Here’s a festive finger food recipe you can prepare in 15 minutes for upcoming family gatherings, courtesy of Mrs T’s.
The recipe below for Pierogy Pesto Bites combines sautéed mini pierogies with a pesto-cream cheese mixture and roasted red pepper strips to create colorful, bite-sized hors d’oeuvres.
Pierogy Pesto Bites
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup prepared pesto
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (12.8-ounce) package Mrs. T’s Potato & Cheddar Mini Pierogies
1/3 cup roasted red pepper strips, well drained
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
Sauté pierogies as package directs.
Stir softened cream cheese, pesto and salt in medium bowl until well blended and smooth.
Arrange pierogies on large serving platter; top each pierogy with a small dollop of pesto mixture. Top each with a few roasted red pepper strips; sprinkle with pine nuts.
Makes 6 appetizer servings.
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
COOK TIME: 10 minutes
Mary Beth Elderton
Tuesday 6th of December 2011
Wow--yummy!
patricia Marsden
Monday 5th of December 2011
I prefer my own ethnic favorites ethnic dimple as that.