Verenike Casserole for the Slow Cooker recipe

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Ingredients

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

Nutrition Info

419.2 calories
carbohydrate: 25.4 g
cholesterol: 132.4 mg
fat: 23.2 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 27.3 g
saturatedFat: 12 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1178.7 mg
sugar: 7.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  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.

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

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Being Russian Mennonite, I grew up eating Verenike (Cheese Pockets). I recently was given this great recipe for the slow cooker so I don't have to spend the time to make the yummy goodness.

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