batches. I also recommend getting this Scoop n' drain spoon (affiliate link). I recently bought it from my friend's Pampered Chef party and it's life-altering! It's also great for scooping perogies!
👪 Serving Size
This recipe makes 6 servings but I always triple it, as my family is crazy for it! You can double or triple the recipe by simply clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.
🌡️Storage
Store this soup for up to 4 days in a sealed container in the fridge. This soup freezes well for up to 3 months.
🔢WW Points
This soup is 10 WW points with low-fat cheese, light sour cream, and real bacon. You can reduce the WW points by using fat-free sour cream and turkey bacon.
And if you're looking for more healthy and comforting soups, give my Chicken Gumbo Soup a try too!
⭐ Reviews
Did you make this recipe? Please RATE THE RECIPE below!
Here's what others are saying:
"It was very good and easy to make. I added some paprika and some red pepper flakes. I used dill seasoning instead of celery seed. I also added two cloves of garlic. I will be making it again. I will probably try with non fat sour cream!"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
📋 Loaded Pierogi Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 cup cabbage, chopped
- 4 cups chicken stock
- ¼ teaspoon celery seed
- ½ cup bacon, cooked and chopped into small pieces (not as small as bacon bits- see photo in instructions) * I use pre-cooked bacon because it is faster and sooo much less messy!
- ½ cup 1% milk
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 ¼ cups sharp/old cheddar cheese, grated
Garnish
- additional chopped bacon
- fresh dill
- additional grated cheddar cheese, if desired
- sour cream, if desired
Instructions
- In large saucepan, melt butter and saute onion.
- Add potatoes, cabbage, celery seed and chicken stock.
- Simmer for 15-20 minutes until vegetables are tender.
- Meanwhile, cook bacon in microwave (if using pre-cooked) or on stove top. Remove as much grease as possible by patting with a paper towel and chop. Set aside.
- Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon and add to food processor.
- Combine removed vegetables with flour, milk and sour cream in food processor or blender. Puree in food processor or blender until smooth. * It's best to puree in 2 batches.
- Return puree to soup. Then add cheese and bacon and reheat. Add salt and pepper to your liking.
Garnish
- Garnish with bacon bits, dill and if desired, bits of grated cheese and/or sour cream (optional)
Notes
- Use dried dill if you don't have fresh dill
- Use fresh celery if you don't have celery seed
- Spice it up with crushed red pepper flakes
- You can add the bacon with the vegetables and puree them together (I did this when I had dental surgery!)
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Meenakshi
Wow this is really great blog.
Food seems very tasty and delicious.
I will to try to make this item today.
The recipe of the food seems very easy and simple
Keep posting !!!!
Terri Gilson
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it!
Chris Greenlow
Was making another recipe for potato soup and thought to pivot to pierogi soup- wish I'd thought of this earlier. Your recipe looks amazing and easy. I did the soup with a bacon hock in it instead, but will definitely be bookmarking and making yours in the future. As a fellow pierogi lover, I will make it often as it looks so yummy
Terri Gilson
Hi Chris- Thanks - I hope you enjoy it! It's our family's fave soup 🙂
Terri
Sabrina
This is so yummy! I love pierogis but not the fuss of making them. This soup is so perfect for my pierogi fix and so easy. Delicious !
Isabelle @ Crumb
What a delicious way to get my pierogi fix when I'm not in the mood to make dumplings from scratch.
I'm sorry you weren't able to enjoy your Ukrainian festival this year. Hopefully they'll be back and better than ever next year.
Terri Gilson
Thanks Isabelle. Yeah, it was sad to miss it, but hopefully next year. Yes, this is definitely an easy and quick perogy fix when you need perogies but don't have the energy or time to make them!
Kristen
My hubby is LOVING this soup - he is a huge periogi fan, so this was a no brainer for us. It is delicious!
Terri Gilson
Happy to hear that Kristen and glad he enjoyed it!
Sydney Rennie
It was very good and easy to make. i added some paprika and some red pepper flakes. i used dill seasoning instead of celery seed. I also added two cloves of garlic. I will be making it again. I wil preobably try with non fat sour cream
Terri Gilson
Hi Sydney- glad you liked it! Your changes sound delicious too!!
Heather Lyon
Can you freeze this soup?
Terri Gilson
Hi Heather,
Yes- I froze it and it was perfect! I defrosted it overnight in the fridge and heated it in the microwave. It was as if it was never even frozen. Enjoy 🙂
Terri
Monique Castonguay
We tried this recipe yesterday and love it! It was quick, easy and delicious.
Thanks Terri.
Terri Gilson
So glad you loved it, Monique!
Kim
I can’t wait to try this! I randomly stumbled upon your blog looking for a bread maker paska for Easter tomorrow (I’m Orthodox). And now I find out you’re from Calgary too! I am also a Ukrainian dancer living in Calgary. What a small world. Thanks for both recipes!
Terri Gilson
Hi Kim!
That's great - you are very welcome -enjoy the recipes!
Yes, it's such a small world 🙂 and that fact is so comforting, especially right now.
Take care,
Terri
Marie C Radtke
Wow! What an amazing soup! Flavorable, creamy, satisfying and so perfect! This is the day after and I can STILL smell the aroma 🤩. But I would call this loaded potato soup, not perogi. Even though I've never made it, perogis in my Polish family were never made with potatoes. The recipe is so complicated. I have very fond memories of my Grandma painstakingly preparing perogis for hours and impatiently waiting for my serving, covered in melted butter. I still long for those days... Thanks for the recipe! I shall make this over and over.
Terri Gilson
Hi Marie,
So happy to hear you loved it! Sure, you can call it whatever you like, but we're Ukrainian and we always make perogies with either potatoes or sauerkraut. 🙂 I know what you mean, I long for my Baba's perogies too 🙂
Terri