Israeli Grill Chicken for Passover is a 2-ingredient chicken dish with the most amazing savory flavor!
It’s a delicious, quick and easy! And, of course, kosher for Passover!
Just chicken and Israeli Grill Spice Mix for Passover and that’s it!
Great dish for family, guests, and when it’s your turn to bring a main to that holiday get-together!
Israeli Grill Chicken for Passover is a delicious dish and one of the easiest chicken entrees you will ever make!
It’s a flavorful main and goes with a variety of sides!
Add French fries and it’s kid-friendly!
Not to mention that chicken has health benefits!
If you don’t know what to make for lunch on the day of the seder, you’ve found it because this chicken dish contains no matzo!
Eating on the day of the seder
Jews who keep the laws of Passover do not eat matzo or any foods that contain anything from matzo (such as matzo meal or matzo cake meal) the entire day before the seder, which is in the evening.
Some people even have the custom of not eating such foods for two weeks before, beginning on Rosh Chodesh Nissan or even as far back as Purim, which is a month before.
Food on Passover
Torah-observant Jews do not eat chametz (the fermented products of five grains: wheat, spelt, barley, oats, and rye).
In addition, Torah-observant Ashkenazi Jews do not eat kitniyot (or kitniyos as pronounced in Ashkenazi Hebrew). These include legumes, corn, rice, and similar foods that were deemed forbidden to eat by rabbis in the medieval period and are still not eaten today. Sephardi and Mizrachi Jews do not follow this tradition.
Many observant Ashkenazi Jews will not even eat the derivatives of these kitniyot, while others do (each family holds their own traditions regarding this).
Then, there are Ashkenazim who don’t eat “gebrokts” (or gebrochts).
Gebrokts (gebrochts) means “broken” in Yiddish, and in this case refers to matzo that has absorbed liquid. Not eating gebrokts is observed by many in the Hasidic Jewish community and Ashkenazim who have taken on this tradition, where they basically don’t mix anything wet with matzo.
So, things like matzo sandwiches, fried matzo, and even matzo balls are a no-no for them.
There is a joke that sums it all up:
On Passover, we should remember people who have little to eat on this holiday. They are called Ashkenazim.
Over the years, I have learned to adapt “normal” food for Passover so that my family won’t complain about boring, tasteless, or repetitive meals.
Well, this chicken dish is anything but boring! And forget about it being tasteless!
A little about Israeli cuisine
Some people complain about cultural appropriation in cuisine when food from one country is attributed to another country.
However, national cuisine in itself is often a mingling of food from a variety of cultures, often due to a change of ruling countries and a shifting of borders.
When one lives in a melting pot, such as the US or Israel, it is just unrealistic to expect that food from a particular culture won’t mingle with that of other cultures.
“Israeli cuisine” is mostly Middle Eastern (as opposed to Eastern European) food that was brought to Israel by Jews when they fled or were expelled from Muslim countries and moved to Israel mostly after the declaration of the State of Israel (collectively known as Mizrahi Jews).
Recipes were passed from generation to generation, and although decades have passed, the foods are still known by the culture they came from, and everyone seems to have their own way of making them.
That said, there are many variations of pretty much any “Israeli” recipe because of background, custom, or even just taste. When choosing a recipe, one has to know what actually constitutes a main ingredient—what makes the dish what it is—and what is left up to individual taste.
However, Israeli Grill Seasoned Chicken for Passover crosses borders and is a favorite no matter where someone comes from!
So, serve Israeli Grill Seasoned Chicken for Passover for extra flavor at your Passover table!
Israeli Grill Chicken for Passover
Delicious, quick, and easy chicken dish for Passover!
Ingredients
- 4 chicken legs (separated, if desired)
- 2 - 3 tablespoons Israel Grill Spice Mix for Passover
- kosher for passover cooking spray
Instructions
- Place chicken parts in a baking pan.
- Coat with cooking spray.
- Generously sprinkle or rub chicken grill mix evenly over the parts.
- Coat again with cooking spray.
- Bake at 425° for 45 mins or until you can slide a fork through.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 482Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 328mgSodium: 253mgCarbohydrates: 1gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 62g