Crockpot Pierogies are a mix of delicious pasta dumpling with creamy mash potatoes with cheese filling topped with butter and fried onions. What do you have? Heaven? No, you have a favorite ethnic treat.
Easy Crockpot Pierogies are an easy three step and only three ingredients meal that is warm, satisfying and very comforting. Very quick, it takes only minutes to prepare and then the slow cooker does the work and dinner will be ready when you are.
Find out more about pierogies here.
- 3 Easy Steps: A great weeknight meal with only 3 easy steps
- Quick Ingredients: Only three ingredients and dinner will be done.
- Family Friendly: Pasta and potatoes mixes in butter are a real crowd pleaser.
- Adaptable: Change up the size, flavors and toppings.
- Makes Great Leftovers: Can be reheated and used with ease.
What You Need to Make Crockpot Pierogies
Ingredients
- 12 oz frozen pierogies
- butter
- onion
Equipment
How to Make these Crockpot Pierogies Recipe – Step by Step
- Step One: First, grab a box of your favorite frozen Pierogies. No need to defrost!
- Step Two: Next, cut butter into 1 inch pieces.
- Step Three: Finally, thinly slice an onion, add the three ingredients to the slow cooker and then cook on low for 3 to 4 hours.
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Common Questions About Slow Cooker Pierogies Recipe
Of course, traditional works but they have pierogies stuffed with sauerkraut, blends of different cheeses and even hot and spicy varieties to tempt your taste buds. They even have small batch varieties made by small local companies and church groups.
Definitely, explore the possibilities by adding sausage, kielbasa or bacon.
Truly, it is very easy to adapt this recipe to the needs of your family or gathering.
Indeed that is the point, make them in the slow cooker and they are ready for dinner or your next tailgate party. These pierogies will not disappoint.
Great for parties or large functions because you can just take them in this handy carrier and set them up anywhere. They even make mini pierogies for a great appetizer. Try these CHICKEN POT PIE BISCUITS, too.
Expert Tips for Making Pierogies
- Create your own: This stuffed pasta is fun to make, here is a great book.
- Press: Here is a hand mold for making your own.
- More Vegetables: Adding more vegetables to your crockpot pierogies mixes up the flavor. For example, pepper, mushrooms, cabbage, spinach or kale.
- Toppings: Sour Cream makes a great topping or alternatively one of those premade cream cheese spreads like dill, garlic and herb etc.
- Serve with : Apple Sauce, Roasted Beet Salad with Ginger Dressing, or Cucumber Onion Salad with Dill.
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Crockpot Pierogies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 oz frozen pierogies
- 1/2 cup butter cut into 1″ pieces
- 1 onion sliced thinly
Instructions
- Put all ingredients into your slow cooker.
- Put the lid on and cook for 3-4 hours on low, or until pierogies are cooked through.
Expert Tips
- Create your own: This stuffed pasta is fun to make, here is a great book.
- Press: Here is a hand mold for making your own.
- More Vegetables: Adding more vegetables to mix up the flavor. For example, pepper, mushrooms, cabbage, spinach or kale.
- Toppings: Sour Cream makes a great topping or alternatively one of those premade cream cheese spreads like dill, garlic and herb etc.
- Serve with : Apple Sauce, Roasted Beet Salad with Ginger Dressing, or Cucumber Onion Salad with Dill.
Estimated Nutritional Information
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Made this tonight, was delish!!! I will try the onions on the bottom next time. I put in layers (used 24 pierogi) and was good. Onions didn’t all brown, but still cooked and soft. Flavor is amazing!
Thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it!
If I placed 2 boxes of perogi in the slow cooker would I then use 1 cup butter instead of 1/2 cup?
Yes
I never thought to cook pierogies this way. What a fun idea.
So delish! One of my friends makes her pierogi in a crockpot too! Great idea!
I love the idea of making pierogies in a slow cooker! so easy and delicious.
Mmm yes please! I would love to try to make these!
This recipe looks delicious. I have never made this before. I need to spread my cooking wings.
I’d like to add kielbasa in with the piroghi. Should the time be increased or would I need to perhaps add some chicken stock to accommodate the added volume?
You can use the same cooking time.
Do you put the butter and onions on top of the pierogi, or on the bottom?
I put them on the bottom, but I’m sure either way would work just fine.
Can you leave the perogi in the crock pot to stay warm if you were bringing it to a pot luck?
Yes, ma’am! 🙂
Do they turn out cripsy and brown as shown in the picture using the crockpot?
All of the recipes I post on my site are the actual photos from when I make the recipes. I don’t “fake” the photos for styling purposes. In this case, the pierogies came out of the slow cooker, were put right in the bowl and then photographed. The ones that were touching the crock, got the browned edges. My recommendation would be to put them in a single layer in the bottom of the crock so that you get maximum browning. I hope this helps 🙂
Hi Christina,
Is it 1/2 cup butter or 2 cups?
1/2 cup
Can you use fresh instead of frozen and if so how long do you cook them for. Also does it matter what flavor the pierogis are
I wouldn’t use fresh for this recipe…frozen is best. The flavor doesn’t matter 🙂
1 box ain’t gonna do it. Will this recipe handle a full crockpot of pierogi? At least 4-6 boxes? What would the cooking time be?
I think as long as your slow cooker is big enough so it’s not over-full. I would cook them for at least 6 hours.
At any point in time do you stir. My recipe, very similar to yours, worked the first time. I put margarine on each layer with cooked onions and bacon. They turned out great. The second time not so great. Thought I did the same thing but they came out in one great big blob. What should I do different.
Thanks
I do not stir, just set and forget. Here are somethings to check… Did you use frozen pierogies both times? Did you exceed the 3-4 hour cooking time? Did you have your slow cooker set to low?
It’s “pierogi”, singular and plural.
Thanks for letting this Italian Norwegian know 🙂 I will update the recipe!
I think there are more important things to think about than the way somone spells Pieogri
Not if it’s your culture and we’re all trying to be sensitive to the individuality