Passover Spinach Vegetable Kugel Food

PESACH SPINACH KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Squeeze liquid out of thawed spinach. Saute the onion, celery and mushrooms in the margarine for about 10 minutes, stirring often. Put the mixture into a large bowl. Add the carrots, matzo meal, spinach, eggs and salt and pepper. Mix well. Pour into the greased casserole dish. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until firm.

PASSOVER SPINACH VEGETABLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cook spinach in microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes -Don't add any water.
• Cool and squeeze dry.
• Sauté in sprayed pan, onion, celery, red pepper, and carrots for 5 minutes until golden.
• Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes longer (or cook vegetables uncovered in the microwave for 6 to 8 minutes on HIGH).
• Chop spinach coarsely. Combine with remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into a sprayed 7" x 11" Pyrex casserole.
• Bake uncovered at 350F for 45 to 50 minutes, until firm. Cut into squares to serve.

MUSHROOM-SPINACH MATZOH KUGEL IN MUFFIN PANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly grease or spray muffin pans for 24 regular-size muffins.
• Heat olive oil in wide skillet over medium-high to high heat. Saute mushrooms, celery and onion until liquid from vegetables renders and then evaporates so that mushrooms brown slightly, about 10 minutes. Stir the water into the vegetables in the pan to release any browned bits. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, lightly beat eggs with chicken broth. Stir in matzoh pieces and seasonings, then stir in spinach and mix well. Add mushroom mixture and stir well to combine.
• Spoon into prepared muffin pans, filling level with top of cups.
• Bake 25 minutes, till golden brown. Run a knife around the sides of each kugel to loosen, remove from pans and serve immediately or cool on wire racks, wrap and store for reheating later.

VEGETABLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat a non-stick pan with medium heat.
• Lightly spritz with cooking spray and sauté onion, celery, red pepper and carrots for 5 minutes, until golden.
• Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes longer.
• Mix in all the remaining ingredients and pour shallow roasting or lasagna pan prepared with cooking spray. Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes until the kugel is firm set.
• Cut into squares and serve.

PASSOVER MATZO KUGEL WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Coat an 11-by-7-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium; add onion and cook until soft and golden, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add mushrooms to skillet; cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Add to bowl.
• Add 2 tablespoons of the oil to skillet; add artichokes and carrots and cook until carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to bowl.
• Beat 5 of the eggs with fork; toss with farfel. Add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet; add farfel and cook, stirring often, until it is toasty, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to bowl; stir in the thyme, salt, pepper, soup mix (To taste) and parsley and transfer to baking dish.
• Combine the 2 remaining eggs with broth and pour over the farfel. Bake 45 minutes, or until the center is no longer wet. Makes 16 servings.

SPINACH-MUSHROOM MATZO KUGEL

Steps:

• Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add in mushrooms, cook stirring until they loose their moisture.
• Add onion and celery; saute until tender (about 4 minutes).
• Add in spinach and cook stirring for 2 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat and cool the mixture just slightly.
• Stir in the matzo farfel, eggs, chicken broth, water, garlic powder, seasoned salt or white salt and pepper; stir to combine then transfer to prepared baking pan.
• Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for about 30 minutes.