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Ingredients of PITTSBURGH PIEROGI PIZZA

1. Prepare 2 of Pizza Shells.
2. You need 2 lb of Baking Potatoes, cubed.
3. You need 2 tbsp of butter.
4. It’s 1 cup of milk.
5. Prepare 1 pinch of Salt.
6. You need 1 pinch of black pepper.
7. You need 1 large of onion, chopped.
8. You need 1 stick of butter.
9. It’s 8 oz of cheddar cheese, grated.
10. Prepare 1/2 lb of mozzarella cheese, grated.
11. Prepare 1/2 lb of provolone cheese, grated.
12. You need 1 lb of bacon, crumbled.
13. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
14. You need 1/2 cup of green onions, chopped.

Pierogies are a pretty big deal here in Pittsburgh. We even have pierogi races at PNC Park. There is a local restaurant that serves a pierogi pizza and I tasted it a few months ago. Stuff'd is Pittsburgh's only restaurant and bar dedicated to The Pierogi.

PITTSBURGH PIEROGI PIZZA step by step

1. Boil pot of salted water. Add potatoes. Cook about 15 minutes until tender. Drain..
2. Melt butter and milk in small saucepan..
3. Slowly add melted butter and milk mixture to cooked potatoes as you blend them with a masher or electric mixer..
4. Salt and pepper the mashed potatoes to taste..
5. Saute onion in butter. Mix in potatoes and cheddar cheese. Refrigerate mixture..
6. Coat pizza shells with olive oil than spread on potato mixture. Top with mixed mozzarella and provolone, bacon, green onions. Bake pizzas at 450 for 10-12 minutes until cheese is melted and dough is baked..

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