I shocked my cholent-hating family with this one. A friend told me the Pareve Bean Cholent in the Lubavitch Women's Cookbook Spice and Spirit was fantastic. I tried it, but I changed some of the ingredients and cooked the stew in a crock pot. Everyone asked for seconds and thirds! This Vegetarian Cholent is hearty and delicious, but much lighter than meat cholent recipes.

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This Shabbat in a Pot recipe cooks the chicken and the rice together in the same pot. The rice is delicious as it absorbs the juices from the chicken. Make sure that the chicken is sealed tightly when cooking so that the steam stays in the pot and keeps the chicken moist.

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This easy vegetable rice pilaf recipe is perfect for when you need a quick, but festive side dish. When I have invited guests for Shabbat and am in a hurry, I serve chicken soup, roast chicken, roast vegetables and this rice pilaf. If there are lots of kids at the table, I use white rice instead of brown rice.

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Learn how to prepare kosher dishes by watching online videos of experts preparing noodle kugel, knishes, matzo balls, bagels, challah, rugelach, mandel bread and more!