Breakfast Pierogi

By February 10, 2026Mashed Potatoes

Breakfast Pierogi

Yield: 24 each breakfast entrée servings

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs Reser’s White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes (71117.14388)
  • 3 cups Sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
  • 8 each Eggs, whisked and cooked to soft scramble with butter
  • Pierogi dough
  • 3 lbs Bacon, cut into lardons and cooked in the oven until golden brown
  • 2 lbs Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Chives, cut into ⅛-inch slices

Directions:

  1. To make the pierogi filling, mix together the Reser’s White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes, sharp Cheddar, and scrambled eggs. Set aside.
  2. Flour a table and roll out the pierogi dough to ⅛-inch thick. Cut out rounds with a 2-inch cutter and set aside.
  3. Brush the edges of the dough with a little water and one scoop with a #100 disher (4 oz) of the potato/egg/cheese filling inside and crimp the edges with fingers.
  4. Finish each edge with the tines of a fork to make sure they are sealed.
  5. When the pierogis are all filled, they can be covered and refrigerated or frozen.
  6. Per order, boil 5-6 pierogis in salted, boiling water until they float (will take longer if cooking from frozen).
  7. To finish:
    • Brown 2 Tbsp of butter in a sauté pan..
    • Add the boiled and drained pierogis to the brown butter and cook until crisped slightly.
    • Place pierogis onto a warmed plate, top with brown butter, 1 oz bacon lardons and chives to garnish.