Description
This simple recipe came from the Polish side of my family. We simply called it ‘cottage cheese and noodles’ or ‘lazy man pierogies.’ It’s a great comfort food and can be made with any kind of noodle. It could be a side dish, but we always enjoyed it as a meal.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
- 1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in melted butter until softened
- 7 to 10 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water
- stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite
- about 5 minutes. Drain and return to the pot.
- Stir butter and onion mixture
- cottage cheese
- sour cream
- sea salt
- and black pepper into the noodles. Place the pot over medium heat; cook and stir until heated through and warm
- 5 to 8 minutes.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6