{"id":29275,"date":"2021-08-24T22:20:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T05:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=29275"},"modified":"2021-05-23T22:22:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T05:22:33","slug":"potato-cheddar-pierogis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=29275","title":{"rendered":"Potato Cheddar Pierogis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Potato Cheddar Pierogis<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-29277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Potato-Cheddar-Pierogis.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Potato-Cheddar-Pierogis.png 620w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Potato-Cheddar-Pierogis-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Potato-Cheddar-Pierogis-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Potato-Cheddar-Pierogis-400x270.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00bd pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and quartered<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00bc C. shredded cheddar cheese<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00bc C. plain Greek yogurt<\/p>\n<p>2 T. unsalted butter, divided and softened<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00bd tsp. kosher salt<\/p>\n<p>1 large egg, beaten with 1 tsp. water<\/p>\n<p>32 round wonton wrappers, defrosted<\/p>\n<p>1 T. olive oil<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00bd C. applesauce or sour cream, optional<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Place potatoes in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add enough water to cover by 1-inch; bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Mash potatoes in a medium bowl with cheese, yogurt, 1 T. butter and salt until smooth. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Working with a few wonton wrappers at a time, fill with a heaping tsp. of potato mixture. Brush edges with egg wash and fold over to create a half moon shape. Press edges with a fork to seal tightly and repeat with remaining wrappers and filling. Cook in batches in boiling water for 2 minutes or until the pierogi floats. In a large skillet, heat remaining T. of butter and olive oil over medium high heat. Transfer half the cooked pierogis to the skillet and saut\u00c3\u00a9 2 to 4 minutes or until golden on each side. Repeat with remaining pierogis and serve with a side of apple sauce and\/or sour cream for dipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Potato Cheddar Pierogis \u00c2\u00bd pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and quartered \u00c2\u00bc C. shredded cheddar cheese \u00c2\u00bc C. plain Greek yogurt 2 T. unsalted butter, divided and softened \u00c2\u00bd tsp. kosher salt 1 large egg, beaten with 1 tsp. water 32 round wonton wrappers, defrosted 1 T. olive oil \u00c2\u00bd C. applesauce or sour cream, optional &nbsp; Place potatoes in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add enough water to cover by 1-inch; bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=29275\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,14,5],"tags":[96],"class_list":["post-29275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-snacks","category-meat-free","category-starches","tag-potato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29275"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29278,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29275\/revisions\/29278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}