It’s cool outside, which means it’s time to break out the cozy sweaters and dust off your slow cooker.
Slow cookers are a working person’s best friend for fast, easy and delish weeknight dinners. They are also ideal for Shabbat! Throw everything in Friday morning, and by the evening, dinner is all ready. Or, prep your ingredients Friday afternoon, and you’ll have a comforting, Shabbat lunch all set and ready.
In fact, did you know that the invention of the crockpot was inspired by the Jewish Shabbat slow-cooked stew called cholent. That’s right – cholent inspired the crockpot!
But don’t stop at cholent – here are 14 other delectable Jewish dishes you can make in your slow cooker.
Crockpot sweet and sour brisket
Crockpot Bhukarian Brisket and Rice
Crockpot Brisket with red wine and onions from The Little Ferraro Kitchen
Crockpot Mushroom Beef Barley soup
Crockpot chicken soup from The Healthy Maven
Crockpot Israeli-style stuffed peppers
Crockpot borscht with cabbage and potatoes from Whole Foods
Crockpot tzimmes from What Jew Wanna Eat
Crockpot short ribs with pomegranate molasses
Crockpot noodle kugel from Dinner is a Crock
Slow cooker shakshuka from Tasting Table
Crockpot caramel apple challah French toast from Betty Crocker
cholent
Pronounced: CHO-lent, Origin: Yiddish, but believed to be derived from French, a slow-cooked stew traditionally prepared for and left cooking over Shabbat.
kugel
Prounounced: KOO-gull (oo as in book), Origin: Yiddish, traditional Ashkenazi casserole frequently made with egg noodles or potatoes.
Shabbat
Pronounced: shuh-BAHT or shah-BAHT, Origin: Hebrew, the Sabbath, from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.
