I have to admit that I'm a little pierogi crazy. And if I could serve them at every meal like Baba did, the way some families serve bread, believe me, I would. But that's not my reality for a myriad of reasons, including time and health. Yet perogies are still pure comfort food for me. And sometimes I indulge. And because I don't have time to make perogies on a regular basis and love them so much, I like to make perogy things. This Pierogi Breakfast Casserole is one of them.
It's not only easy, its the ultimate lazy man's version of the lazy perogy casserole. It's actually the laziest you can possibly get when it comes to making a perogie casserole.
This frozen pierogies recipe is popular any time of the year, but ideal as a main dish for a holiday breakfast or a side dish for a breakfast potluck!
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🥘 Ingredients
This Perogy casserole is make-ahead and chock-full of yummy perogies and breakfast things like cheese, eggs, dill, sauerkraut, bacon bits and onions. It's the perfect breakfast potluck dish because everyone loves perogies, even picky eaters! And because it uses frozen perogies it's very easy to make.
You'll need:
- frozen cheese and potato perogies
- butter
- onion
- bacon bits
- sauerkraut
- sour cream * I use light
- cheddar cheese
- hot prepared mustard
- eggs
- fresh dill
*See recipe card for quantities
📖Variations & Substitutions
- Pierogies - you can buy frozen perogies from the grocery store or use your own frozen homemade pierogies. You could use a different savory filling pierogi, if you don't want to use potato and cheese.
- Sausages: Add in any type of cooked sausages, such as Italian sausage or maple sausage) you like and make it a Sausage Pierogi casserole!
- Onions - you can substitute green onions for white onion
- Dill - you can substitute dried dill, but you'll only need half as much
- WW friendlier -use fat- free sour cream or non-fat Greek yogurt, turkey bacon or turkey sausage, a light margarine and light or fat-free cheese
- Vegetarian -skip the bacon bits!
- Lactose -free -use vegan margarine and a coconut cultured yogurt or lactose-free sour cream and lactose -free cheese.
💭Top Tip
Avoid simulated bacon bits and go for the real (crumbled) bacon bits - you can buy bacon bits that taste like the real thing in most grocery stores or you can make your own buy chopping up cooked bacon. I use pre-cooked bacon from Costco, as it is less messy and only takes a few minutes to cook in the microwave.
🔪 Instructions
With this dish, you're not even attempting to replicate a perogie, you simply use frozen perogies, cut them in half, dump a bunch of other stuff in and bake. Just how a casserole should be; none of this cooking stuff in advance or fussy layers of this or that. You simply just dump, mix and bake. Easy peasy!
*See recipe card for detailed instructions.
🌡️Storage
Store this breakfast perogy casserole in an airtight container for up to 3 days. These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.
👪 Serving Size
This Pierogi Breakfast casserole serves 10. However, you can double or triple the recipe by clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust. You'll just need a larger casserole dish.
🍽Equipment
You will need a ½ quart casserole dish. (affiliate link) for this easy frozen perogies recipe.
We have a lot of breakfast potlucks at work and breakfast potlucks are a lot harder than other potlucks because your options are limited. That's why I have also created several breakfast potluck dishes, including this Perogy Casserole and these Award-winning Maple Sausage Brunch Bites.
We have a lot of breakfast potlucks at work and breakfast potlucks are a lot harder than other potlucks because your options are limited. That's why I have also created several breakfast potluck dishes, including this Perogy Casserole and these Award-winning Maple Sausage Brunch Bites.
They are portable, delicious and perfect for breakfast potlucks at work. But if you are looking for something sweet for a breakfast potluck, then check out my Raspberry Lemon Scones (shown below), Carrot Cake Overnight French Toast Casserole or my Glazed Carrot Cake Doughnut Muffins , if you want to get a little fancier.
And I don't just love perogies, I love all Ukrainian food. Obviously. And since there aren't many Ukrainian breakfast recipes out there, I've had to create my own. This Ukrainian Breakfast Hash (shown below) is another great breakfast potluck recipe because it can be made ahead. And like my Ukrainian Breakfast Hash, this Perogie Casserole recipe, using frozen perogies, is make-ahead, easy and perfect for a potluck.
So if you're looking for easy recipes, give this pierogi casserole recipe a try! It's a breakfast dish that the whole family is sure to love!
⭐ Reviews
Did you make this Breakfast Pierogi dish? Please RATE THE RECIPE below!
Here's what others are saying: "This recipe is a hit every time! It makes a perfect Christmas morning breakfast or for entertaining. I get many requests for it! Easy to make ahead and never disappoints! " ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
📋 Pierogi Breakfast Casserole (with frozen pierogies) Recipe
Ingredients
- 24 frozen cheese and potato perogies defrosted
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- ½ cup real bacon bits
- ½ cup sauerkraut
- ½ cup light sour cream
- 1 ½ cups old/sharp cheddar cheese * I used light/low-fat
- 1 teaspoon hot prepared mustard
- 6 eggs
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
Garnish:
- fresh dill
- light sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/ 176 degrees C. Spray a ½ quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Chop the onions and cook in butter in microwave for 2 minutes.
- Cut each perogy in half and place pierogies in the bottom of casserole dish (you likely can't have to do a single layer, so don't worry if you have to stack them)
- Pour the cooked onion in melted butter over the perogies, then add the bacon bits.
- Squeeze the liquid out of the sauerkraut by placing it in a sieve and pushing the liquid out. Then chop into small pieces. Spread the sauerkraut over the perogies in the casserole dish.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together sour cream, hot mustard, eggs, dill and 1 cup of cheddar cheese (reserve ½ cup cheddar cheese). Mix thoroughly.
- Pour over perogies, then gently stir in. Sprinkle remaining ½ cup of cheddar cheese on top of casserole.
- Cook in preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until egg is fluffy and no longer runny.
- Return to oven, turn up to broil (500 degrees F) for 1-2 minutes longer until cheese bubbles and browns slightly. Watch it carefully, as light/low fat cheese can burn very quickly.
- Remove from oven and serve warm. Or make-ahead and refrigerate overnight and reheat in the morning.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream and a little fresh dill.
Notes
Nutrition
🥟More Pierogi Recipes!
- Loaded Pierogi Soup
- Perogy Potato Salad (Gluten-free)
- Perogy Zucchini Boats (gluten-free)
- Pierogi Stuffed Mushrooms (Weight Watchers Friendly)
- Halloween Phantom Perogy Pizza Pockets
- Cottage Cheese and Potato Perogies
Lydia from Lydia's Flexitarian Kitchen
This sounds awesome to me! I'd eat it for any meal and probably serve it with a fried egg on top. Yum!
Terri Gilson
Thanks Lydia! I feel the same 🙂
Teri
This recipe is a hit every time! It makes a perfect Christmas morning breakfast or for entertaining. I get many requests for it! Easy to make ahead and never disappoints!
Terri Gilson
Thank you for taking the time to comment, Teri! I am so glad it's as well-loved amongst your people, as it is mine 🙂
Terri