Passover 2024 is right around the corner. It starts at sundown on Monday, April 22. So, don’t wait for the last minute to plan your seder meal for family and friends. With these 12 easy Passover recipes, you are sure to impress everyone at your seder table with these appetizers, desserts and more.
Grandma’s Deviled Eggs
Deviled eggs are one of the best appetizers to serve, seder or not. And they’re great for before your seder. The only ingredient you might need to tweak is Miracle Whip. It is kosher but possibly not kosher for Passover.
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Homemade gefilte fish recipe with beet chrein
There’s no reason to go with store-bought gefilte fish this year. You won’t believe how easy it is to make homemade gefilte fish balls for Passover. You’ll impress the heck out of your guests at your seder.
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Homemade matzo ball soup
No Jewish meal is complete without an appetizer round of matzo ball soup — especially not at Passover. These homemade matzo balls are delightfully soft and delicious, so much better than a store-bought mix.
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Homemade Passover Matzo
You’ll never buy boxed matzah again, once you try this simple, homemade Passover matzo recipe. In fact, even though this follows the unleavened rule the holiday dictates, the flavor of this matza is neither flat nor tasteless.
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Chicken Marbella
Chicken is often a staple at a seder dinner. This Marbella recipe is a perfect blend of sweet and tangy flavors, kind of like the sweet and salty items on the seder plate that help retell the story of Passover.
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Sheet Pan Paprika Chicken and Veggies
You’re going to love making and serving this Sheet Pan Paprika Chicken and Veggies dish that you’ll keep in your back pocket for next Thanksgiving. It’s a one-pan wonder that tastes delish and cleans up easily.
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Jewish Desserts Board
Hebrew School students usually sell kosher for Passover candies and other treats before the holiday, as a Temple fundraiser. So, you should have plenty on hand to stock this colorful, tasty dessert charcuterie board.
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Passover Honey Cake
A Passover honey cake is often a mainstay dessert for first and second seders. Plus, it’s a simple recipe that has a surprising mix of ingredients, including honey, ginger, cinnamon and coffee. It’s delish.
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Classic matzo brei recipe (eggy fried matzah)
What to do with leftover matzo from your seders? Simple. Make matzo brei for breakfast. Think of it as Passover’s unleavened version of French toast, as it is matzo soaked in eggs and fried up in a pan.
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Matzo Brei Pizza
Here is another way to use up leftover matzo or make the best use of this flatbread you have to eat for the eight days of Passover. Turn it into matzo brei
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Passover matzo crack aka chocolate matzo toffee
The kids at your Passover seder table are going to love this dessert sometimes called Matzo Toffee or Matzo Bark or Matzo Brittle. It has all the flavors you love — chocolate, nuts and homemade toffee.
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Sweet matzo brei recipe
A sweeter version of matzo brei, this Passover’s version of French toast. It is the best you can do for a sweet fried breakfast since leavened bread like challah is banned during this eight-day holiday.
Get the Recipe: Sweet matzo brei recipe
When is Passover?
If you have questions about Passover or when it falls each year, 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?