Verenike Casserole for the Slow Cooker

A slow cooker casserole version of the beloved Russian verenike or vereniki (little dough pockets stuffed with cheese), this is made in the slow cooker with cottage cheese, lasagna noodles, and ham to give you the flavor without the work of filling all the pastries.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 419 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups evaporated milk
• 2 cups cubed cooked ham
• 1 (24 ounce) carton cottage cheese
• 7 uncooked lasagna noodles, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix together the cottage cheese, eggs, sour cream, evaporated milk, ham, salt, and pepper in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Pour about half of the mixture into the bottom of a slow cooker. Layer the noodles over the cottage cheese mixture, breaking as needed to fit; top with the remaining cottage cheese mixture.

Step 2

Cook on Low until the noodles are cooked through, 5 to 6 hours.