The Pelimeni I use are sold @TraderJoes. Chicken and Mushroom filling. You barley even taste the mushrooms. If you haven’t yet tried Trader Joe’s Pelimeni, you must.

Ingredients:

• 1 packet of Trader Joe’s Pelimeni
• 8-10 cups of chicken broth low sodium
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 tea spoon of garlic powder
• 1/2 of small onion chopped
• 2 tea spoons of butter
• 1 carrot
• 2 large potatoes cut in cubes
• 1 celery
• 3 table spoons of chopped cilantro and parsley ( if you don’t like cilantro can substitute with dill )
• 3 green onions chopped

Instructions:

1. In a pot sauté finely chopped onions with butter.
2. Once the onion start to caramelize, pour in chicken broth.
3. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add garlic powder.
4. Add chopped potatoes, carrots, celery. Cook for 5 min
5. If there is foam starting form , remove it with a spoon.
6. Once the water is boiling add one packet of Pelimeni.
7. Add chopped cilantro and parsley
8. When the Pelimeni float up turn of the heat.
9. Serve with chopped green onions.
10. If you like spicy food like my husband, you can add some cayenne pepper to your plate it gives it nice kick.