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Pierogi Leniwe (Lazy Dumplings)

One serving has 473 kcal and 25 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (70%), riboflavin (55%), phosphorus (50%), thiamin (42%), cobalamin (38%) and pantothenic acid (29%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Pierogi Leniwe (Lazy Dumplings)
Photo: Przykuta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (243 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 150 g Cottage cheese
  • 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 40 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 12 g Butter, unsalted
  • 10 g Breadcrumbs, dry
  • 5 g Sugar
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Press the cottage cheese through a sieve, or blend briefly, until smooth.
  2. Mix the cheese with the egg, flour and salt into a soft dough.
  3. On a floured surface, roll the dough into a long rope about 2 cm thick.
  4. Cut the rope on the diagonal into small pillow shapes.
  5. Cook in a large pot of gently boiling water for 2-3 minutes until they float; lift out with a slotted spoon.
  6. Melt the butter and toast the breadcrumbs in it until golden.
  7. Toss the dumplings in the buttery breadcrumbs and a little sugar to serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy473 kcal22%
Carbohydrates48 g
Water146 mL
Fiber1.5 g5%
Protein25.4 g53%
Tryptophan0.33 g
Threonine1.1 g
Isoleucine1.3 g
Leucine2.3 g
Lysine1.8 g
Methionine0.6 g
Cystine0.28 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine1.2 g
Valine1.6 g
Histidine0.69 g
Fat19.5 g
Monounsaturated5 g
Polyunsaturated1.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.1 g
Saturated9.6 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol144 mg
Calcium166 mg17%
Copper0.15 mg17%
Iron2.9 mg16%
Magnesium28.4 mg9%
Manganese0.38 mg21%
Phosphorus351 mg50%
Potassium256 mg5%
Selenium38.5 µg70%
Sodium777 mg
Zinc1.4 mg17%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.46 mg42%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.6 mg55%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.2 mg23%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.5 mg29%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.14 mg11%
Folate (vitamin B9)114 µg29%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.92 µg38%
Choline105 mg25%
Vitamin A178 µg25%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)25 IU4%
Vitamin E0.76 mg5%
Vitamin K1.7 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.5 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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