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📋 Shortcut Lazy Pierogies Recipe

These Shortcut Lazy Pierogies are the ULTIMATE lazy pierogies! Made quicker with instant mashed potatoes, farmer's cheese (dry cottage cheese), and oven-ready lasagna noodles, then loaded with cheese, bacon, and diced onions, this Lazy Pierogi recipe is like eating loaded perogies in the form of a casserole!
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Canadian, Ukrainian
Keyword lazy man pierogies, lazy perogies, lazy pierogi casserole, lazy pierogies
Prep Time 20 minutes
1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 414kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 12 slices pre-cooked bacon *I buy this from Costco
  • 9 oven ready lasagna noodles
  • 3 cups instant mashed potatoes (2- 113 g pkgs) * I use Idahoan Buttery Homestyle
  • 2 cups dry cottage cheese
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 large onions, diced

Garnish

  • fresh dill
  • sour cream
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Prep: Spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray and heat the oven to 350 degrees F/176 C.
  • Soak lasagna noodles in hot water for 20 minutes.
    *Be sure to stir them up regularly so they don't stick together. If they stick together, you won't get them apart! You can also split them into two dishes
    oven ready lasagna noodles in a dish with boiling water
  • Meanwhile : Make both packages of mashed potatoes as per package directions (in one bowl). If you use Idahoan Buttery Homestyle, you only have to add boiling water.
    instant mashed potatoes being mixed in a glass bowl
  • Mix 1 ½ cups of the cheddar cheese (reserve ½ cup for the topping), dry cottage cheese and salt into warm mashed potatoes together in a large bowl.
    cheeses added to instant mashed potatoes in glass bowl
  • In a microwave-safe bowl cook onions in butter in microwave for 3 minutes.
    onions and butter in a glass microwave safe bowl
  • Remove lasagna noodles and place onto paper towel and pat dry.
    3 partially cooked lasagna noodles on a paper towel covered plate
  • Microwave bacon and pat with paper towel to remove grease. I do about 2 minutes and 50 seconds. Then chop into small pieces.
    Add bacon to butter and onion mixture.
    bacon, butter and onion mixed together in glass bowl
  • In the bottom of a prepared 9×13 pan, place 3 lasagna noodles to cover the bottom.
    3 lasagna noodles on the bottom of a 9x13 glass pan
  • Add â…“ of the potato and cheese mixture.
    mashed potato mixed spread over the noodles in glass pan
  • Then add â…“ of the butter/bacon/onion mixture
    onion butter and bacon mixture spread over potato layer in glass pan
  • Repeat this 2 more times.
    repeat - 2 more layer of noodles, potato mixture and onion butter and bacon mixture added on top of first layer in glass pan
  • Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
    remaining ½ cup of cheese sprinkled over top of final layer
  • Seal with aluminum foil.
    glass 9x13 dish sealed with aluminum foil
  • Bake for 55 minutes. Turn up to 500 degrees F/260 degrees C (broil) and cook for another 1-2 minutes until cheese on top is bubbly and browning.

Garnish

  • Garnish the whole dish with fresh dill and add a dollop of sour cream and a sprig of dill to each serving.
    baked lazy pierogi casserole, garnished with dill in glass 9x13 pan

Notes

Please see post contents for important recipe information, substitutions and tips!
Nutrition Facts
📋 Shortcut Lazy Pierogies Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 414 Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Fat 19g29%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Trans Fat 0.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 60mg20%
Sodium 865mg38%
Potassium 481mg14%
Carbohydrates 39g13%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 23g46%
Vitamin A 444IU9%
Vitamin C 21mg25%
Calcium 171mg17%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 865mg | Potassium: 481mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 444IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 1mg