9 Passover dishes that deserve a spot on your seder table

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As you get down to the final plans for your Passover 2024 seder dinner, you’ll want to take note of these delicious recipes. These are 9 Passover dishes that deserve a spot on your appetizer or dessert menu or directly on your seder table for dinner.

Deviled eggs served on a green plate and a yellow dish, garnished with paprika, alongside a wooden spoon on a kitchen counter.
Grandma’s Deviled Eggs. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

Homemade gefilte fish recipe with beet chrein

Gefilte fish on plate with beet horseradish.
Homemade gefilte fish recipe with beet chrein. Photo credit: At the Immigrant’s Table.

When it comes to appetizers on Passover, gefilte fish is always there. However, you don’t have to go with store-bought gefilte fish this year. These homemade gefilte fish balls for Passover are easy to make and delicious.
Get the Recipe: Homemade gefilte fish recipe with beet chrein

Homemade matzo ball soup

Close up on 3 matzo balls in soup.
Homemade matzo ball soup. Photo credit: At the Immigrant’s Table.

Our family always started the Passover seder meal with matzo ball soup. If you’re used to relying on a store-bought mix to make them, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how easy these homemade matzo balls are to make.
Get the Recipe: Homemade matzo ball soup

Homemade Passover Matzo

A plate of fried flatbreads on a white background.
Homemade Passover Matzo. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

Let’s be honest: matzoh is flat, tasteless and boring. Well, once you try this simple, homemade Passover matzo recipe, you’ll never buy boxed matzah again. Also, it is super simple to make.
Get the Recipe: Homemade Passover Matzo

Grandma’s Deviled Eggs

Four deviled egg halves on a green plate, garnished with paprika, accompanied by pink and orange artificial flowers.
Grandma’s Deviled Eggs. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

Deviled eggs are one of the best appetizers to serve before your seder. The only ingredient you might need to tweak in this recipe is the Miracle Whip. It is kosher but possibly not kosher for Passover. Other mayo will do.
Get the Recipe: Grandma’s Deviled Eggs

Chicken Marbella

Close up on ottolenghi chicken marbella on plate.
Chicken Marbella. Photo credit: At the Immigrant’s Table.

Chicken is often a staple at your seder dinner. This Marbella recipe offers you a perfect blend of sweet and tangy flavors, akin to some of the foods on the seder plate that help retell the story of Passover.
Get the Recipe: Chicken Marbella

Sheet Pan Paprika Chicken and Veggies

Hands holding paprika chicken and vegetables on a sheet pan.
Sheet Pan Paprika Chicken and Veggies. Photo credit: At the Immigrant’s Table.

This dish will help you get the seder meal on the table faster. That’s because you’ll roast a whole paprika chicken with a creamy mayonnaise marinade, accompanied by baked root veggies and rosemary, in one pan.
Get the Recipe: Sheet Pan Paprika Chicken and Veggies

Jewish Desserts Board

Assorted snacks and fruits, including blueberries, strawberries, and candies, displayed on a table.
Jewish Desserts Board. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

When I was a Hebrew School student, we would sell kosher for Passover candies and other treats as a Temple fundraiser. So my grandparents always had plenty of sweets on hand for dessert to make a charcuterie like this.
Get the Recipe: Jewish Desserts Board

Passover Honey Cake

A slice of bread with jam served on a white plate beside a red napkin and a silver knife.
Passover Honey Cake. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

My grandmother Yetta was famous in our family for her decadent desserts. This Passover honey cake is among them. It’s a simple recipe that has a surprising mix of ingredients, including honey, ginger, cinnamon and coffee.
Get the Recipe: Passover Honey Cake

Passover matzo crack aka chocolate matzo toffee

Close up on matzo crack with marshmallow and pistachio.
passover matzo crack aka chocolate matzo toffee. Photo credit: At the Immigrant’s Table.

Here is a dessert for the chocolate lovers at your Seder table. It’s called Matzo Toffee or Matzo Bark or Matzo Brittle. It has all the flavors you love — chocolate, nuts and homemade toffee.
Get the Recipe: Passover matzo crack aka chocolate matzo toffee

When is Passover?

A plate of matzo on a pastel background adjacent to a haggadah, the jewish text read during passover.
When is Passover? Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

When is Passover 2024? What about the other Jewish holidays coming up? This article can help. That’s because, as is the case with most Jewish holidays, they don’t fall on the same calendar day or day of the week each year.
Read more: When is Passover?

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