Baked Pelmeni with Onion, Sour Cream, and Cheese

Name: Baked Pelmeni with Onion, Sour Cream, and Cheese
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Pelmeni (meat dumplings) — 140 g; Onions — 55 g; Sunflower oil — 6 ml; Sour cream 15% — 40 g; Hard cheese — 30 g

Tender baked pelmeni with caramelized onions, tangy sour cream, and melted cheese—a comforting dish with sharp, aromatic flavors.

Time: 40 min
Serving: 634 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $2.10
Protein: 25 g

High protein

Baked Pelmeni with Onion, Sour Cream, and Cheese

Ingredients

1 Pelmeni (meat dumplings)pack 800 g ≈ $8.00 140 g
2 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 55 g
3 Sunflower oil 6 ml
4 Sour cream 15%pack 300 g ≈ $1.60 40 g
5 Hard cheesepack 200 g ≈ $2.64 30 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Slice the onion² into half-moons
Sauté the onion² in oil until golden
Grease a baking dish, then spread the onion² in the bottom
Arrange the pelmeni¹ on top of the onions²
Mix sour⁴ cream with spices and a splash of water
Pour the mixture over the pelmeni¹
Grated sharp cheese over the top

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	634 kcal	32%
Protein	25 g	33%
Fat	40 g	57%
Carbs	45 g	17%
Per 100 g	234 kcal

Cost

≈ $2.10per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), August 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is pelmeni (meat dumplings).