Uncle Bill's Potato/cheddar Filling For Perogies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large potatoes, of your choice peeled and cut into small chunks
• 3/4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3/4 cup finely chopped onion (optional)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (optional)
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a medium size saucepan, add potatoes and just cover with water.
• 2 bring to boil, reduce heat and cook for about 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• 3 drain and mash potatoes.
• 4 add grated cheese and mix well.
• 5 cheese will melt and will be incorporated with the potatoes.
• 6 in a frying pan, add butter, chopped onions and garlic and saute' for 3 to 4 minutes.
• 7 add saute'ed onion/garlic to the potatoes in the saucepan and mix well.
• 8 add beaten eggs, salt and pepper and mix well.
• 9 the amount of filling to use will depend on the size of mini form you will be using.
• 10 if using the 4" mini form, use 1 heaping tablespoon of filling.
• 11 the filling mix handles best when cooled.