Slovak bread dumpling with parsley, boiled in a bag

Name: Slovak bread dumpling with parsley, boiled in a bag
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 7 Stale bread rolls; 200 ml Milk; 100 ml Vegetable oil; 2 Eggs; 1 tbsp Parsley; to taste Salt

A Slovak bread dumpling made with stale rolls, milk, eggs, and parsley, boiled in a bag for about 25 minutes. Serves 4 as a side dish.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy

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This Slovak bread dumpling boiled in a bag is a quick homemade side dish that uses up stale bread rolls. Pour a mixture of milk, oil, eggs, and parsley over cubed rolls, pack the mixture into a sturdy plastic bag, and boil for about 25 minutes. After removing it from the water, let it rest in the sealed bag for half an hour, then cut it into slices. Serve it with sauces or on its own.

Instructions

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Cut the rolls into cubes and place them in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, oil, eggs, and parsley, and season with salt. Pour the mixture over the rolls and gently mix by hand.
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Put the prepared mixture into a large, sturdy plastic bag, shape it into a log, and seal the bag. Place it in the boiling water and cook for about 25 minutes.
Remove the bag from the water and let it rest, still sealed, for about 1/2 hour. Then open the bag, remove the dumpling, and cut it into slices.
Serve the dumpling as a side dish or enjoy it on its own.

Tip: Pack the mixture firmly into the bag to eliminate air pockets and help the dumpling hold its shape. Fry leftover slices in oil and pour beaten eggs over them for a quick dinner.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 470 kcal
Protein: 12 g
Carbohydrates: 40 g
of which sugars: 3.9 g
Fat: 29 g
of which saturates: 4.2 g
Fiber: 1.6 g
Salt: 1.6 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Knedľa z rožkov varená vo vrecku s petržlenovou vňaťou