Pasta Kugel Recipes

POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Melt the schmaltz (or heat the oil) in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, thyme and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Discard the thyme sprigs and transfer the onions to a large bowl; add the potatoes and chives. Gently stir the mixture together.
• Whisk the eggs and salt in a medium bowl. Pour evenly over the potato mixture and fold in to combine. Spread and press the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake until the kugel is set and you see the sides become a deep golden brown through the glass baking dish, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving, sprinkle each portion with more chives.

KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch glass baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and stir in 6 tablespoons sliced butter.
• In a medium bowl beat egg yolks with sugar and cream cheese; stir into noodles and add sour cream, cottage cheese and salt. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture. Transfer mixture to prepared dish.
• In a small bowl combine melted butter, 1/4 cup sugar, and graham cracker crumbs. Sprinkle over noodle mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.

NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Boil the noodles in salted water for about 4 minutes. Strain noodles from water. In a large mixing bowl, combine noodles with remaining ingredients and pour into a greased, approximately 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Bake until custard is set and top is golden brown, about 30 to 45 minutes.

NORTH SHORE CHICAGO HADASSAH'S LICK-YOUR-FINGERS KUGEL

Steps:

• 1. Melt half the butter in a 12-cup mold or tube pan. Swirl it around the bottom and up the sides.
• 2. Press the brown sugar into the bottom and press the pecans into the sugar.
• 3. Boil the noodles according to the package directions and then drain. Mix with the eggs, the remaining butter, melted, cinnamon, sugar, and salt and pour into the mold.
• 4. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the top is brown. Let sit for 15 minutes before unmolding. The top will become slightly hard like a praline. Serve cold or at room temperature.

NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Toss with butter; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, sour cream and cottage cheese until well blended. Stir in noodles. , Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine the cracker crumbs and butter; sprinkle over top., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve warm or cold.

EASY NOODLE KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• 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, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain well.
• Melt butter in the pot, and stir together the drained noodles, cottage cheese, salt, and applesauce. Mix in the sugar and cinnamon. Add the beaten eggs; stir to blend all ingredients. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake until top is very brown, about 1 hour.

EASY NO-COOK NOODLE DAIRY KUGEL

Steps:

• Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Spread the UNCOOKED egg noodles and raisins or dried fruit into the pan.
• In a bowl in whisk the eggs with sour cream until very smooth, then whisk in melted butter, sugar, cinnamon and salt; whisk vigorously until well combined and no sugar granules remain (mix in order stated starting with eggs and sour cream).
• Whisk in the milk until combined (at this point you may add in more sugar if desired).
• Pour the mixture over the dry noodles and mix very lightly (your pan will be very full).
• Allow to sit out for 5-7 minutes.
• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until the kugel is just set in the middle.
• Serve warm, cold or at room temperature.

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.