Easy Pierogies And Peppers

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 (1 lb) bag frozen mixed peppers, stir-fry (green, red, yellow bell peppers and onions)
• 1 (17 ounce) package potato & cheese pierogies (cheddar)
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano (or 1 t. dried)
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds, toasted and ground
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place skillet over high heat.
• 2 add in the pepper stir-fry; stir/saute 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned (at first the frozen peppers/onions will give off water, but continue cooking them until the water evaporates and they brown slightly).
• 3 cook the pierogies in boiling water for 3-5 minutes or until thawed; drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid; keep pierogies warm.
• 4 add the reserved cooking liquid, tomato sauce, oregano, fennel, salt, and pepper to the pepper stir-fry; simmer 1 minute.
• 5 serve the pierogies with the sauce.