Baked Ham & Cheese Pierogi Casserole
Using frozen pasta makes this rich and hearty meal easy to get on the table with a minimum of time and effort.
Equipment
- 13X9 inch oven safe baking dish
- stand mixer
Ingredients
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 16 oz boxes frozen Pierogi
- 12 oz ham, diced
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp pepper
- 3 cups cheddar cheese, grated
- sliced green onions, as garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Grease baking dish.
- Add frozen pierogi to the casserole dish in an even layer.
- Top with diced ham. Set aside.
- In a skillet, sauté diced onion with butter over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Spread the sautéed onions over the ham in the casserole dish. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the softened cream cheese, sour cream, milk, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mix until well blended.
- Add 1 cup of grated cheddar cheese and mix to combine all the ingredients together.
- Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the Pierogi, ham and sautéed onions in the casserole dish.
- Top with the remaining 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.
- Cover dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil, and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes or until heated through and cheese is hot and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and allow casserole to sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.
- Top with sliced green onions to serve.