EZ Pierogi Filling recipe needed!

Hi All!
My mother passed away a little over 4 years ago. One of these things I have tried to make are Pierogies. I've tried twice, I thought that the dough would be the problem. I found it online, it worked. I tried 2 different fillings that I can't ( and don't want to ) remember! I need an easy filling recipe! NO Farmers Cheese please! This was the one my mother used to make, I used to gut the filling, and only fry the Pierogie skin...HMMM!! It has to be easy, I'm no chef!

Many thanks, Ted

When I make potato pierogies, I find that it works best to make your mashed potatoes the day before. They firm up in the fridge overnight, making it very easy to wrap your dough around..

My Polish grandmother and now I do the same ones made these. Use mashed potatoes that were made the day before or even a few hours and put them in the fridge to cool.Fry some onions in butter or oil a bit of salt and pepper and then mix with the potatoes. Also I use saurkraut that I fry with some crispy bacon and onion a bit of dill,salt and pepper and a bit of sugar to take the acidity out of the saurkraut. Put that in your dough.Its an aquired taste,but authentic.If you dont like farmer cheese,I dont either,I use mild cheddar cheese as well.

Fried Mushrooms and onions, maybe a little garlic. Cook gently until the mushrooms are shrivelled and onions are crisp

Wonderful thing about pierogi - you may use so may different fillings ;)
For less traditional ones, use spinach (cook in a pot, drain all the extra liquid, add some feta cheese and garlic and spices) or chicken (cut in teeny tiny pieces) with tomatoes (cut in small pieces, the liquid drained) and spices. For sweet ones, I reccomend poppy seed (you can buy the ready made poppy seed in cans) or blueberries sprinkled with icing sugar...

For Hawaiin style, just add pineapple.. lol..

Pierogi Filling

A day earlier-Mash potatoes, salt & pepper to taste, while hot add a few handfuls of shredded mild cheddar cheese (more to taste), no butter needed. I make Polo- Mex filling by adding drained and dried chopped green chilis or jalapenos...smacznego!!!! or add sauteed onions in butter - do not cover till cool or it will sweat and be too soft, refrigerate over nite

Mushroom Filling

Finely chop white mushrooms fry with finely chopped onions, salt and pepper until liquid is all gone (takes a while), add a few spoons of dry bread crumbs or mashed potatoes...just to hold together - Make these smaller as the filling is quite intense but so delicious