Hosting your first Shabbat can seem like a daunting task — but it doesn’t have to be! With a little bit of strategizing and easy recipes, you can pull it off without a fuss.
Figure out which items on your menu freeze well, and prepare those early in the week so you aren’t mixing, whisking, and braising up until the finish line on Friday afternoon. Freezing ahead usually works well with fish, chicken, and meats, somewhat well with side dishes, and very well with desserts. Review Naomi Nachman’s best tips on utilizing your freezer in our article here.
The recipes below are uncomplicated and are callbacks to the classics — those dishes that fill the air with the scent of Shabbat nostalgia. They’re the perfect recipes for your Shabbat dinner or lunch. And even if you’ve prepared Shabbat 3,000 times, these recipes are sure to make your Shabbat something special.
- Delicious No-Fail Challah from the Dining In cookbook
- Middle Eastern Marinated Olives by Gil Marks
- Vinegar-Free Pickles by Chanie Nayman
- Heimishe Hummus from the Nitra cookbook
- Creamy Eggplant Spread from the Dining In cookbook
- Olive and Tomato Dip by Victoria Dwek
- Cauliflower Rice Tabbouleh by Chanie Nayman
- Smoked Pastrami Salad with Creamy Dill Dressing by Chanie Nayman
- Pretzel Salad by Chaia Frishman
- Colorful Corn Salad by Elky Friedman
- Shabbos Fish from the Nitra cookbook
- Maple-Mustard Salmon by Rivky Kleiman
- Good Old-Fashioned Chicken Soup courtesy of OU Kosher
- Vegetable and Cabbage Soup by Brynie Greisman
- Whole Roasted Lemon Garlic Chicken by Chayie Schlisselfeld
- Quinoa-Stuffed Chicken by Michal Frischman
- Slow-Roasted Herb-Crusted Brick Roast by Chanie Nayman
- Meatballs Two Ways by Susie Fishbein
- Cholent from the Nitra cookbook
- Deli Roll from the Dining In cookbook
- Nutty Noodles by Chavi Feldman
- Yukon Gold Potato Kugel by Rorie Weisberg
- Yerushalmi Lukshen Kugel from the Nitra cookbook
- Diet Broccoli Kugel from the Dining In cookbook
- Zucchini Mushroom Kugelettes by Brynie Greisman
- Yaptzik (Potato and Meat Kugel) by Naomi Nachman
- Heimish Carrot Kugels by Estee Kafra
- Roasted Rainbow Carrots by Shoshie Steinhart
- Butternut Squash Kugel by Brynie Greisman
- Oatmeal Apple Cherry Kugel from the Dining In cookbook
- Pretzel Brownies by Sina Mizrahi
- No-Margarine Chocolate Chip Cookies from the Dining In cookbook
- Mocha-Glazed Tunnel of Fudge by Rivky Kleiman
- Babka Like Never Before by Brynie Greisman
- Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Chocolate Drizzle by Rivky Kleiman
We have dozens of posts with sample Shabbat menus. You may also be interested in:
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For more easy Shabbat recipes that would be great for Shabbat lunch in the summertime, click here.
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