Savory Vegetable And Noodle Kugel Food

SAVORY NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook noodles uncovered in a large pot of boiling salted water over high heat about 4 minutes or until nearly tender but firmer than usual.
• Drain, rinse with cold water, then drain well again.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Heat 3 to 4 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-low heat.
• Add onions and saute about 20 minutes or until very tender and light brown, (but not burned!) stirring occasionally.
• Add salt, pepper, and 1 teaspoon paprika, and saute about 5 minutes or until well browned.
• Cool slightly.
• Stir onion mixture into noodles.
• Adjust seasoning, mixture should be seasoned generously.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• Oil a 2 quart baking dish and add noodle mixture.
• Sprinkle with remaining tablespoon oil, then dust with paprika.
• Bake uncovered 1 hour or until set.
• Serve from baking dish.

NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 10 by 13 by 2 1/4-inch baking dish.
• Drizzle some oil into a large pot of boiling salted water. Cook the noodles for 6 to 8 minutes, until tender. Drain.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Stir in the ricotta and raisins. Add the drained noodles.
• Pour the noodle mixture into the baking dish. Place the filled dish in a larger pan and pour in enough hot water to come halfway up the sides. Cover the entire assembly with aluminum foil. Bake for 45 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for another 45 minutes, or until the custard is just set.

SPINACH KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water; bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Stir in the egg noodles, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta until cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Combine the eggs, melted butter, sour cream, soup mix, and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in the cooked noodles, and drained spinach. Spoon into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot and golden brown, about 60 minutes. Cover dish with aluminum foil if kugel begins to brown too quickly.

SAVORY VEGETABLE AND NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9-by-9-inch nonstick pan.
• Cook the noodles according to package directions and set aside.
• Coarsely chop the broccoli and cauliflower.
• Steam the vegetables together for 4 or 5 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• Heat the oil in a skillet.
• Add the onion, mushrooms and garlic.
• Sauté for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the noodles, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, mushrooms, ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese and dry mustard.
• Toss to thoroughly mix.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place the mixture in the nonstick pan.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese all over the top of the kugel.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the cheese bubbles and browns slightly.
• Enjoy!

SPINACH AND FETA NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the egg noodles until al dente according to package instructions. Drain the noodles, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and set aside in a large bowl.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and scallion whites and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent and softened, about 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic to the skillet and cook, cooking frequently, until softened, about 2 minutes. Mix in the scallion greens and spinach and cook until spinach is warmed through, about 3 minutes. Season with 2 teaspoons salt and several grinds of pepper. Pour into the bowl with the cooked noodles and gently mix to incorporate the spinach mixture.
• Mix the eggs, cream, sour cream, 2 cups of the feta, dill, parsley, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper in a medium bowl. Pour into the bowl with the noodles and gently mix until evenly incorporated. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the top with the Parmesan and remaining 1 cup feta. Bake, rotating halfway through, until the top is golden brown and the custard is set, about 45 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

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.

SAVORY DAIRY NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Cook noodles until "al dente" (both types together or not, they may reach al dente at different times-read box/package) and rinse with hot water and drain well. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine cottage cheese, sour cream, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, herbs, hot pepper sauce and salt and pepper. Mix together well.
• In a large skillet, saute onion and green pepper in heated butter for about 5 minutes and add the noodles, stirring until well blended.
• Add the noodles to the cottage cheese mixture and pour the blend into a buttered 9" X 13" baking dish. Sprinkle with paprika for color if you like.
• Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes until hot and bubbly.

CLASSIC LUKSHEN NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the egg noodles, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes more. Combine the noodles, onion, eggs, remaining vegetable oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Pour mixture into an 8-inch square pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 35 minutes.

VEGETABLE-NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Prepare noodles by following package directions; drain.
• Cook onion, carrot, and zucchini in hot oil in a large skillet until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in noodles, sour cream, and the next 4 ingredients.
• Transfer mixture to a greased 2-quart casserole dish.
• Cover and bake in a 350° oven for 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes.