14 Reviews of Poor Man's Pierogies

From: NitaCook

On Aug 21, 2003

Oh this was HEAVENLY and tasted exactly like pierogies! I had been thinking about attempting to make my own pierogies but every recipe I saw seemed sooooo time consuming. Then I saw this one. I made it the night before, put it in the fridge then threw it in the oven for about an hour the next evening. It came out absolutely delicious. I ended up halving the recipe to make a 9" square pan full instead of the huge pan this recipe is for, and it gave me more than enough for the three of us. I also happen to love the potato & onion pierogies better than potato & cheese, so I only used about 1/2 cup (of american cheese because velveeta is so expensive) I also used my mini food processor to make the onions almost a puree and added half of that raw to the mashed potatoes, then sauteed the other half just because I didn't want chunks of onion. Lastly, I threw the raw lasagna noodles in the boiling water along with the potatoes and just used a fork to remove them when they were done. Saved me from having more dishes to wash! I'm sorry this review is so long, but Manda, thank you thank you for such a fantastic, EASY way to enjoy pierogies!

From: SLColman

On May 2, 2006

This is a family favorite dish. We have been making it since I can remeber We use white american cheese instead of velveta, and put layers of cheese in the casserole as well as in the mashed potato mixture. For a variation it is also good with a sprinkling of crispy bacon mixed in with the onions, or bacon and cabbage mixed in with the onions.

From: ratherbeswimmin'

On Dec 16, 2003

OMG, for a carb lover like myself, this dish is Nirvana. This has all the things I crave--noodles, potatoes, and cheese. I followed your recipe exactly and wouldn't change anything about it. It is rich, heavenly and tastes better than the frozen pierogies (that is all I can get here in the South). I'll take this over chocolate any day. Thanks, Manda.

From: mistressfairy

On May 31, 2008

i chose 4 out of 5.mine kinda ran everywhere.i think my potatoes were too loose.but i would like to make this again and work with the potatoes.maybe use reall potatoes since i used instant.but it was still very yummy.

From: Chef #343557

On Sep 30, 2006

Hi All, I read all the other reviews. I want to share now..as a young woman/girl the gals all helped with the preparations. Doing it all myself seemed like such a task when I recently wanted to do the old fashion recipes. So I made 3 seperate fillings and used Won Ton wrappers in place of the pierogie. I did about 50. The whole family ate them all in one meal. But I was not pleased. I had plenty of all 3 fillings left and froze them. The recipe I found here for the potatoes, onion, mushroom, and cheeese filling I tried with the Lasagna noodles....turned out great! Thank you Manda

From: Mrs. Moon

On Dec 7, 2004

These were great. Pierogis without the work! I look forward to experimenting with these! This will be a family favorite!

From: LorraineZ

On Dec 6, 2004

Sorry I didn't review this sooner. Made it at least 3 times and everyone loves it. My teenage nephew thinks its the best ever. Thanks Manda for sharing.

From: -JL-

On Sep 16, 2003

Ok Manda... this was the best dish I think I've ever had on here. (Can anyone tell I'm a major pierogie fan?) I followed the directions almost exactly but I liked the extra onion idea as mentioned by the above reviewer so I did that too. Ooooh la la! This honestly was fabulous. I will never again buy the frozen pierogies.

From: Lori Mama

On Dec 12, 2004

This was very delicious. I had to sub the Velveeta with cheddar as I din't have any on hand, but it was tasty anyhow. It's a keeper for sure. Thanks.

From: Chef #625178

On Oct 23, 2007

Great recipe! Thanks for posting!