A rich and creamy Bacon Pierogi Casserole dinner recipe.
I am a big fan of Costco (and no, they didn’t pay me to say that!). I love all the natural light, I love the prices and that I can buy in bulk, and most of all, I love that they serve snacks (ahem… samples) while you shop.
I had never had pierogis when I noticed that my local Costco was carrying them. If you’ve never heard of pierogis, they’re basically ravioli stuffed with mashed potatoes and cheese. I kept waiting to get to try a sample, but I’ve never seen them sample this product. I wanted to know if I would like them, but buying 4 pounds seemed like an investment if I ended up hating them.
And then…. the star of death occurred. You know what I’m talking about, right? The asterisk that Costco puts on its signs that means they aren’t ordering any more of this product.
I knew I wanted to try them, so I took the plunge and became the proud new owner of 4 pounds of frozen pierogis.
Last night I decided to make them for dinner. As is my usual habit, I was perusing Pinterest at 4:30, trying to figure out what recipe I had all of the ingredients for, and happened upon this Bacon Pierogi Casserole recipe from Let’s Dish.
I whipped this up, adding a little extra broth to make my sauce saucy enough, popped it in the oven, and was treated by delight when I dished it up. The kids told me I’m an amazing cook (they also loved the Garlic Butter Carrots that I paired this with). Dan isn’t a ravioli fan, but even he said that this was a good recipe.
Bacon Pierogi Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb. frozen pierogis
- 4 slices bacon
- 3 cloves garlic,, minced
- 8 oz. cream cheese,, softened
- 1 cup chicken broth
- salt and pepper,, to taste
- 1 cup cheddar cheese,, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º.
- Grease an 8x8 or 9x9 pan, and spread out pierogis in it. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook bacon slices to your desired crispiness. Put bacon slices on paper towels to remove some of the grease.
- Pour off all but 1 Tablespoon of bacon grease. Be careful, hot bacon grease will burn!
- In the remaining bacon drippings, cook garlic until golden.
- Add the cream cheese and broth, and stir until cream cheese is melted. Use a whisk to get the mixture smooth, and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the sauce over the pierogis and bake for 15 minutes.
- Top with cheese and bacon, and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
I really need to start meal planning again, and when I do, this Bacon Pierogi Casserole will be earning a spot in our regular meal rotation!
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Rachel
Monday 7th of August 2023
I made this today and it was delicious. I was at Costco a few months and on an impulse threw the perogi in my cart. I've never had them before but I I'm always willing to take a chance on potatoes and cheese. They came as three 12oz trays and I put them in my freezer until I could decide what to do with them. This was the recipe I settled on after a quick internet search because you just cant go wrong with cream cheese and bacon. It came together pretty quick since I had leftover bacon from this morning. One change I made was I added in some shredded chicken breast into the cream cheese mixture (I had some leftover I wanted to use up and also because I was just wanting a little more meat in the dish). It took a bit longer for the perogi to cook through, a total of 30 minutes before pulling it out to top with the bacon and cheddar. After it was done and cooled for ten minutes I sprinkled on some green onions. I would definitely make this again and I think next time I will add in some seeded diced jalapeño for a bit of a perogi-popper spin. Thank you for this recipe and the inspiration!
Jamie H
Tuesday 8th of August 2023
Those changes sound delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Lora Cotton
Tuesday 26th of March 2019
Realize I'm "late to the party" so to speak, but pierogi's are my ALL TIME FAVE of EVERYTHING!!! They make SO MANY types of food. Apps - simply baked/fried, served with sour cream & bacon pieces; mains such as your recipe or my ABSOLUTE #1 recipe that I stumbled on while in "desperation dinner" mode one night; Lora's Pierogi Surprise (cause I was surprised it turned out so DELISH!!! LOL) 1 pkg (usually use Mrs. T's brand) peirogis of choice 1 lb diced/cubed ham, 2 TBS butter (BEST if REAL butter, but "works" with margarine) 1 small onion, sliced thin (this is TOTALLY OPTIONAL, I've used onion powder - to preference- for flavor - with just as good results!!! Hubby is unable to digest onions, thus why I had to adjust.) 1 LARGE can ITALIAN Green Beans (the big fat BUT FLAT ones?)
Melt butter over med heat, added sliced onions and saute til onions are translucent. NOTE: at med, onions will burn quickly, so DO NOT step away for even a second during this step! Add ham, heat thru. Add FROZEN pierogi, stir. Reduce heat to med-low, cover and cook approx 10 mins, stiring at least once during this time. Peirogis should be getting tender, but are FINE if they are COMPLETELY so, then add MOSTLY DRAINED green beans (they don't have to be dry, but you don't want a huge amt of liquid.). GENTLY STIR beans into mix (you don't want to "mash" your pierogi); Recover and cook for another 5-10 mins, til beans are heated thru. Remove from heat and serve. YUM!!!! This is SO GOOD. In fact, just typing this had me CRAVING it!!! LOL
Lora Cotton
Tuesday 26th of March 2019
Realize I'm "late to the party" so to speak, but pierogi's are my ALL TIME FAVE of EVERYTHING!!! They make SO MANY types of food. Apps - simply baked/fried, served with sour cream & bacon pieces; mains such as your recipe or my ABSOLUTE #1 recipe that I stumbled on while in "desperation dinner" mode one night; Lora's Pierogi Surprise (cause I was surprised it turned out so DELISH!!! LOL) 1 pkg (usually use Mrs. It's brand) peirogis of choice 1 lb diced/cubed ham, 2 TBS butter (BEST if REAL butter, but "works" with margarine) 1 small onion, sliced thin (this is TOTALLY OPTIONAL, I've used onion powder - to preference- for flavor - with just as good results!!! Hubby is unable to digest onions, thus why I had to adjust.) 1 LARGE can ITALIAN Green Beans (the big fat BUT FLAT ones?)
Melt butter over med heat, added sliced onions and saute til onions are translucent. NOTE: at med, onions will burn quickly, so DO NOT step away for even a second during this step! Add ham, heat thru. Add FROZEN pierogi, stir. Reduce heat to med-loe, cover and cook approx 10 mins, stiring at least once during this time. Peirogis should be getting tender, but are FINE if they are COMPLETELY so, then add MOSTLY DRAINED green beans (they don't have to be dry, but you don't want a huge amt of liquid.). GENTLY STIR beans into mix (you don't want to "mash" your pierogi); Recover and cook for another 5-10 mins, til beans are heated thru. Remove from heat and serve. YUM!!!! This is SO GOOD. In fact, just typing this had me CRAVING it!!! LOL
Marcia B
Thursday 3rd of January 2019
I haven't tried this recipe yet but will try it this weekend since I just made dozens of Pierogies over the holidays. I'm Polish. Pierogies are not "basically ravioli stuffed with mashed potatoes and cheese." Pierogies are more of a dumpling and they are stuffed with much more than potatoes and cheese. Although cheese and potato are a favorite of many they are also stuffed with cheese alone, kraut, mushrooms, meat, onions, sweet cheese and more.
Julie Pollitt
Thursday 11th of January 2018
Looks like a delicious meal. Every single part of this recipe calls my name. :) Have a great day!
Jamie H
Thursday 11th of January 2018
It's such wonderful comfort food, Julie! Enjoy!