Observing Shabbat is like making Thanksgiving dinner every week. While most Americans plan for weeks in advance for one big feast, we cook up a storm to celebrate Shabbat with food, family and friends.
It doesn’t have to take weeks of planning and you don’t have to make the same recipes every week either. This week we have 2 Shabbat menus, Shabbat dinner and Shabbat lunch that you can prepare in less than 3 hours. That includes prep and cook time.
Here’s your step by step guide to making this Shabbat your fastest and one of your best.
Shabbat Dinner Menu
First course
Pickled Salmon
Cauliflower Salad
Israeli Salad with Basil
Fire Roasted Eggplant Salad
Second course
Third course
Caramelized Onion Chicken
Potato Kugel
Roasted Asparagus
Dessert
Apple Crisp
Vanilla Ice Cream
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Shabbat Day Menu
First course
Garden Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Tomato Sauce Gefilte Fish
Fire Roasted Eggplant Salad
Second Course
Dessert
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Now, how to get it done!!! Here is a timeline to get Shabbat done in less than 3 hours. Does anyone else feel like they are on Top Chef?
- Start by preheating oven to 350°F.
- Make chicken, place in oven.
- Prepare soup, place on the stovetop to boil.
- Prepare gefilte fish.
- Bring soup to simmer, cover the soup.
- Prepare pickled salmon.
- Roast eggplant according to recipe directions and set aside.
- Make potato kugel.
- Make deli roll pockets.
- Make apple cobbler.
- Place asparagus in the oven.
- Prepare salad dressings.
- Make Napoleon.
- Mix eggplant salad.
- Make cauliflower salad.
- Place all cholent ingredients in crock pot according to recipe directions.
….Hand’s up, you did it and there is still time for a shower.
Ice cream is always non dairy at Shabbos meals and used often for dessert
Lol, nice to see you were up for the challenge.
I actually do stand behind this timeline and did in fact manage to complete it all with prep but my husband has told me he doesnt think many people could do it at that speed.
I tryed your 2 Shabbos meals in 2 1/2 hours, and this is how far I got. Also, I allowed myself 3 hours…as I wanted to make sure and have time to shower. I moved as fast as possible! I would love to see how you actually did it, as I did not even pause for a second. Maybe you have someone who preps all your veggies, for the soup, fish, cholent, etc.? I had to do that myself.
Make chicken, place in oven. DONE!
Prepare soup, place on stovetop to boil. DONE!
Prepare gefilte fish. DONE!
Bring soup to simmer, cover soup DONE!
Prepare pickled salmon. DONE!
Roast eggplant according to recipe directions and set aside.NO TIME
Make potato kugel. NO TIME
Make deli roll pockets. NO TIME
Make apple cobbler. DONE!
Place asparagus in oven. DONE!
Prepare salad dressings.
Make napoleon. NO TIME
Mix eggplant salad. NO TIME
Make cauliflower salad. NO TIME
Place all cholent ingredients in crock pot according to recipe directions. DONE!
….There is still time for a shower. NO!!!!
It would be pareve (non dairy) ice cream!
The recipes look great. I am surprised, however, that you would serve ice cream with a meat meal. (apple crisp with ice ceam)
I feel like I’m on Top Chef every erev Shabbos, especially the short ones (I always wait til the last minute!) Love the menus, they look delish!
let us know how long it took you to make this menu 🙂
Love how you put this post together! Making 2 meals at the same time can sometimes get really stressful…and the recipes on the menu are incredible. Really loving the deli roll pockets and caramelized chicken.