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Lazy Perogy Casserole

This casserole tastes just like perogies served the traditional way, loaded with bacon, onions, potatoes and cheddar cheese, with a lot less effort.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine American, Ukrainian
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 1 casserole dish, lg

Ingredients
  

  • 9 Uncooked, lasagana noodles
  • 2 cups cottage cheese
  • 1 lg egg
  • ¼ tsp onion salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1-2 large sweet onion (or white onion), diced
  • 2 cups mashed potatoes 5 med potatoes, mashed or leftover mashed potatoes
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • sour cream, for serving Optional
  • bacon bits, for serving Optional

Instructions
 

  • bring a large pot of water to the boil, and cook the lasagana noodles according to the package directions. When done rinse under cold water, then dry and set aside.
  • Peel and boil enought potatoes to make 2 cups (about 5 med potatoes) , or use leftover mashed potatoes
  • while the noodles and potatoes are cooking, dice the onion then saute in 1 cup of butter until translucent
  • Combine the 2 cups cottage cheese, 1 lg egg, and the ¼ tsp onion salt
  • In your casserole dish, Layer the ingredients in the following manner:
  • In the bottom of a non stick sprayed casserole dish,
    Layer 1: lay down 3 cooked lasagna noodles
  • Layer 2: spread the cottage cheese mixture over the noodles
  • Layer 3: another layer of 3 cooked lasagna noodles
  • Layer 4: Mix 1 cup shredded cheddar & 2 cups mashed potatoes, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper and spread over the lasagna noodles.
  • Layer 5: top with another layer of 3 cooked lasagna noodles
  • Layer 6: Top everything with the sauted onions and butter
  • Cover and bake at 350℉ for 30 minutes until hot and bubbly
  • Serve with sour cream and bacon bits.
Keyword casseroles, lazy perogy, perogy