30 Easy, Festive, and Delicious Hanukkah Recipes That Are Absolutely Worth Making (2024)

You can find this sweet-meets-savory chicken dish on the table for just about any Jewish holiday. Chicken thighs cook in the slow cooker in a mixture of onion soup mix, apricot preserves, French dressing, and thyme. It's only a few ingredients, but it packs tons of flavor.

Recipe: Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken

Three ingredients is all you need for this sweet and tangy homemade applesauce: apples, cinnamon, and sugar.

Recipe:Homemade Applesauce

The ultimate comfort food, matzo ball soup is called Jewish penicillin for a reason. This version calls for homemade chicken meatballs instead of more classic shredded chicken breast.

Recipe: Matzo Ball Soup With Chicken Meatballs

This spiced skillet chicken recipe is so much easierand quicker than roasting a whole bird, but it's still so moist, juicy, and full of flavor.

Recipe:Za'atar Roasted Chicken Breast

These sweet and tender egg noodle muffins get their flavor from cinnamon, sugar, applesauce, and pineapple juice. Baked in muffin tins, they're a perfectly shareable appetizer.

Recipe: Sweet Noodle Kugel Muffins

Chicken noodle soup gets a decadent upgrade worthy of the holiday table thanks to a little bit of cream and flour. It's coziness in a single bowl.

Recipe: Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

Be warned: once you make this creamy hummus from scratch, it's nearly impossible to go back to the store-bought kind. And once you've got the basic recipe down pat, you can add anything from beets to roasted red peppers to jazz up this party dip.

Recipe:Homemade Hummus

Buttery, eggy, moist challah bread is the perfect vessel for gooey grilled cheese. Try it once, and you'll never go back.

Recipe: Challah Grilled Cheese

Hearty and heart-warming, this warm mushroom and barley salad is a perfect veggie side dish for whatever else you're serving.

Recipe:Barley Risotto with Mushrooms

A little dollop of sour cream and a slice of smoked salmon turns your average potato latkes into an elevated, crowd-pleasing appetizer. Make these for Hanukkah...or any day.

Recipe: Crispy Potato Latkes With Smoked Salmon

A drizzle of honey, a handful of crushed pistachios, and a dollop of garlicky Greek yogurt sauce turns ordinary roast veggies into a crave-worthy side.

Recipe:Roasted Carrots with Honey and Garlic Yogurt Sauce

While not necessarily traditional, these fluffy ricotta matzo balls in tomato-based broth tastes almost like matzo ball soup and lasagna soup had a baby.

Recipe: Roasted Tomato Soup with Ricotta Matzo Balls

Slow roasted a salmon fillet at a low temperature pretty much ensures you don't overcook it. The end result is flaky, juicy, and perfect for pairing with potato latkes.

Recipe:Garlic Rosemary Slow Roasted Salmon

I'm just wondering why didn't I think of this sooner...

Recipe: Pizza Latkes

The flavors in this veggie side dish are so complex, it would be hard not to fall in love at first bite.

Recipe:Roasted Butternut Squash and Leeks with Orange Tahini Sauce, Walnuts, and Za’atar

Perhaps the most delicious way to eat artichokes, the hearts are deep fried until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, then they're drizzled with salt and lemon juice.

Recipe: Jewish-Style Fried Artichokes

Making babka from scratch requires some time and effort, but if you're looking for a baking project to keep you busy and yield incredible results, this is the one. It's soft brioche bread filled with dark chocolate swirls, all topped with chocolate streusel crumble.

Recipe: Chocolate Babka

A trio of surprising ingredients— olive oil, Greek yogurt, and cream of wheat— make this honey cake so incredibly light and airy.

Recipe:Greek Orange Honey Cake With Pistachios

The Israeli take on deep-fried donuts called sufganiyot are filled with sweet jelly and dusted with powdered sugar. You'll want these on your holiday table.

Recipe: Jelly Donuts (Sufganiyot)

An adorable, edible project to make with kids, these tasty chocolate and marshmallow dreidels call for just five ingredients.

Recipe: Marshmallow Dreidels