Sausage and Pierogies Slow Cooker

Sausage and Pierogies Slow Cooker… My neighbor Karen brought this over and we scraped the bowl clean. Comfort food at its finest. Just 4 ingredients.. This super-easy slow cooker meal mixes smoky sausage circles, cheesy potato pierogies, sweet onions, and melted butter into cozy comfort food. Just dump it in, cook low and slow, stir once, and dig in! Family loves it—tender bites in rich sauce with zero fuss. Perfect weeknight winner!

Makes: 6 helpings

What You Need

• 2 pounds ready-to-eat smoked sausage or kielbasa, cut into ½-inch circles

• 2 boxes (16 ounces each) frozen potato-cheese pierogies

• 1 big yellow onion, cut into thin slices

• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted (no salt added)

How to Make Sausage and Pierogies Slow Cooker

1. Rub a little butter or spray inside a 5-6 quart slow cooker so nothing sticks.

2. Put the onion slices flat on the bottom. They make a yummy base that keeps pierogies from sticking and adds sweet flavor.

3. Lay frozen pierogies over the onions in one layer. They can overlap a tiny bit, but don’t squish them tight for even cooking.

4. Sprinkle sausage circles all over the top so every bite has some later.

5. Drizzle melted butter nice and even over everything. It turns into a tasty sauce while cooking.

6. Put the lid on tight. Cook on LOW 3-4 hours till pierogies are soft, onions are mushy, and sausage is warm. Don’t peek for the first 2 hours!

7. Stir gently from the bottom to mix onions, sausage, and pierogies in the butter sauce. Add a tiny bit of salt or pepper if you like.

8. Scoop hot into bowls with lots of sausage, soft pierogies, and onions in that yummy sauce.