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Kosher-friendly Shabbat menu · Serves 6 · Meat meal, no dairy

Shabbat Dinner: Silan-Glazed Chicken Menu

A warm, kosher-friendly Shabbat dinner for 6: silan-glazed roast chicken (Meat), crispy potato kugel (Pareve), roasted green beans with almonds (Pareve) and an apple-cinnamon olive oil cake (Pareve). There's no dairy anywhere on the menu, and nearly everything can be made ahead so you're finished well before candle lighting.

Every dish is labeled. The main is Meat, and the sides and dessert are Pareve. Use kosher-certified ingredients and follow your own kashrut practice. Recipes are not certified.

Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions

The menu

Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions
Kosher Kitchen Meat

Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions

⏱ 1 hr 15 min · Serves 6
 Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel
Kosher Kitchen Pareve

Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel

⏱ 1 hr 45 min · Serves 12
 Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon
Kosher Kitchen Pareve

Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon

⏱ 28 min · Serves 6
 Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve)
Kosher Kitchen Pareve

Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve)

⏱ 1 hr 20 min · Serves 10

Shopping list (sorted by aisle)

Everything for all four recipes, plus challah and wine or grape juice. Look for a reliable kosher certification on packaged items.

Produce

  • 4 cloves garlic, grated (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 1 head garlic, halved crosswise (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 2 red onions, cut into wedges (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 2 oranges (1 juiced, 1 cut into wedges) (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 1 small bunch fresh thyme (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 5 lb russet potatoes, peeled (Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel)
  • 2 medium yellow onions (Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel)
  • 2 tbsp fresh chives, chopped (optional) (Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel)
  • 2 lb green beans, trimmed (Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon)
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes (Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced (Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon)
  • 1 lemon (zest and juice) (Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon)
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon)
  • 1/2 cup orange juice (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))
  • 3 medium apples (2 diced, 1 thinly sliced) (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))

Meat & Seafood

  • 4 lb bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and drumsticks (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)

Eggs (pareve)

  • 6 large eggs (Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel)
  • 3 large eggs (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))

Canned & Jarred

  • 1/3 cup silan (date syrup) or honey (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)

Baking

  • 1/3 cup potato starch or all-purpose flour (Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel)
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds (Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp granulated sugar, divided (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))
  • 1 tbsp powdered sugar, for dusting (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))

Spices & Oils

  • 3 tbsp olive oil (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper (Silan-Glazed Roast Chicken with Oranges & Red Onions)
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil, divided (Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel)
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt (Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel)
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper (Crispy-Edged Potato Kugel)
  • 3 tbsp olive oil (Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon)
  • 1 tsp kosher salt (Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Lemon)
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))
  • 2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, divided (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))
  • 3/4 cup mild olive oil (Apple-Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake (Pareve))

Bakery & Other

  • 2 challah loaves
  • Kiddush wine or grape juice
  • Shabbat candles

Friday make-ahead timeline

Candle-lighting time changes every week and depends on where you live, so check your local time and count back from it.

  1. Thursday eveningBake the apple olive oil cake and wrap it once cool. Marinate the chicken. Trim the green beans. Set the table if you like.
  2. Friday morningGrate the potatoes and bake the kugel (about 1 hr 30 min total). Let it cool on the counter.
  3. 5 hours before candle lightingShop for anything you're missing (bakery challah, wine or grape juice, flowers).
  4. 3 hours beforeOven to 400°F. Chicken goes in to roast (about 60 min).
  5. 2 hours beforeChicken out. Raise the oven to 425°F and roast the green beans (18 min). Toast the almonds.
  6. 1 hr 30 min beforeFinish the green beans. Dust the cake with powdered sugar. Put the challah under its cover.
  7. 1 hour beforeSet up warming for the chicken and kugel according to your own Shabbat practice. Kitchen cleanup.
  8. Candle lightingEverything's done. Shabbat shalom!