{"id":1263,"date":"2026-01-26T19:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2026-01-26T19:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:02:06","slug":"crockpot-pierogi-casserole-with-kielbasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/crockpot-pierogi-casserole-with-kielbasa\/","title":{"rendered":"CROCKPOT PIEROGI CASSEROLE WITH KIELBASA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0CROCKPOT PIEROGI CASSEROLE WITH KIELBASA<\/h1>\n<p><strong>A cozy slow-cooker classic with tender pierogies, smoky kielbasa, creamy sauce, and melty cheese \u2014 pure comfort food made easy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0TIME DETAILS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 10 minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 4 hours<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 4 hours 10 minutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yield:<\/strong> 6 servings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0INGREDIENTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 (16\u201324 oz) package frozen cheese pierogies<\/li>\n<li>14 oz kielbasa sausage, sliced into rounds<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>4 oz cream cheese, cubed<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp butter, cut into small pieces<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Salt, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Chopped parsley or green onions (optional, for garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0INSTRUCTIONS<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Lightly grease the inside of the crockpot.<\/li>\n<li>Add frozen pierogies in an even layer.<\/li>\n<li>Top with sliced kielbasa and onions.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle garlic powder and black pepper over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Add cream cheese cubes and butter pieces evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in chicken broth.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and cook on <strong>LOW for 4 hours<\/strong> or <strong>HIGH for 2\u20133 hours<\/strong>, until pierogies are tender and sauce is creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Stir gently, then sprinkle shredded cheddar on top. Cover and cook another <strong>10\u201315 minutes<\/strong> until cheese is melted.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in sour cream just before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0PRO TIP<\/h2>\n<p>For extra richness, add a splash of heavy cream or swap cheddar for a <strong>cheddar\u2013Colby blend<\/strong> \u2014 and serve with a simple green salad to balance the comfort<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0CROCKPOT PIEROGI CASSEROLE WITH KIELBASA A cozy slow-cooker classic with tender pierogies, smoky kielbasa, creamy sauce, and melty cheese \u2014&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1263"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1265,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1263\/revisions\/1265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}