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Cheese and Potato Vareniki, with Spinach, Bacon and Tomato

We're cheating a bit with this Vareniki by using fresh pasta sheets, but the rest of the dish is as easy and quick as 1-2-3. Cook the pasta, saute everything in butter and done!

Total Time

30min

4.5

2 Ratings

Author: Chef's Opinion

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Ingredients

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4 Tbsp

Butter , softened

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Small Onion , diced

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11 tsp

Greek Yogurt

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2 cups

Cold Bob Evans Original Mashed Potatoes (sponsored)

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1/2 cup

Pepper Jack Cheese , grated

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to taste

Kosher Salt

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to taste

Cayenne Pepper

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1 lb

Fresh Lasagna Sheets

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2 oz

Bacon , chopped

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1 tsp

Garlic Paste

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1 1/2

Onions , julienned

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13 cups

Spinach Leaves

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4 Tbsp

Butter

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1/3 cup

Heavy Cream

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Tomato , julienned, deseeded

Cooking Instructions

To make the filling, saute Onion (1) in Butter (4 Tbsp) until translucent.

Stir in the Bob Evans Original Mashed Potatoes (sponsored) (2 cups) , Pepper Jack Cheese (1/2 cup) , and Greek Yogurt (11 tsp) , season with Kosher Salt (to taste) and Cayenne Pepper (to taste) , mix well. Check and adjust seasoning.

Cut the Fresh Lasagna Sheets (1 lb) into rounds corresponding to the size of your ravioli or pierogi-cutter. Top each round of dough with 1 tablespoon cheese and potato filling, then add each round to the ravioli or pierogi-mold.

Moisten the dough’s edges with water, fold over, and press together to seal. Repeat procedure with the remaining dough and filling.

Cook in boiling salted water until the dough is done, about 3 to 4 minutes, depending on the thickest part of the dough. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain.

Saute Bacon (2 oz) , Garlic Paste (1 tsp) , Onion (1/2) , and Spinach Leaves (5 2/3 cups) in Butter (4 Tbsp) .

Then add additional Spinach Leaves (7 1/2 cups) and Heavy Cream (1/3 cup) , simmer 1 minute, remove from heat.

Add Onion (1) , Tomato (1) , the freshly cooked vareniki, check and adjust seasoning.

Serve sprinkled with some more of the pepper jack cheese and enjoy!

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

2092

FAT

147.8 g

PROTEIN

51.7 g

CARBS

163.4 g