Easy Kosher Chicken Recipes For Dinner

Israeli paprika chicken and potatoes makes for a quick, easy, and healthy meal. Just cut up potatoes and chicken quarters, spice, and roast.

Instead of making a main dish and two sides, I just stick the potatoes and chicken in the oven and forget about them.

Also, kosher animals are kept in better conditions than nonkosher animals, due to strict kosher health requirements of the animals. They are also killed in arguably more humane conditions.

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While I’ve only eaten kosher meat (so I cannot compare), I’ve been told by non-Jews who do not keep kosher that they’ve noticed that kosher chicken is of superior quality to cook with.

Water can splash bacteria up to 3 feet surrounding your sink, including onto counter tops, other food, towels, and you (i.e. cross contamination).

A study done byDrexel Universityshows that it is best to move meat and poultry directly from package to pan. The heat from cooking will kill any bacteria that may be present.

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One exception would be if there are bone fragments or residue from giblets, as in a roasting chicken. In that case, feel free to rinse if you like. However, make sure you wipe down your sink afterwards.

If you want to clean your chicken without washing it, wipe it down with a wet paper towel. This will remove anything other than bacteria.

This method is the most highly recommended. Chicken typically takes a full day to thaw. Once thawed, the poultry can remain in the refrigerator for a day or two before cooking.

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This should take two to three hours. Submerge your sealed chicken in a pot or bowl full of cold water. Change out the water every 30 minutes or so.

Do not use warm or hot water. It is unhealthy to do so, can start cooking your chicken, and doesn’t do so evenly.

According to theUSDA, you can cook frozen chicken. It will take 50% longer to cook, but it’s an option. You should also cook it on a roasting rack or over vegetables, so the heat can circulate around the chicken.

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If you have extra raw chicken that you didn’t use but want to refreeze, you can as long as it was thawed in the fridge.

According to theUSDA, “food thawed in the refrigerator is safe to refreeze without cooking.” However, you do lose quality when refreezing previously defrosted meat.

Every time you defrost meat, it loses moisture through thawing, which also leads to a loss in flavor. To compensate for this, marinate the meat to add more flavor and juice.”

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The USDA also says not to “refreeze any foods left outside the refrigerator longer than 2 hours; 1 hour in temperatures above 90 °F.”

No. Brining actually doesn’t do anything to help poultry. In fact, it makes it soggy rather than juicy, with watered down flavor.

Aromatic brines and stock don’t help with flavor either. This is because the salt pulls water molecules in, leaving most of the flavor behind.

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Initially, the salt draws moisture out, then it dissolves in this liquid, creating a concentrated brine, which eventually gets reabsorbed. This leads to more intensely flavored results.

An added benefit is that it also requires less space and mess than a water brine. Not to mention the fact that it allows for crispier skin.

This is because of the koshering process which involves salting the meat to remove the blood. However, the process is not nearly as long as the dry brining process, and unlike a dry brine, the poultry is soaked to remove the salt.

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So, since the process is quite different than a dry brine, it is fine and even recommended to dry brine kosher poultry and meat.

An ordinary oven cooks by enveloping food in hot, dry air. This air heats the outside of the food which slowly penetrates to the inside of the food until it’s cooked all the way.

Now, in a convection oven, the fan produces extra energy. It takes the hot air and blows it around, producing around 25 to 30 percent more energy, depending on the fan’s power.

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Regular ovens also can have hot spots, but the fan in a convection oven will circulate the air to help even out the temperature variances.

When recipes specify temperatures and cooking times, it’s for conventional ovens. Of course, this is unless the recipe is specifically for convection ovens.

A simple rule to follow is to lower the temperature by 25ºF when baking cookies and pies, but 50ºF when roasting meats. Some convection ovens offer separate settings for baking and for roasting.

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You can also leave the temperature the same and instead shorten the cooking time by 25 percent. For example, if your recipe calls for 60 minutes in the oven, check the food after 45 minutes instead.

However, keep in mind, some convection ovens actually make a heat adjustment for you. That is, if you set a convection oven for 350ºF, it might actually set itself to 325ºF to compensate. So, check your manual before making adjustments.

Over time, the thermostat on ovens gets a little off, causing some ovens to run hot and others to run cool. This is why recipes tend to say things like “10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.” So, if it takes you longer than expected, that’s fine, don’t worry about it. Just keep baking until ready.

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Just like some ovens run cool, others run hot. If your oven runs hot, bake these at a lower temperature. Ideally, you should get an oven thermometer to know what temperature you’re really baking at.

Place cooled chicken in an airtight container or wrap in heavy-duty aluminum foil or plastic wrap. Store in the fridge for up to 4 days.

If you have Israeli grilled chicken seasoning, use two tablespoons of that on the chicken instead of the paprika and salt.

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Just made this last night and my family loves it! Easy to make, healthy, and delicious. I really hope you consider compiling your work into a book. Your recipes tast great and your cooking tips are very helpful. I've also enjoyed learning about kosher food and Israeli traditions. The culture behind a recipe can be as interesting as the food is tasty.If there’s one dish we look forward to every Passover, it’s matzo ball soup. Ours has a homemade chicken broth made from a whole chicken that you can use in the soup OR save for another meal. Having leftover chicken is a lifesaver all week, as is having alternative chicken-based meals you can return to again and again (especially if you can’t stomach any more matzo!). We’ve rounded up our favorite kosher-friendly chicken recipes here to help you change things up for Passover—keep them in your pocket for all year-round too!

If you’ve been celebrating Passover your whole life, we’ll assume you’re already aware of and comfortable following the particularities of Jewish kosher law. For everyone else, a brief, simplified explanation: Passover celebrates the exodus of the enslaved Jewish people from Egypt, who left in such a hurry they didn’t have enough time to even let their bread rise, and only were able to bring unleavened, cracker-like bread called matzo with them. Today, Jewish people continue to remove

(or any leavened flour products like bread or cake) from their diets for the duration of Passover. In addition, they must continue to follow general Kosher rules (meat and dairy can’t be eaten in the same meal, though fish and eggs are considered neutral, or pareve; no pork products; no

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Phew! It can seem like a lot, but trust us, it gets much easier if you go into the week prepared with great recipes. Some of the ones here might need minor adjustments (removing corn or beans if you don’t eat

, for example), but plenty are perfect as is. We’ve got everything from old-school classics like chicken marbella or chicken cacciatore (including a slow-cooker version), to modern recipes like our one-pan coconut lime chicken or our sheet-pan harissa chicken & potatoes. Give them a try and let us know what you think in the comments below.

A symbolic dish of past hardships, warming matzo ball soup is an essential component of the Passover feast. The time and effort you invest really pays off here; plus, it couldn’t be easier. Throw a few roughly chopped vegetables, a whole chicken or two, some herbs, and chicken stock into a large pot and basically walk away for two hours.

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As the origin story goes, this dish emerged as a means to feed hunters who’d been away tracking for long periods of time, using the meat, mushrooms, and herbs they’d collected along the way. While we may not have been out hunting, after a long day this dish is still particularly comforting, not in the least because it all comes together in one pot.

The most signature part of this dish has to be the complex, sweet-briny marinade that flavors our chicken. With prunes, olives, capers, and herbs, this marinade might seem surprising, but trust us—the result is a flavor-packed dish you won't be able to get enough of.

We love when a dish’s prep is simple and fast, and this one is the perfect example: This easy-as-can-be

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