Canadian

Pierogi with Kielbasa and Onions

Name: Pierogi with Kielbasa and Onions
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 2 lb pierogi; 1 lb kielbasa; 2 onion; 3 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Jenny @jenny_calgary

Pierogi with Kielbasa and Onions is Canadian home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

30 min Medium

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

2 lb pierogi
1 lb kielbasa
2 onion
3 tbsp butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Boil the pierogi according to the packet directions, then drain.
Slice the kielbasa and cook in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, about 6 minutes, then set aside.
Melt the butter in the same skillet and cook the sliced onions until soft and golden, about 12 minutes.
Add the boiled pierogi to the skillet and fry until lightly golden, about 4 minutes.
Return the kielbasa to the pan to warm through, season with pepper, and serve with sour cream.

Watch how to cook Pierogi with Kielbasa and Onions

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Serve it with

A Canadian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Pierogi with Kielbasa and Onions, read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The cooked vegetable
- Buttered Green Beans
  
  10 min
What it is eaten with
- Canadian Dinner Rolls
  
  12 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Pierogi with Kielbasa and Onions carries dairy and gluten. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Pierogi with Kielbasa and Onions
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	Yes	Baked Salmon with Dill
Gluten	Yes	Baked Salmon with Dill
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 630 kcal
Protein: 20 g
Carbs: 51 g
Fat: 38 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 1340 mg
Saturated fat: 13 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Pierogi with Kielbasa and Onions takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. It is at its best in winter, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.