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Perogy Casserole

Crystal
Less labour intensive than homemade perogies, this dish marries the cheesy goodness of my vegan ricotta with comforting mashed potatoes layered between lasagna noodles, topped with a buttery mix of golden fried onions and vegan sausage rounds. Top this with a dollop of vegan sour cream with chives and you have yourself a meal!
Prep Time 40 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Casserole
Cuisine Canadian Ukrainian
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups mashed potatoes mashed with vegan butter, milk
  • 1/2-1 cup vegan cheese of choice optional
  • 3 green onions chopped and divided.
  • 1.5 cup vegan ricotta see link below, thinned as necessary with non dairy yogurt or milk
  • 16 lasagna noodles
  • 4 vegan sausages
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • Vegan butter/oil for frying & drizzling

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375'F
  • Cook lasagna noodles per package directions. Rinse under cool water and drain, set aside.
  • Make mashed potatoes (or use leftovers). If making, you will need about 6 medium potatoes. Mash in the way you normally would serve mashed potatoes (with butter, salt, pepper, and milk).
  • Stir 2 chopped green onions and shredded vegan cheddar into the potatoes (optional, you can leave this cheese out if you don't like vegan cheese - we found the Daiya block of cheddar, shredded, worked well in this recipe).
  • In a large pan saute the onion and the sausage in some good quality vegan butter and/or oil until the onion is golden.
  • Thin your ricotta to an easily spreadable consistency, if needed. (if you over-thin it, just add 1/2-1 tsp ground flax to help thicken it back up)

Assembly

  • Butter bottom and sides of a 9x13 pan
  • Arrange 4 lasagna noodles on the bottom of the pan.
  • On top of these noodles spread 1 cup of the mashed potatoes evenly to cover the noodles.
  • Layer 4 more noodles atop the potatoes
  • On those noodles evenly spread the ricotta mixture.
  • Layer 4 more noodles atop the ricotta
  • Spread 1 cup of the mashed potatoes to evenly cover the noodles.
  • Layer 4 more noodles atop the potatoes
  • Evenly arrange the sausage and onion mixture on top of the top noodles.
  • For added richness, drizzle 1-2 tsp melted vegan butter over the top.
  • Bake for 25-35 minutes or until sausages are sizzling and the edges of the noodles are beginning to crisp.
  • Serve with vegan sour cream, bacon bits, and chopped chives or green onions.