33 Chicken Recipes for Rosh Hashanah That Are Truly Worth a Place on the Holiday Table
From festive oven-roasted chicken to meatballs, stuffed dishes, sofrito, and tbit: we went through our recipes and chose the chicken dishes we would be most happy to encounter at the Rosh Hashanah dinner. There are impressive dishes for guests, comforting pots, and also some easy recipes that you cannot miss with.
Here is a dish that you simply cannot go wrong with — neither in terms of taste nor in terms of festivity: festive and sweet chicken with dried fruits and cinnamon. Another excellent choice is chicken thighs (pargiyot) roasted on a stew of freekeh, green wheat. It is a juicy, spiced, rich, and comforting dish.
Want to impress this year with something special? Go for one of the excellent chicken stews of the rich Persian cuisine: Mosamma Bademjan — a Persian eggplant and chicken thigh stew. We also recommend a surprising dish of chicken livers with onions and mushrooms, along with everything you need to know to succeed with livers forever.
And here we arrive at chicken as we imagine it: a tray of Greek chicken with plenty of olive oil, garlic, lemon, and oregano. Delicious to the point of madness.
Looking for something more festive? Go for the stuffed chicken by Einav Bublil, which truly includes all the goodness of the land. If you love meatballs, try the Mafrum-style recipe from Einav Bublil's book or the spicy chicken meatballs by Hanusha, cooked in a tomato sauce with chickpeas and plenty of peppers.
Usually, we don't have two hours to let the chicken rest in a marinade, but on Rosh Hashanah, we finally do. Try the chicken of a lifetime that takes only ten minutes of active work. If you want to surprise your guests, prepare artichoke hearts stuffed with chicken or browned chicken drumsticks with ginger and chestnuts — they radiate luxury.
Here is a dish that you can bring to a meal without fearing that someone else has prepared something similar: chicken with plenty of onions and a spiced sauce of coconut cream with ginger, turmeric, cumin, and tomatoes. For the kids, chicken meatballs with olives are a perfect choice.
Don't worry, you don't have to deal with all the bones; that's what a butcher is for. Try the bomb recipe for boneless stuffed chicken by Aviv Moshe or chicken thighs stuffed with onions and mushrooms by Yonit Tsukerman. All the favorite vegetables of the orange soup can also go into the oven with chicken and an excellent honey and spice sauce.
From the beloved classics of Moroccan cuisine: chicken with olives by Yonit Tsukerman. Or take a quick jump to Iraq, to the divine tbit stuffed with spiced rice that spends the whole night in the oven. There is also a shortened version: quick tbit.
Want to play it safe? Prepare grilled chicken with potatoes and sweet potatoes. Or a dish that is both a main and a side: chicken thigh stew with quinoa and noodles. Is it allowed to prepare a holiday dish in a roasting bag? Yes: chicken with rice and mushrooms in a bag turns out very juicy.
For vegetable lovers: roasted chicken with sweet potato and harissa. Want 100 percent success? Prepare chicken sofrito with potatoes or its stunning cousin: sofrito with Jerusalem artichoke.
For the younger side of the table: grilled chicken in KFC style — like the fast-food classic, but kosher and not fried. And finally, the meatballs: with Jerusalem artichoke, chickpeas, turmeric, and lemon; lemony chicken meatballs by Chen BaMitbach; addictive chicken and vegetable meatballs by Yonit Tsukerman; easy meatballs in tomato sauce; and baked chicken meatballs without carbohydrates that you can snack on with your hands.
In conclusion, we urge you to also enter this article about main dishes for Rosh Hashanah, where you are sure to find everything you need.
